Sony Swipes at Nintendo DSi, Invokes 'for Kids' Burn

Just read his whole statement...

[Quote] From our own first-party studios, we're launching unique versions of LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm, and we're also planning a steady stream of downloadable games -- both new titles and PSone classics -- to add to the content that PSP owners can already purchase wirelessly through PlayStation Store. [/Quote]

Hey, Sony. You've been saying that forever now. How about you, I don't know, fucking DO IT. I love my PSP and play it to death but your PlayStation Store is shit. It's embarrassing how few PSX games have made it into the Classics downloads. I don't even own a Wii but I look at their virtual console page occasionally and it's not mind-blowing but it's still ridiculously awesome compared to your downloadable PSX library.

I'm consistently torn between the fact that I really do love and enjoy my PSP and backwards compatible PS3, and wanting to throw them out the window from being so damn sick of hearing Sony whine and bitch instead of doing something constructive or innovative.

I don't get this 'adult' versus 'kid' game thing.

So sony has killzone and god of war..are those really 'adult' games or just action games geared towards the 18-24 year old market?

I play the hell out of my DS and I don't play 'kiddie' games, i mean unless you consider the following to be kiddie games:

N+
Picross
Dragon Quest IV and V
Final Fantasy IV
Retro Game Challenge
Exit
Zelda
etc..

I define 'adult' as games you can enjoy as an adult, not just by how many tits and bloody stumps it has.

It's kind've funny some of you guys make targeting kids sound like a bad thing. Businesses generally have target audiences. Never thought of buying a DS? Chances are you are not the intended audience.

I can't believe that Sony guy is trying to tell Nintendo how to market. Nintendo is doubling their sales and raking in the money whilst allegedly ignoring the demographics according to Sony, a
company presently losing big money from their gaming dept.. It's kinda like an F student telling an A student how to study.

So what would make Sony happy? for Nintendo to properly address their demographics and take an ever larger market share away from Sony? It would seem Sony is either masochistic or extremely jealous.

Their ignoring demographics statement doesn't make much sense to me either though. I see older ppl 30-40+ play the DS/Wii all the time, I can't say the same for the PS3/PSP. Nintendo's demographics seem way wider and deeper than Sony's. Casual gamers grossly outnumber hardcore gamers and Nintendo's even getting old people who never played games in the past into it. That sounds like the jackpot to me.

All of you bashing Nintendo's marketing and or business strategy practices should go apply to Sony, your logic would seem to fit well there (in their mkt dept. anyways).

btw I own neither systems and don't plan on getting either. I just know that:
1) profits are better than losses
2) 100 million sales is better than 50 million sales, and hence the people have voted for the winner with their dollars for what matters most in business, the bottom line.

i got a DSi and its pretty f'ing awesome, looking forward to the hacks. Cant wait to load a SD card with NES and SNES classics...

Sony can be hardcore, and Nintendo can cater to casual kids... and laugh all the way to the Uncle Scrooge-style bank.

I thought Nintendo was already reaching a broad and diverse audience of gamers. They even got Patrick Stewart in a Nintendo DS commercial.

I think Sony targets a more narrow demographic, those aged 16-24. This is just based on the games available for the PSP as well as advertised features that are targeted towards a more tech-savvy audience. The people in that demographic have plenty of money to spend but doesn't really compare to an audience that includes everyone at any age.

I also think the Sony guy is lumping casual gaming into the kids category.

Does sony even listen to themselves anymore? Is the PSP going to beat the DS or the DSi for sales? Hell no. Is it going to be profitable, yes, if you support it. 50 million systems is still alot, and can be profitable for them. Sony kicked Nintendo's ass in the last generation, and Nintendo stayed profitable so they lived to fight another day. Keep the PSP profitable, and you might win the next generation.

sony's just jealous their boardroom charts are the opposite of nintendo's.

worry about your own damn company.

I would play my PSP (PSP-1001) if the shit lasted for more than 1.5 hours and if games didn't involve me sitting down and playing them for 2 hours to accomplish something. I love my DS because I can flick it on, play some random stuff, LEAVE IT ON, and while waiting for my Left 4 Dead respawn time, play another mini-game.

PSP2 - The best of both worlds right here: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/Playstation+Portable+2/news.asp?c=12612

Let's see if Sony drops the ball on this (as far as games go). It's _FULL_ of potential win. If Sony makes this an open platform like the PS3, it could really hurt GP2X/Pandora sales and secure its eventual success.

Both the DS and PSP have strenghts and weakness - I have both and enjoy both. If the PSP2 lives up to what it should, I might have to look at an upgrade!

When they refer to adults they must be thinking 18-30. Because I know many older adults have DS's. Both my parents have a DS and they love those brain games and cooking trainers etc. The DS accessability and range of games appeals to them much more than the harder core PSP games.

the only demographic that PR tactic actually works for are teenagers, which itself is probably a more embarrassing demographic to identify with than the child one.

Say what you want about the DS, but at least I don't have to charge it before I play it everytime like the PSP.

Someone at Sony really needs to tell their spokespeople that insulting the people who buy their products on a consistent basis is probably not a good idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxltd41xDiU

right...

He sounds really out of the loop. On every console gaming podcast I listen to they are always mentioning some new game for the DS and sometimes the iphone. It is very very rarely that the mention a game for the PSP. Oh, and they are all adults, lol.

Sony should just shut up. Its childish comments like this that caused the massive bashing of the PS3 a couple of years back. They have yet to fully recover from that.

This is especially funny looking down on both of them from my PC-elitist throne.

hahaha!!!!! shit like this makes me love sony. they're so desperate :)

Humm.... just for kids.... What about Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars ?
I have a DSi just for this game. I am a PC gamer :-)

sony needs to STFU and pump out some games.

instead of bitching and complaining i wanna see them do stuff like, play your ps1 games on psp if you already own them, or just plaing get more releases.

all the attn has been given to ps3 which is getting is ass kicked by 360 anyways and psp which clearly is superior to the ds doesn't get games.

sony, pro tip:

let the trolls do the flame wars. YOU, get your shit together

As long ad Sony is making games for "adults", I wish they could make a controller that fits in an adult's hands. Aside from the sparse library, my biggest beef with the ps3 is the horrible controller.

The only reasonable response is this animated gif. http://agentpothead.com/whyissonyjealous.gif

Kiddy or not, I get great games with Nintendo consoles as I do with others. There's room for all on the market, just not in my living room & pockets.

Update: I like kid games.

How pathetic. Honestly, even if this wasn't some pathetic desperate marketing attempt by Sony, who really gives a shit? Nintendo is printing money with the DS. So either Sony is admitting 1) Nintendo's product is superior and / or 2) Nintendo has found the bulk of the market and is profiting heavily from it. Either way it speaks volumes of Sony's own ineptitude. i.e., if this really came down to demographics and Sony was really targeting "diverse demographics" then none of this shit should matter and Sony shouldn't be getting their ass kicked in the market. Right?

Ugh.. how retarded do you have to be to fire a shot at your competitor, who by the way is easily kicking your ass 2:1 in sales, for them supposedly not having a more diverse audience? 'Very' is the answer.

then release a fucking hardcore gaming portable then. there's a fucking gap and the PSP is not seeing many new releases and needs dual analog sticks

Like my Pa used to say, God Bless his soul, "Get them while they are young"...

i love how every always manages to come up with an argument , wake up morons nintendo is mostly directed to kids, what on earth would make you think other wise? It's their objective and they make a ton of money because of it. Sony is just jealous they fail at everything when they compete with nintendo.

Totally agree with these remarks about kid games on the DS...that's Nintendo for ya, though. Doesn't mean those games aren't or can't be fun, though.

Definition of insanity: Repeating the same action over and over again but expecting a different result.

Man, I think that has to be the smuggest statement I've ever heard.

"Yeah Nintendo, keep marketing to kids, you don't know this business at all" *trails behind in sales by half*

I love my PSP, had it since launch. But there are no games on it I want to play anymore. I bought a DSi yesterday along with GTA: Chinatown Wars and Henry Hatsworth and I do not regret the purchase.

This type of thing makes Sony seem desperate. However, I love Nintendo and all, I enjoy my DS, but they DO need to make more of an effort to make the hardcore gamers happy. Aside from that, there are some great games on the DS, and I play it way more then I've ever played my PSP.

I've always seen Nintendo as the kiddie brand but I have to give them their due here: I see kids AND adults of all kinds walking around with Nintendo DS's. Very rarely do I see anyone with a PSP.

your not targetting diverse demographics unless you have Dora the Explorer, or My Pet Horsez on your PSP

I'll still support Sony since Nintendo doesn't make anything I want to play. My PC though is becoming the main gaming rig for me though. Blizzard for life.

As long as Nintendo sells shitload of units and software on the platform prospers, what if they're ignoring other demographic groups?

The PSP only wished it had the same success, though it isn't doing terrible.

They must be consulting a Magic 8 Ball or something.