UK Chart Highlights | PlayStation 3 Strong, But Nintendo DS Stronger

By Adam Riley 01.05.2007 24


UK Chart Highlights XCXV
...PlayStation 3 Strong, But Nintendo DS Stronger


Your weekly UK Chart Round-Up brought to you by stat-man jesusraz. Remember, the images here do not reflect actual sales!

No stopping Nintendo's DS?

Last week saw MotorStorm proving to be a long-term seller for Sony's PlayStation 3, whilst the port of F.E.A.R made a large impact in its first week on the new console. However, the DS was running rampant with three full-priced games in the Top 10, one of those being Pok

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The Croft is offline. The Croft 01.05.2007#1

Looks like that promotional work for Hotel Dusk is paying off.

Who does everyone think FFIII will do come next Monday's chart?


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DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#2

YAY LETS COMPARE A HAND HELD TO A CONSOLE!!!!1111

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Satoshi is offline. Satoshi 01.05.2007#3

Why buy a ps3 kutaragi has already drawn up designs for the ps4...(just before he retires)

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DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#4

Im sure Nintendo and MS are designing their next consoles too...

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J4K is offline. J4K 01.05.2007#5

Good to see Nintendo still doing well. Nice to see Hotel Dusk getting some good sales. Amazing that Animal Crossing is still in the top 40. This game has had stronger legs than most.


JClifton said:
YAY LETS COMPARE A HAND HELD TO A CONSOLE!!!!1111

Well comparing it to the PSP just wouldn't be fair.

 
DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#6

Why not? its the only fair comparison that can be made...

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J4K is offline. J4K 01.05.2007#7

JClifton said:
Why not? its the only fair comparison that can be made...

The PSP can hardly be compared with anything. It's hardware sales are only more than what the GBA can manage, and Software sales are non-existent.

Why isn't it okay to compare them to some small degree? The PS3 and the DS are strong in the chart, comparisons are going to be made. Whether you like it or not, the DS has become quite the phenomenon that many consoles will be compared against, fair or not.

 
DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#8

A hand held shouldnt be compared to a console at all. PSP may not be doing very well but its a fair comparison. I have both the DS and the PSP so I guess I get the best of both worlds.

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dojo is offline. dojo 01.05.2007#9

JClifton said:
Why not? its the only fair comparison that can be made...

Dude. The DS is a winner's console. Face it Smilie

*malevolent snigger*

 
J4K is offline. J4K 01.05.2007#10

A hand held shouldnt be compared to a console at all.

We aren't comparing hardware or features or power though. We aren't comparing online features or anything of the sort that can not be done between a handheld and a console. We are merely comparing the software sales of two systems who have a strong presence in the chart.

I have both the DS and the PSP so I guess I get the best of both worlds.

.....good for you? I'd argue about what "good" you are actually getting from the PSP, but that would be pointless and is subjective.

 
DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#11

There are many good games from the PSP, get your head from out of Nintendos arse hole and you just might be able to see them once you have wiped the shit off of your face.

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dojo is offline. dojo 01.05.2007#12

JClifton said:
There are many good games from the PSP, get your head from out of Nintendos arse hole and you just might be able to see them once you have wiped the shit off of your face.

Errr...

 
J4K is offline. J4K 01.05.2007#13

JClifton said:
There are many good games from the PSP, get your head from out of Nintendos arse hole and you just might be able to see them once you have wiped the shit off of your face.

Look, I'm willing to accept that you like the PSP. Fine, but don't tell me to like its library, which I find mediocre at best save for a few titles which I can count on one hand. My head isn't up anyone's butt, I merely enjoy the games on the DS much more than the PSP. If that brings you to throwing insults, your pretty pathetic.

Second of all, who the heck are you to talk to me like that? Why they let you hang around here I'll never know, but I'm getting tired by the amount of leniency your given by the mod team.

 
DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#14

SmilieSmilieSmilieSmilieSmilieSmilie.


Smilie

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J4K is offline. J4K 01.05.2007#15

This is one of those times when I wonder why I ever bother saying anything in response to you. Smilie

 
JonnieRy is offline. JonnieRy 01.05.2007#16

Nintendo DS's must be doing something right if their price isn't being dropped this friday.

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jesusraz is offline. jesusraz 01.05.2007#17

That's a point, the PSP drops to

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Lrrr is offline. Lrrr 01.05.2007#18

JonnieRy said:
Nintendo DSs must be doing something right if their price isnt being dropped this friday.

or maybe sony have lowered the price as the cost of making PSPs has decreased.

 
The Croft is offline. The Croft 01.05.2007#19

Ole Joe, what a wanker, he must be blowing on the mods balls, there is no other reason as to why he still around here.

dojo said:
JClifton said:Why not? its the only fair comparison that can be made...
Dude. The DS is a winners console. Face it Smilie*malevolent snigger*

Good man. Smilie He probably makes love to his beastly 360.


Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."
 
DaOne is offline. DaOne 01.05.2007#20

Did you not read the part where I say I have a DS?

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Mandown is offline. Mandown 02.05.2007#21

Lolz the PS

 
Buffy the Fanboy Slayer 02.05.2007#22

Raab said:
There are many good games from the PSP, get your head from out of Nintendos arse hole and you just might be able to see them once you have wiped the shit off of your face.

You are not the poster boy of good attitude with that little tirade. You may want to try making your point with facts, well constructed views and a command of English that doesn't portray you as a bogan/chav/trailer park trash.

I also have a DS (4 of them) and a PSP (2 of them). I have 25 games for the PSP and only a handful get any playtime. What it does well is racing car games. It can have some nice RPGs. Otherwise it is cutdown, poor cousins of the PS2. I am grateful that it is doing so poorly, as I have paid very little for all of my games (all on clearance, as little as $8Au/3 pound).

The DS on the other, has my interest in many games and my list of must-buys is extensive. The only thing I look forward to on the PSP is the new Final Fantasy games. If you enjoy your PSP, good for you. My kids almost never play games on it. They use it for image storage and graphic novels. Pretty expensive for that purpose.

Clearly, both sales of hardware and especially software, show that there is very little consumer interest in the PSP - get over it.

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Lrrr is offline. Lrrr 02.05.2007#23

i have a DS and a PSP, but not much interests me on the DS. The PSP does have a few decent Games: Ratchet and Clank, Daxter, Metal Gear: Portable Ops, GTA:LCS/VCS (superior to the console ports for the multiplayer), Metal Gear Ac!d, Gripshift, Frantix, Twisted Metal: Head On, Loco Roco, Katamari, Killzone Liberation, Tenchu, Infected for example.

My wifi is incompatible with the DS (which sucks), and so i don't buy many games that i would want online for. I do occasionally play Trauma Center or New Super Mario Bros, but only occasionally

 
James2t3 is offline. James2t3 02.05.2007#24

Hotel dusk is doing quit well, i thought it would have been completly ignored.

 

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