Nintendogs Pummels Sony Products

Gamespot has the news that the hit DS title Nintendogs has allowed the Nintendo DS to pull ahead of the PSP and PS2 consoles for over a month straight. In the week Nintendogs was launched, the DS outsold the PSP and PS2 combined in the nation of Japan. Several weeks after its initial launch, the DS is still outselling the PSP by 5,000-sum units. Those of us in the states still have a little while to wait to see the cuteness firsthand. From the article: "The game is sold in different editions, each housing roughly five types of puppies, from Chihuahuas to Labrador retrievers. As a virtual owner, gamers will pet their pooches using the stylus, order commands through the integrated microphone, and let their canines sniff other gamers' Nintendogs wirelessly. Nintendogs is scheduled to roll over to the US on August 22."

Comments

You have to give Nintendo credit

[Anonymous Coward]

Truly you have to give Nintendo credit because they really know how to produce a fad that will sell based of off it's 'cuteness' and originality alone. Let's face it, Pokemon as a game wasn't all that new of a concept (basically it was just an RPG) but because of how cute and marketable it was Nintendo was able to warp Millions of unsuspecting tweens.

Nintendogs on it's own has the potential to match the sales of Pokemon mainly because it can attract both the 'tween' market that Pokemon sold to and at the same time can attract people who aren't currently gamers. Personally, I have shown off Nintendogs (movies, obviously don't have the game) to several 20-something women (who aren't typically interested in videogames) and they were instantly interested in the game.

Maybe I should buy it so that I can pick up women easier ... On the other hand, nothing will help me pick up women easier :(

Wonder if the PSP will be helped

[Bloomy]

by the release of porn on UMD.

Disappointing PSP sales

[metamatic]

Personally, I think the disappointing PSP sales have more to do with the fact that Sony seems to expect you to buy the thing without getting a chance to see it first.

Nintendo has made sure there are DS systems in every major store, showing the latest games. I've yet to see a PSP at all; all the stores have tons of boxes sitting in locked display cases, but apparently Sony thinks people will drop $250 on a toy without seeing it first.