EyePet: Sony's true '09 system seller

chaosatom - 487 days 8 hours ago

= Much, much more hardware sales.

Eyepet goes much more beyond than what Nitendogs can do.

The graphics for this game is quite soothing and the tralier is made very well.

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CrazyMystical - 487 days 6 hours ago

if they do it might share the similar faith the PS2

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chaosatom - 487 days 8 hours ago

I know we are getting LBP, but

COME on, does anybody remeber that game or demo???

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aebriscoejr - 487 days 7 hours ago

I don't know what happened to it. I was really looking forward to it. I wanted to draw a Monster PS3 tank and own all.

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OgTheClever - 487 days 6 hours ago

Don't forget that LittleBigPlanet is both casual AND hardcore.

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ErcsYou - 487 days 6 hours ago

@ chaos atom... If you are talking about the video where they are scanning items to use as tanks i believe that was just a tech demo...

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behemothzero - 487 days 5 hours ago

Haha hell yeah Tank War. That was awesome. I hope they release a version of that on PSN.

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TheExecutive - 486 days 11 hours ago

EXACTLY the reason I bought a PS3. The diversity of EXCLUSIVE games is unparalleled. This is the reason the PS brand has been number 1 since its inception.

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Beast_Master - 486 days 11 hours ago

FINALLY A GAME FOR ME!!!
But seriously, This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen since LBP. I mean, you probably wouldn't want to play it for hours on end, but it is very very cool.

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chaosatom - 487 days 8 hours ago

But you're name is bubbles.

how could it not?

:)

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doshey - 487 days 7 hours ago

if that is in this game easy buy for me

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yaboi - 487 days 5 hours ago

doshey has the best avatar on this site
haha

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yaboi - 487 days 5 hours ago

for killzone 2, infamous, god of war 3, and gt5 yay
sony has something that nearly anybody can look forward too.
:)

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GiantEnemyCrab - 487 days 7 hours ago

BS with sprinkles on top.

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yaboi - 487 days 5 hours ago

be talking about t-- h----
(u know what that stands for)

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Immortal Kaim - 487 days 6 hours ago

Thats what I was thinking, will that be the actual game or was that a concept piece?

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doshey - 487 days 7 hours ago

no it would sell like pot

why thank u but hey i was just saying that cuz thats the most bought drug in america atleast

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zo6_lover27 - 487 days 7 hours ago

It would sell like pot then, just to make you happy ;)

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Sitdown - 487 days 7 hours ago

"why thank u but hey i was just saying that cuz thats the most bought drug in america atleast"

Ummm are you sure about that.........I guess you are saying that alcohol is not a drug.....and then I guess you are completely overlooking over the counter medicines, and then you have prescription medicines.

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doshey - 487 days 7 hours ago

alcohol is a drink not a drug and im talking about illegal drugs should of put that in there

wow i did not know alcohol was counted as a drug

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Sitdown - 487 days 6 hours ago

not only is alcohol a drug, but it is one of the most dangerous drugs. As far as the over the counter meds and prescription meds, I was just being facetious....as I knew you were talking about illegal drugs.

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mfwahwah - 486 days 14 hours ago

"It would sell like alcohol!"

That would sound really lame though. It sounds cooler to use an illegal drug (although it SHOULD be legal :/)

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Jamegohanssj5 - 487 days 7 hours ago

Well you see my friend it seems as if everyone is getting into all of this stuff, so it would be easy to sell now.

TGSI

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Figboy - 487 days 6 hours ago

but thanks to the Wii, people are more receptive to concepts like this than they were in the past.

i think a lot of people will find the Eyepet absolutely adorable, and a casual, non-gamer family that happens to be upgrading to HD may find reason to plunk down the $400 (probably under $300 by the time Eyepet releases late next year), for a Playstation 3, as they will have their HDTV already, the PS3 has Blu Ray and web access, and upscales existing DVDs.

i mean, if me and my fiance had children, and i didn't have a Playstation 3, a game like Eyepet would certainly make me consider picking one up, as the Playstation 3 itself is a device the whole family can enjoy.

Eyepet is a potential "barrier breaker." by that i mean it has the potential to get families that have only one or two gamers to pick up a console, gather around, and play. once that barrier is broken, it probably wouldn't be too hard to get them to play a game like flower, or flOw, or Singstar, or Buzz. fun games in their own right, and also family oriented.

SCEE seems to be the development branch that is tasked with trying things off the beaten path, or being more experimental with established genres (ie, The Getaway).

the other arms of Sony have their own "specialties" as well; the US branches tend to focus more on the big blockbusters that American audiences (and ideally worldwide audiences) respond to, like God of War, Twisted Metal, Uncharted, and SOCOM.

the Japan studios, naturally, crank out games that appeal to the Japanese sensibilities, but lean more towards arty, atmospheric pieces (ie, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Siren). these could also potentially appeal to a worldwide audience.

it's cool to see that each branch is doing their own thing, while still sharing technology information that will help bring up the level of quality all around on PS3 games.

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mfwahwah - 486 days 14 hours ago

The key word in your comment is "before." There have ALWAYS been casual games floating out there, but now the Wii has introduced the casual market to those games. When someone thinking "the Wii sure looks family friendly" sees EyePet, they may think "the PS3 sure looks family friendly."

By the time this game comes out though, HDTVs are bound to be more affordable, and I'm sure the parents would love to try out their fancy-pants TVs with some Blu Ray.

Times have changed, and we can't assume that what happened "before" will be applicable today; except that quality innovation on any front by any company pays off.

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PirateThom - 487 days 7 hours ago

I point above, where I said Sony have done this kind of thing before.

In the process though, around the same time this game hits, they have Heavy Rain and God of War III.

What are Nintendo releasing to coincide with Wii Sports 2 and Wii Music?

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Bombibomb - 487 days 6 hours ago

Nintendo doesn't have a single game that plays out like this. NintenDOGS for the Nintendo DS is the closest thing.

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Figboy - 487 days 6 hours ago

and the Playstation 3 and 360, is that the Wii is primarily catering to ONE demographic; the casual or non-gamer, while throwing out a Mario, Zelda, or Metroid bone to keep their loyal fanbase of 25+ years content for a spell while Nintendo grows fat off of mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa.

it's not like Eyepet and Little Big Planet are the ONLY games hitting the PS3 for a LONG TIME.

there's SOCOM, Wipeout, Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2, Killzone 2, White Knight Story, inFamous, Heavy Rain, FFXIII, FF Versus XIII, God of War 3, Team Ico's games, Valkyria Chronicles, constant Warhawk expansions, and so many other games that cater to the CORE demographics of the Playstation fanbase that it's not causing anyone not interested in games like Eyepet or Little Big Planet any distress for their existence.

and i didn't even MENTION the great multi-platform titles coming to the PS3 and 360 that the Wii just WON'T see (ie, Mirror's Edge, Rage, Bioshock, Borderlands, Dead Space, Bionic Commando, etc, etc).

i would feel sorry for sole Wii owners, but i've been saying that Nintendo would eventually abandon the core fanbase in favor of the casual dollars coming in for two years now, only to get cursed and called all sorts of names from the hardcore Nintendo fanboys.

i've been playing Nintendo consoles since i was 6 years old, when the NES launched in 1985. i've been a Nintendo fan and gamer ever since, but the Wii just ISN'T for me anymore, and what hurts the most is that Nintendo doesn't care. sure, they never cared, just like Sony and Microsoft don't care, but at least there are games hitting those consoles that appeal to me as a 29 year old male.

i LOVE games like Ratchet and Clank, Zelda, Metroid, Smash Brothers, Beyond Good and Evil, etc, so it's not a matter of blood, guts, t*ts, and @ss.

hell, the Gamecube had more games that excited me than the Wii does. and now Nintendo wants to say, "just wait until 2009, in the meantime, enjoy Paper Mario, Smash Bros, Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, and a bunch of other games starring characters from the Mario world, while we prep, well, MORE Mario, Zelda, and Metroid for you, and by the way, there's a nice Animal Crossing in it for you too if you stick around?" (for the record, i really like Animal Crossing, and i still have my village on my GC memory card, though i imagine they are PISSED at me, and it's overrun with shrubs and roaches, because i haven't played the game in years)

sure, the REALLY big first and second party titles from Sony like God of War 3, Heavy Rain, and Killzone 2 are still months away, but it's not like a PS3 owner is STARVING for good games, both exclusive and multi-platform, while we wait. not like Nintendo fans are.

tell me, where's Fallout 3 for the Wii? where's Saint's Row 2, Eternal Sonata, Far Cry 2, Dark Void, Valkyria Chronicles, Prince of Persia, Afro Samurai, The Godfather II, Resident Evil 5, MMOs, like DCUOnline, The Agency, and so many more games i can't think of at the moment that are pushing technology in industry changing ways?

where is this gaming revolution that Nintendo promised that waggle stick would usher in? it's been nearly two years, and in two years, all we have to show for it are the same Mario, Zelda, Metroid games, a lack of quality 3rd party games (barring exceptions like Rayman Raving Rabbids, Zack and Wiki, No More Heroes, and Mad World is looking sweet), and an @SSLOAD of shovelware and mini-games.

THAT'S why people are frustrated with the Wii, because time and time again, they announce more and more shovelware and mini-games, while 360 and PS3 owners are basking in actual next generation gaming.

it's why when a game like EyePet is announced, most hardcore gamers don't bat and eye, because it's not the only thing on Sony's plate. Avatars? Lips? derivative? certainly, but it's not all 360 gamers are going to be jamming on this year.

it's hardly the same thing.

THAT'S your difference between the two next gen consoles and the Wii.

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PirateThom - 487 days 6 hours ago

Bubbles for figboy.

I think Yahtzee said it best with "random button mashing has been replaced with random stick waggling", but, fundamentally, Nintendo have done nothing with the Wii.

Up until the PlayStation launched, I was first and foremost Nintendo.

I have Nintendo consoles with Sega as back up, but even after the PlayStation came out I had Nintendo consoles as back up because both the N64 and GameCube had games that were worthy of the term "classic". Now I own a Wii, but the 360 is definitely my back up because, frankly, there's just nothing worth playing on Wii, so I was forced to find my back up gaming elsewhere. I wouldn't even own a 360 if it wasn't for Nintendo's absolutely lax attitude to gaming.

Nintendo managed to do something I never thought they'd manage, something I feared with the DS. They've managed to alienate someone who has, until the Wii, be a supporter of Nintendo, who has spent more time on Nintendo consoles than any other, someone who happens to buy a lot of games.

I doubt I'll ever buy another Nintendo console, not if they continue down this path they're on now. The worst part? Nintendo have never lost money from a console gen, they may not have made anything crazy in terms of profit like they do now, but they never lost money, and they still had the games.

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mfwahwah - 486 days 14 hours ago

You completely over-simplified it is all. Figboy and Pirate Thom pretty much proved it.

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mfwahwah - 486 days 14 hours ago

That reminds me. My friend was saying how much Rock Band sucked on the Wii because of some lack of features or w/e, but that the commercial was siiiick.

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doshey - 487 days 7 hours ago

Ur retarded, a clueless f**k and a loser
Just tellin u xtard

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zo6_lover27 - 487 days 7 hours ago

"It's kiddy it's stupid it's lame!"

The basic formula for the Wii, and just look at it now.

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nieto - 487 days 7 hours ago

a nintendo fanboy talking about kiddy games.... how ironic. ;-)

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Surfman - 487 days 7 hours ago

youre getting on our nerves, seriously

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GiantEnemyCrab - 487 days 7 hours ago

Exactly and $ony are not Nintendo and the PS3 is not the Wii.

System seller what a laugh!

"Daddy I want the monchichi animal"

"Ok, darling how much does the stuff animal cost?"

"Three Hundred and Ninty-Nine Dollars"

(laughs histerically and then leaves the store)

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doshey - 487 days 7 hours ago

then dad say why dont u buy a 360

kid says i dont want a system that makes eggs and craps out on me

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heyheyhey - 487 days 7 hours ago

@GEC

ok first off, by the time this launches the PS3 will be closer to $299 and secondly your outlook on the prospect is seriously flawed- that is NOT how it works

firstly a lot of kids are rich and spoiled and can force their parents to buy this for them

secondly the media capabilities can appeal to the parents and their childs desire for the product can push them over the fence

thirdly the parents may be able to see how innovative this is and see it as a very good pasttime that will keep their kids happy and provide quality family time

and as i said before- Sony will be able to see that the PS3 is not at a fully mass-market price point sufficient to fully maximise the success of EyePets and will be looking to cut the price to coincide with the game

besides a price cut would be long overdue by then

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juuken - 487 days 6 hours ago

...And what about your Mii avatars?
Major ripoff and promotes kiddy porn.

It's so pathetic seeing you attack everything that is PS3. You're either jealous or crying because flopbox has no more exclusives to brag about.

I'm sorry but my interest in the 360 is waning very quickly.

And wow, just wow Crab. If this does turn out to be a system seller and Sony surpasses the 360...I shall laugh my head off.

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Spread Butt Cheeks - 487 days 6 hours ago

juuken needs a gagging.

lose more weight fatty

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heyheyhey - 487 days 6 hours ago

@juuken

Sony will surpass Microsoft LONG before EyePets release

the gap is officially at 4.6mil now and the PS3 has LBP, Res 2, Heavy Rain, GOW3, Killzone 2 and SOCOM as huge system sellers between now and EyePets (EP is due at the end of 2009 right?)

you do the math

this will propell the PS3 way past the 360's figures

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juuken - 487 days 6 hours ago

You need to stop flapping your asscrack.

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mfwahwah - 486 days 13 hours ago

Yeah, just how Nintendogs is for kids and wasn't a system seller. Hmm didn't the article have some sort of "1 out of every 4" stat or something...

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Beast_Master - 486 days 11 hours ago

Nintendogs is so gay! I can't believe that would sell even one copy.. this game maybe way more innovative and 10x more fun than Nintendogs....
Checking NPD....
HOLY SHIP.....
Nintendogs has sold 18,000,000 that's million copies so far!!!

Eyepet=== System seller.

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