Sony’s Koller: DSi may be successful, will remain for kiddies under 12
“I can see the DSi being successful,” says John Koller, Sony‘s brand manager for the PSP. But that’s not the full story, of course. Koller was able to give his two cents about Nintendo’s new DS upgrade, and while he does have some positive remarks, he still somehow manages to sneak in a potshot at the DS’ demographic. Read more for the entire quote.
Sony brand manager for the PSP, John Koller, recently spoke his mind about Nintendo’s new DS upgrade: the DSi.
Gizmodo was able to ask Koller about his reaction to the DSi, and as it turns out, he does have some positive remarks (but at the same time still somehow manages to take a potshot at the DS’ “12 and under” demographic). Here’s the full quote:
Nintendo has kind of a history of these [moderate] kinds of updates, and even with DS Lite, there was a lot of discussion, “Is that enough?” And they seemed to do pretty well there.
I can see the DSi being successful. The DS lite was obviously very successful. Will DSi do well with [the DS’s] demographic? It probably will. Will it be a product that expands their user base [beyond] under 12? I’m not sure.
While no one can argue with that (well, it’s his opinion, anyways – everyone’s entitled to their own), it’s interesting to hear him talk of “moderate kinds of updates” in the DS lifespan. Can anyone dare say the same thing of the PSP? Anyone? None? After all, when the PSP-3000 was announced, I heard comments that went something like “brighter screen, microphone, that’s it?!”
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