DS and PSP piracy

[SpongeAlex]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/13...d-in-pictures/

Earlier in the week, we covered a report by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association in Japan, that revealed piracy figures for certain DS and PSP games. Topping the DS piracy chart was Pokémon Platinum, while Dissidia: Final Fantasy was what most PSP pirates gravitated toward.

While the figures for illegal downloads were pretty alarming in both cases, they aren’t very helpful unless you have a sales figure to compare them to. And so, using the latest data from the financial reports of their respective publishers, we’ve compiled sales vs. piracy charts for four games as an example.

New Super Mario Bros.


Pokémon Platinum


Dissidia: Final Fantasy


Phantasy Star Portable 2


Note the value of brand and all-ages appeal. The number of illegal downloads for Mario and Pokémon are far less than those of Dissidia and Phantasy Star Portable 2. Not only are the Nintendo games selling better, they’re being pirated less, too. This could be largely because they skew toward an a) Younger and b) More mainstream audience that has less knowledge or is not willing to learn the technology and methods required to pirate games.


Here’s an easier comparison of all four titles (click to enlarge):

Images inside.

[MightytheArmadillo]

Portable games never cost as much as the console's games...I don't see why people have to pirate them.

Its no suprise to me though that those were the ones chosen.

[Starlight Rage Zone]

Portable games never cost as much as the console's games...I don't see why people have to pirate them.

Its no suprise to me though that those were the ones chosen.

I can understand Ninty games but PSP?

Heard Dissidia had 5 million pirated downloads.

It's cheap too so why even do that?

[NellyDaHobo]

Wow, that really is sad. DS games are what, £25? It's hardly that much to ask XD

[Tsukento]

You people seem to be under the impression that pirates care whether or not something is cheap. If they can get it, they will. Regardless of the price.

[Kefka-sama]

For Nintendo and Sony's sake, they better hope that the 3DS and PSP2 have strong anti-piracy measures.