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Street Fighter II Creator Warns of DS Market Crash
Street Fighter II Creator Warns of DS Market Crash
Shack News - May 2, 2008
Submitted by Dicker_87 (715) at 3:24AM PST on May 4, 2008
Capcom vet and Game Republic founder Yoshiki Okamoto says that the market for Nintendo's DS may be destined for a market crash similar to Atari in 1983.
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26Dicker_87 posted on Nintendo DS (DS) at 3:24AM PST on May 4, 2008. Article: Street Fighter II Creator Warns of DS Market Crash
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First, you need to correct the URL link. There was double http:// in the link.
Second :
This is based on Gamasutra article, so not exactly new news :
"I think it's a fact that the market blew up more rapidly than even [Nintendo] thought it would," Okamoto told Gamasutra. "And the faster something expands, the easier it is for it to deflate again, right? I hope they come up with a way to avoid this with the DS. But for one thing, there are way too many titles out all at once."
"You've started hearing the phrase 'Atari crash' pretty frequently," he added. "People are talking about how the second 'Atari crash' is around the corner. And Nintendo is the one that has to figure out a way to stop it."
Third :
The only rationale behind the comment is :
- Way too many titles out all at once.
- People start talking about "second Atari crash".
There are also way too many titles out all at once on PS2. He didn't mention what is so unique about DS compared to PS2, so PS2 don't have crash, but DS will have crash.
For me personally, I still buy the same amount of DS game this year compared to last year, so I am not buying this "impending DS Market Crash" thing.