iPod touch outselling PSP and DS in games, not systems

The statistics could go many different ways, but the interpretation I prefer is the Revenue from iPod Touch Game purchases vs the Revenue from PSP and DS Game purchases.

The number one selling point for DS's a year ago was weak copy protection, the R4 card reader and BitTorrent. The only selling point for PSPs was the ability to play old PSOne games. I can't say what the number one selling point for iPod Touches is, but I could list the top 4;

* Compatibility with the iTunes Ecosystem; iPhones, iPods and TV's.
* Ease of Installation of New Games.
* (more) Open Developer Environment == More interesting games.
* One great screen compared with the PSP's mediocre screen and the DS's 2 pathetic screens.

An alternate interpretation of the data, which includes iPhones as iPod Touch Gaming devices, does blow PSP+DS numbers out of the water. Most people I know with iPhones use them mainly for games, with Communication only being a secondary use.

Love the iTouch...but I have to say, this is bad Apple press again. In my opinion, this makes Job's look foolish. "We've sold (x) amount of units more than the DS and PSP." While the PSP DOES have browsing capabilities (and music...even if it's not that great of a UI) The DS (earlier generations, new one now has browser, doesn't it?) Is A gaming system. You can't really justify this when so many apps range from free-$3.99 games, as opposed to how much DS games cost (Because they're REAL games. Much rather have one over an iTouch for actual gaming.) This isn't PS3 vs 360. I dunno. Just seems like Apple's letting a lot of press get to their heads and now they're throwing these statements around that are just whacky. Since when did Apple become so childish? :/

Apple always not the first one, but the best one. Apple was not the first maker of mp3 player , but it's the No.1 top the long list of mp3 gadgets. Apple never made smartphone, even mobile phones 5 years ago, but its iPhone is most welcome smartphone in the market. And iPad start to build a tablet PC market....
I believe iPod Touch could change the gaming world. Mmmmm, Maybe.
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I think you should watch it again, because I took it to mean that they are currently selling more iPod touches than Sony PSP and Nintendo DS combined.

If Epic Citadel is any indication of what's to come, I'd say the PSP and DS are kind of screwed.

(No, I don't work for them.)

why is this article looking for excuses for steve job's preposterous claim.

it's the field of distortion, you dum dum.

I'll say it again Mike, Jobs is referring to life of product. In other words in the time frame since the iPod Touch was introduced to the current date (its life of product), it has outsold the other two products. This is pretty standard when companies make comparisons like this and the various products have different life spans. Just check the numbers.

Knowing Apple, Steve may have refered to sales in the US.

Obviously he was referring to the most recent quarter for which data is available, during which the iPod Touch did outsell the combined PSP/DS aggregate. You can argue that he could have been more specific, but I'd note that he never said the iPod Touch has sold more overall units, but rather that it is outselling those devices currently.

Steve stated that iOS has outsold both Nintendo and Sonys systems combined. I believe that he meant there have been more iOS games sold than Nintendo and Sonys handheld games. Remember that most Nintendo and Sony games are 3rd party (much like iOS) bet I believe he is trying to compare apples to oranges.