blog.wired.com - 4/4/2009
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If I was Sony, and if I was trying to spin Sunday's launch of Nintendo DSi in a way that was favorable to my company's interests, I would probably point out the fact that the PSP has had downloadable games for the past few years, or that it has stored music and photos since it launched ...
mcvuk.com - 4/6/2009
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mcvuk.com —
Nintendo s DSi became the fourth fastest-selling console
in UK history over its opening weekend, according to...
GfK-ChartTrack data. The handheld's performance even eclipsed the debut sales numbers of the original DS - only being outdone by the opening ...
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DSi enjoys rampant demand in debut weekend | Gaming Industry
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Sony Gets Chippy on Eve of DSi Release [Ruh Roh]
Kotaku —
... believe it either. But so what, Dukakis lost, with a skunk. Sony and PlayStation have been the standard bearers of serious gaming for well more than a decade, so, such a fit of pique, privately expressed, would be understandable. As a corporate statement against a competitor outselling them, it's beyond tone-deaf and borders on scorn for the very customers they're ostensibly trying to court. Sony Says the DSi is for Kids, the PSP is for Winners [Engadget] Sony's Ludicrous Response to Nintendo DSi Launch [Wired]
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Sony gets a little catty over DSi
Destructoid —
... Enter Sony. The makers of the Playstation Portable have opened their mouth and decided to speak up about the DSi with a wonderful little statement that makes them seem a bit out of touch. John Koller, Director of Hardware Marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America, dumped this little bit of knowledge out there: ...
Sony disses the DSi: PSP is like, um, way better and stuff
That VideoGame Blog —
... new portable. Courtesy of Wired, we’ve included the full text below. As you’re reading, try pretending that the first two sentences aren’t really there — voila, it turns into a reasonable press release. ...
Great moments in video games PR
Infendo - Nintendo blog —
... mind numbing bit of PR idiocy (paraphrased for reading ease)? The Nintendo DSi is for kids. Play ours. Did you know ours has Hannah Montana? More here . More seriously, did anyone happen to pick up a DSi Sunday? I know more than a few Infendo editors did. Thoughts?
Console Post Of The Week
Dubious Quality —
... Wow. Again, Sony violates the Prime Directive Of Interviews. I'm not going to break down why his statement is staggeringly idiotic, because Chris Kohler of Wired already did an excellent job of it here, but it's remarkable how often Sony executives just sound like dicks. Is no one at that company around to tell them to check trou and zip up after they leave the urinal? ...
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Sony disses the DSi: PSP is like, um, way better and stuff
thatvideogameblog.com 4/6/2009 —
So you may have heard that Nintendo released the DSi today. Not to be outdone, Sony released something as well: an official PR diss of the popular new portable. Courtesy of Wired , we’ve included the full text below. As you’re reading, try pretending that the first two sentences ...
Q&A: Sony's John Koller Talks PSP's Downloadable Future
blog.wired.com 3/25/2009 —
Sony's PSP is, as ever, a puzzling contradiction.
Industry pundits thought the powerful portable game player would outsell the DS, but Nintendo's touchscreen handheld has now moved more than 100 million units worldwide, as compared to Sony's ...
dsi analysis
blog.wired.com 4/7/2009 —
The Nintendo DSi, released Sunday, can play DS games, take photos, play and store AAC-encoded music files, and download games.
Photo courtesy Nintendo
Sunday's release of the Nintendo DSi is in part an indication of where Nintendo is ...
Sony Gets Chippy on Eve of DSi Release [Ruh Roh]
kotaku.com 4/6/2009 — As the weekend shopkeeper I'm not on most PR primary distribution lists. So the "Statement from Sony PlayStation on PSP and Competitive Landscape," isn't in my hands as I type this. But it's out there. Oh, is it out there. Here's the text of the ...
We’re SKUed! The New Xbox 2010, PSP Go!, and DSi
oxcgn.com 6/19/2009 — We’re SKUed! The New Xbox 2010, PSP Go!, and DSi
by dkpatriarch
© 2009 David Hilton
Yes, we’ve been SKUed…again! But it’s our own fault.
Once upon a time you bought your games console with great anticipation, brought it home and excitedly unwrapped your ...
Sony's Forgotten Console
edge-online.com 4/20/2009 — In the west, at least, 2008 was a quiet year for PSP. But Sony’s annual Destination PlayStation event, held in Houston in February, aimed to suggest things would be different in 2009. SCEA president Jack Tretton announced major new games, ...
Goodbye, Sony PSP?
videogames.yahoo.com 12/30/2008 — With the iPhone and other competitors gobbling up market share, is it time to put Sony's PSP out to pasture?
DSi Dominates Japanese Charts
edge-online.com 1/15/2009 — Nintendo’s DSi has entered the new year in Japan in the same manner as it left 2008; by rising above its peers in the hardware charts. For the week ending January 4, Nintendo’s newish handheld sold 182,518 units. It was a noticeable ...
No new Star Fox on Wii? —
play.tm 4/4/2009
Cuthbert concerned for series, hardcore fans Speaking to G4 , Dylan Cuthbert - the creator of Star Fox - has said that he will not make a new version of the title for the ...
DSi is for kids - Sony —
play.tm 4/6/2009
Koller says the PSP has broader appeal Speaking online following the release of Nintendo's new DSi handheld, Sony marketing boss John Koller has hinted that the system is mainly for "kids".
Talking to Engadget , Koller says that the PSP's ...
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