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GTA Chinatown Wars:Why It Failed On The DS

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SKOAR! writes"Although the triumphant calls echo across millions of PSP users, two points come onto the fore. The stability of Nintendo's gaming machine(s) in handling an audience which according to Tretton is not above 12 and the transitional experience that made the DS experience different from the previous versions of GTA that had already been released on the PSP."
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Published: 140 days 13 hours ago | Article | Sony PSP | Nintendo DS
 
 

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82211986 - 140 days 15 hours ago
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1 - I bought it for my DS
i doubt i'll but it again...
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AAACE5 - 140 days 13 hours ago
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I got it for the DS as well, but I have rarely played it. The main pronlem I see is that it is hard to go back to playing a top down GTA game after you have went 3D. Everything is there to make a good game, except the viewpoint.
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narked - 140 days 12 hours ago
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i really wish i played it, but for me i lost interest in playing the ds :/ i think gta is really a good game since i used to love retro gta but i lost interest in the ds :/
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GCNSeanFoster - 140 days 11 hours ago
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1.3 - The DS game
This game did not fail on the DS, the gamers failed the game itself. One of the best DS games ever made and its only sold 500,000 worldwide. I am sure if it had cute puppy dogs or Hannah Montana on the front of the box it would have sold 2 million in the first week...
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cwir - 139 days 15 hours ago
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I love GTA:CW on my DS. I've already played around 25 hours on it and I've got over 90% complete. It is by far the best DS game.

Kinda gives you the idea what kind of gamers are most DS users - little kids...
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sinncross - 140 days 14 hours ago
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With up graphics and more missions, I'll be sure to look out for tthe PSP version.
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Snoops the Sniggerin Pup - 140 days 14 hours ago
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Same here.
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82211986 - 140 days 13 hours ago
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3 - @aaace5
thats exactly wat the article says...
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SpoonyRedMage - 140 days 13 hours ago
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It's a strange situation in my opinion because the DS seems to be Japanocentric as JRPGs have enjoyed good success on the platform(with numerous million sellers) and they're definately hardcore.

@AACE5 have you seen Ubisoft's COP: The Recruit from E3 that might be more your thing, I'm certainly intrigued by it, but not totally convinced.
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Da One - 140 days 12 hours ago
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5 - I'm ashamed people didn't buy it
oh well more for me and SMT:Devil Survivor comes out tomorrow
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dogmeat eater - 140 days 11 hours ago
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6 - a top down game is kind of crappy now these days
It just doesn't feel right.
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lizard81288 - 140 days 10 hours ago
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7 - Pirates off the port side Captain!
"sold 500,000 worldwide"
but how many people just downloaded it...
i'd say the R4 did this in.
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RUF1 - 140 days 7 hours ago
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Frankly, I want Chinatown Wars for Xbox 360/PS3/PC.
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Solbadguy - 140 days 6 hours ago
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9 - I played
like half of the game then I just lost all interest in completing the game. I might go back to finish it soon before all the good PSP games come out.
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peeps - 139 days 15 hours ago
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the audience just isn't there. when i'm out and about the only time i see a ds is in the hands of a kid. Thats no disrespect to mature ds owners cus i know a few guys who are older than me and own one, but the generaly audience just wouldn't be interested in a mature games (or they wouldn't be allowed it :p)
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_IFRIT_ - 139 days 13 hours ago
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"Rockstar initially conceived Chinatown wars they were confident in tapping an audience whose brain had started to rot going through Legend Of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass and Ninja Gaiden for the nth time"

is this a joke? Zelda nad ninja gaiden rot minds but not GTA?
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