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PSP Not A Sellout Hit
MilenCent writes "We're starting to see our first mainstream media reports on the PSP's (lack of) sales performance, from the Seattle Times: "But while Sony is touting the rollout as a success -- and many retailers did sell their entire stock -- the event might not have been the complete blockbuster that was expected." In summary, the article says that more systems were sold than not, that dedicated gaming stores were more likely to sell out than department stores like Target, and that the biggest reason gamers didn't pick it up is likely its price -- which wasn't helped by some retailers' sale condition that customers also purchase games, which could raise the price to nearly $350. Will demand pick up once the unit is out there and seen by people, or will it take a price cut before the system sells satisfactorily?"
Besides why the heck are you worried about the DS?
I, for one, am not.
The moment I heard about the DS and the way the touchscreen would be used (Metroid, anyone?), I decided that it is doomed (or designed, if you ask me) to be a short-lived gimmick system, like the Virtual Boy or the 32X. Trying out the demo system in stores confirmed that for me.
No matter what way you cut it, the Game Boy DS is _not_ Nintendo's next-gen handheld, whether Nintendo wants it to be or not.