Nintendo has come out to defend the sales figures for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, released recently for the Nintendo DS portable platform. The sales figures for March were met with disappointment from analysts and many in the industry who expected the game to be incredibly successful like everything else in the GTA series. Nintendo has responded however, saying that the sales are "in ... [ read the full article ]
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Guess mommy and daddy wouldn't buy this game for their boys and girls, LOL. This game should have been port over to psp which have more adult base gamers. By the way this game is amazing.
The DS has lots of adult owners too though. The GTA series just isn't suited for the DS platform. If I want to play GTA, why would I get a DS version? That's not to say the DS is inferior. But I'm looking for a different experience on the DS than a home console. And it's possible that most DS owners feel the same way? That's why I don't have a PSP. The PSP is like a portable PS2. It doesn't have a separate identity. Homebrew is the biggest selling point of the PSP but yet SONY tries everything in their power to kill the homebrew community.
I have a hunch some hardcore gamers are waiting for the DSi to be released before they buy GTA: Chinatown Wars. But an even more pressing issue is that Nintendo has GOT to find a way to make it harder to hack DS games if they want to make money. Why buy it when you can get it for free. The game is really, really awesome though, in my humble opinion.
And heads up, GameStop?s got a Chinatown Wars contest to win a ?mob boss experience? on their site, http://www.gamestopchinatown.com. Airfare for 4 to New York, private limo, hotel, model entourage, VIP room at a club, bodyguard and $5000 in cash. It?d be a pretty sweet deal, especially in this recession. Free to enter.
