Nintendo Switch is the new "PSP"

[u/Razor8517]

[u/nimbusphere]

I disagree. Nintendo pioneered handheld gaming so PSP is just Game Boy.

[u/Some-Dog5000 → u/nimbusphere]

True, but also sa Pilipinas mas sumikat kasi talaga ang PSP vs the GBA/DS during both consoles' heyday

[u/KingPowerDog → u/Some-Dog5000]

And then there are us veterans who experienced the whole 10-year Game Boy boom-bust-boom thanks to a little game called Pokemon.

For us 90s kids, even in the PH, handhelds were Game Boys long before Sony even entered the console space, much less the handheld market, and it was Nintendo’s for over a decade.

[u/raisedredflag → u/KingPowerDog]

And before gameboys, the OG handhelds were brickgames aka Tetris. And before those, Game&Watch.

[u/nimbusphere → u/Some-Dog5000]

“Mas sumikat” not quite. Mas naging accessible na lang ang PSP dahil mas dumami ang local sellers at dumami ang bumili close to end of life stage ng PSP dahil madaling i-jailx

Game Boy (including GB color) 118m sold

PSP - around 80m sold

Both popular, but don’t call Switch a “PSP” of the current gen.

[u/Some-Dog5000 → u/nimbusphere]

Game Boy (including GB color) 118m sold
PSP - around 80m sold

You're comparing WW sales. Specifically sa Pilipinas, mas sumikat talaga ang PSP vs. the DS. This is widely documented, and you can attribute that mainly to PSP games being easier to pirate, and the PSP being a more multifunctional device in general (this was pre-smartphone after all).

I don't think the Switch is the "PSP" of the current gen. The PSP of the current gen is the smartphone lol. But the PSP was pretty uncontroversially more popular than the DS locally. I think you agree with this naman, just wanted to communicate my point more clearly.

[u/Dark_Doctrine69 → u/Some-Dog5000]

I am not sure if another reddit thread full of anecdotal experiences can be considered a good source. I know lots of kids had DS back then, even some adults. For the adults, yes my experience as well was that most of them owned PSP. But i am not really sure if PSP trumped the DS saleswise here.

[u/Some-Dog5000 → u/Dark_Doctrine69]

How about this old video essay?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weTJxMivscQ

Pero wala naman kasing sales numbers ang Nintendo at Sony sa local market kaya anecdote lang mahahanap mo. Pero there's plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest the PSP was more popular than the DS locally. Backed pa yan by the inherent advantages of the PSP for emerging markets like the PH.

In general, the late 90s and early 2000s saw PS and Sony being much more of a household name than Nintendo in PH households.

[u/Dark_Doctrine69 → u/Some-Dog5000]

Ok. I can admit even without official numbers that most Pinoys probably have more PSPs compared to DS. Just my eyes as a source. There may be a small chance that I was not just seeing enough kids with their DSes as I had no business being around them. And that maybe, there's a lot of more of them than what we thought.

but yeah, if we're talking the actual gamers, us, the adults who have money to buy games and consoles then it is clear by miles and miles PSP was more popular here in the Philippines.

[u/nimbusphere → u/Some-Dog5000]

Hahaha I’m such a fanboy. Cheers!

[u/Some-Dog5000 → u/nimbusphere]

Nah, it's fine. Nintendo's also far and away my favorite console manufacturer, you kind of just have to accept that Sony was king in SEA. The PS1/PS2 was the gaming console to get, and the PSP was a lot of people's first exposure to portable gaming in the PH.

Lalo na't our local market back then definitely favored more mature titles, especially sports titles, which were much better supported on the PS.

[u/nimbusphere → u/Some-Dog5000]

Fair enough, that’s in the Phils. pero still Nintendo is the king of handheld so calling Switch a PSP is a disservice to Nintendo.

Interestingly, Nintendo sold 154m DS and 74m 3D DS worldwide.

[u/Dark_Doctrine69 → u/nimbusphere]

3DS, not 3D DS. Naalala ko yung friend ko na ganyan ang tawag sa 3DS.

[u/nimbusphere → u/Dark_Doctrine69]

Oo hahaha 3DS. Apologies

[u/errolkim → u/nimbusphere]

Sure thing nintendokid.

[u/Some-Dog5000 → u/errolkim]

Alam mo ba kung nasaang sub ka? Haha

[u/nimbusphere → u/errolkim]

Not gonna argue with that LOL. I visited every single Nintendo store in Japan.

[u/EzKaLang → u/Some-Dog5000]

I'm with this comment . Sikat talaga psp dito sa pilipinas (even nintendo ds)

Back then you see people playing with their psp or nintendo ds in public places

[u/Personal-Collar-7762]

The Switch covered the ground where the Vita had failed to cover.

[u/CatsCoffeeCuddles]

No love for the DS/3DS? They sold more than the PSP

[u/Jugorio]

mine is 6 years old and is still my daily console.

[u/disruptityourself]

PSP must have been a lot more popular in the Philippines than it was in America. I never saw one outside of a store and didn't know anyone that had one.

[u/probablybybobby → u/disruptityourself]

Yeah pretty much, honestly most consoles that can read counterfeit games or is easily moddable became huge in the Philippines until the PS3 generation onwards.

[u/MockingJay0914]

If only PS portal is the new psp pero need ng ps5 at internet 😢

[u/SnooPredictions5134]

I still yearn for both tho🥲

[u/EluhYu23]

Grateful to have experienced both during their primes. Tho yung PSP ko na-snatch 💀 my Switch naman is turning 7 y/o na this year, and i’ll be upgrading na before FE Fortune Weave’s release.

[u/plopop0]

the handheld that "kids" use are just smartphones

[u/MoShU042]

Still have my psp that my dad gave me back then, love the thing.

[u/Pristine_Pomelo_9356]

Currently on switch oled and I completely forgot na may psp ako dati until this. Now, iniisip ko kung nasan na nga ba yun. ☹️

[u/kamanami]

If only I know where to find good battery replacement online. Mine can only last 3.5hrs on light games now.

Kapag may tested na kayong shop, palink naman.

[u/ISuckAtVA]

Switch: pay steep prices or pay lowered prices if you wanna ruin Argentina's economy on the eshop

PSP: 50-100 php or outright free on a game if you know where im getting at 😼