EyePet: Sony's true '09 system seller

PSB writes:

Sony unleashed a blitz of new and exciting announcements at last week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. From new hardware developments like the PSP-3000 to game showings like Heavy Rain, Sony held no punches at the convention. As a result of this stampede of announcements, some games were obviously left behind, receiving little to no attention from the press. And its really a shame too, because one of those games left in the shadows is potentially Sony's biggest system seller of 2009.

[spoon]

Agree this has everything gooing for it. needs to be advertsed well that alls

[Bombibomb]

Sony has SO MANY upcoming "system sellers" that it's hard, even for Sony, to say which one will move the most PS3's. Sony's ever-expanding line-up just continues to amaze me and gamers alike. It's all about the exclusives and Sony wins in that department by default. Every year, starting in 2008, will be year of the PS3.

[chaosatom]

= Much, much more hardware sales.

Eyepet goes much more beyond than what Nitendogs can do.

The graphics for this game is quite soothing and the tralier is made very well.

[CrazyMystical]

if they do it might share the similar faith the PS2

[Surfman]

Sony is cool. They give us good hardcore games (KZ2, Resistance 2, Socom, Mag, etc.) but they also give innovatives games for casuals gamers (LBP, EyePet).

[chaosatom]

I know we are getting LBP, but

COME on, does anybody remeber that game or demo???

[Doppy]

I don't know what happened to it. I was really looking forward to it. I wanted to draw a Monster PS3 tank and own all.

[OgTheClever]

Don't forget that LittleBigPlanet is both casual AND hardcore.

[ErcsYou]

@ chaos atom... If you are talking about the video where they are scanning items to use as tanks i believe that was just a tech demo...

[behemothzero]

Haha hell yeah Tank War. That was awesome. I hope they release a version of that on PSN.

[TheExecutive]

EXACTLY the reason I bought a PS3. The diversity of EXCLUSIVE games is unparalleled. This is the reason the PS brand has been number 1 since its inception.

[Beast_Master]

FINALLY A GAME FOR ME!!!
But seriously, This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen since LBP. I mean, you probably wouldn't want to play it for hours on end, but it is very very cool.

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

This game looks cool even to me..

[chaosatom]

But you're name is bubbles.

how could it not?

:)

[Jamegohanssj5]

I told you guys that it would be a killer!

TGSI

[heyheyhey]

errrr... i wouldn't go that far

there's still GOW3 and Heavy Rain to think about it.. also there will undoubtedly be new major announcements

oh yeah and GT5- if it makes 2009

EDIT: thinking about it..... yeah this is probably Sony's biggest asset for 2009- just look at Nintendogs

i will laugh at any 360 fanboy that trolls this thread saying this game is kiddy and will fail.... they don't realise the potential commercial success this game can ignite

don't worry Xkiddies- Microsoft will copy this soon... or not, seeing as their camera barely works

[clintos59]

Seeing how successful nintendogs was, u can almost bet this will be just as successful since they are taking this game beyond the likes of what u can do on eyepet compared to nintendogs. This will be a huge success in japan as will LBP will be aswell and almost every other region and definately will be a system seller.

[gano]

Cute and all, but i just wanna smoke with it.

[doshey]

if that is in this game easy buy for me

[yaboi]

doshey has the best avatar on this site
haha

[doshey]

that sweet we got lbp for 08 and eyepet which i havent look at any videos of it but sounds sweet so i wouldnt doubt it

[Zerodin]

It's kiddy it's stupid it's lame!
Just repeating droids.

[doshey]

Ur retarded, a clueless f**k and a loser
Just tellin u xtard

[zo6_lover27]

"It's kiddy it's stupid it's lame!"

The basic formula for the Wii, and just look at it now.

[nieto]

a nintendo fanboy talking about kiddy games.... how ironic. ;-)

[Surfman]

youre getting on our nerves, seriously

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Exactly and $ony are not Nintendo and the PS3 is not the Wii.

System seller what a laugh!

"Daddy I want the monchichi animal"

"Ok, darling how much does the stuff animal cost?"

"Three Hundred and Ninty-Nine Dollars"

(laughs histerically and then leaves the store)

[doshey]

then dad say why dont u buy a 360

kid says i dont want a system that makes eggs and craps out on me

[heyheyhey]

@GEC

ok first off, by the time this launches the PS3 will be closer to $299 and secondly your outlook on the prospect is seriously flawed- that is NOT how it works

firstly a lot of kids are rich and spoiled and can force their parents to buy this for them

secondly the media capabilities can appeal to the parents and their childs desire for the product can push them over the fence

thirdly the parents may be able to see how innovative this is and see it as a very good pasttime that will keep their kids happy and provide quality family time

and as i said before- Sony will be able to see that the PS3 is not at a fully mass-market price point sufficient to fully maximise the success of EyePets and will be looking to cut the price to coincide with the game

besides a price cut would be long overdue by then

[juuken]

...And what about your Mii avatars?
Major ripoff and promotes kiddy porn.

It's so pathetic seeing you attack everything that is PS3. You're either jealous or crying because flopbox has no more exclusives to brag about.

I'm sorry but my interest in the 360 is waning very quickly.

And wow, just wow Crab. If this does turn out to be a system seller and Sony surpasses the 360...I shall laugh my head off.

[Spread Butt Cheeks]

juuken needs a gagging.

lose more weight fatty

[heyheyhey]

@juuken

Sony will surpass Microsoft LONG before EyePets release

the gap is officially at 4.6mil now and the PS3 has LBP, Res 2, Heavy Rain, GOW3, Killzone 2 and SOCOM as huge system sellers between now and EyePets (EP is due at the end of 2009 right?)

you do the math

this will propell the PS3 way past the 360's figures

[juuken]

You need to stop flapping your asscrack.

[Aclay]

Yeah, EyePet definantly has a lot of potential. If the PS3's price is $299 once EyePet comes out next year, I think that the casual gamers will be going bananas for it.

[yaboi]

for killzone 2, infamous, god of war 3, and gt5 yay
sony has something that nearly anybody can look forward too.
:)

[big shadow]

BS

[GiantEnemyCrab]

BS with sprinkles on top.

[yaboi]

be talking about t-- h----
(u know what that stands for)

[rhood022]

Was that actually people playing the game?

Or was it a conceptual piece meant to show what the game WOULD be like?

If that was actually gameplay then I'm sold.

[Immortal Kaim]

Thats what I was thinking, will that be the actual game or was that a concept piece?

[zo6_lover27]

It has real potential to be a system seller.

Its the same basic stuff Nintendo based there system and games off of and look how good they did.

I won't be getting this for any reason but there are many people who would

Sony just needs to advertise the mess out of this, along with LBP(a game I will be getting), and bundle it with ps3's and it could sell like pot(and crack).

[doshey]

no it would sell like pot

why thank u but hey i was just saying that cuz thats the most bought drug in america atleast

[zo6_lover27]

It would sell like pot then, just to make you happy ;)

[Sitdown]

"why thank u but hey i was just saying that cuz thats the most bought drug in america atleast"

Ummm are you sure about that.........I guess you are saying that alcohol is not a drug.....and then I guess you are completely overlooking over the counter medicines, and then you have prescription medicines.

[doshey]

alcohol is a drink not a drug and im talking about illegal drugs should of put that in there

wow i did not know alcohol was counted as a drug

[Sitdown]

not only is alcohol a drug, but it is one of the most dangerous drugs. As far as the over the counter meds and prescription meds, I was just being facetious....as I knew you were talking about illegal drugs.

[mfwahwah]

"It would sell like alcohol!"

That would sound really lame though. It sounds cooler to use an illegal drug (although it SHOULD be legal :/)

[jerethdagryphon]

its distrubing tho see a game so off the beaten path that imidiatly makes me go .....ill have that

the idea of a vitual pet activly interacting is so.....inovative its a buy for me from a tech standpoint forget gameplay....
so
r2 lbp import afrika (learn japenese) kz2 eyepet...uncharted 2 gow3 ico 3 ......09 looks expensive

Edit. hrmm should have been me not you

[PirateThom]

Sony have had stuff like this before and it's never been a system seller or even sold in great numbers.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Well you see my friend it seems as if everyone is getting into all of this stuff, so it would be easy to sell now.

TGSI

[Figboy]

but thanks to the Wii, people are more receptive to concepts like this than they were in the past.

i think a lot of people will find the Eyepet absolutely adorable, and a casual, non-gamer family that happens to be upgrading to HD may find reason to plunk down the $400 (probably under $300 by the time Eyepet releases late next year), for a Playstation 3, as they will have their HDTV already, the PS3 has Blu Ray and web access, and upscales existing DVDs.

i mean, if me and my fiance had children, and i didn't have a Playstation 3, a game like Eyepet would certainly make me consider picking one up, as the Playstation 3 itself is a device the whole family can enjoy.

Eyepet is a potential "barrier breaker." by that i mean it has the potential to get families that have only one or two gamers to pick up a console, gather around, and play. once that barrier is broken, it probably wouldn't be too hard to get them to play a game like flower, or flOw, or Singstar, or Buzz. fun games in their own right, and also family oriented.

SCEE seems to be the development branch that is tasked with trying things off the beaten path, or being more experimental with established genres (ie, The Getaway).

the other arms of Sony have their own "specialties" as well; the US branches tend to focus more on the big blockbusters that American audiences (and ideally worldwide audiences) respond to, like God of War, Twisted Metal, Uncharted, and SOCOM.

the Japan studios, naturally, crank out games that appeal to the Japanese sensibilities, but lean more towards arty, atmospheric pieces (ie, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Siren). these could also potentially appeal to a worldwide audience.

it's cool to see that each branch is doing their own thing, while still sharing technology information that will help bring up the level of quality all around on PS3 games.

[mfwahwah]

The key word in your comment is "before." There have ALWAYS been casual games floating out there, but now the Wii has introduced the casual market to those games. When someone thinking "the Wii sure looks family friendly" sees EyePet, they may think "the PS3 sure looks family friendly."

By the time this game comes out though, HDTVs are bound to be more affordable, and I'm sure the parents would love to try out their fancy-pants TVs with some Blu Ray.

Times have changed, and we can't assume that what happened "before" will be applicable today; except that quality innovation on any front by any company pays off.

[unrealgamer58]

@pirate thom true

[soljah]

article could be right emailed my pre-teen daughter lbp trailer and later eye pet trailer. 5 mins later reply email lbp looks good then next email oh i want that(eye pet)

[jerethdagryphon]

i work nights so my afternoons are free so i hang out in a games store

learning a few things like a hell of a lot of younger gamers are picking up ps3s now and while the trade in rate is quite high on ps3 games thats due to less games avalible

just today a kid came in and was asking what he shoiuld get

oblivion sigma or sword

staff and i both said oblivion before pointing out pros and ocns of other games kid listens gets obolivion and then asks about lpbs release :)

ps3 will sell and this eye pet will move systems esecially for younger kids

[Lanontscuz]

i want this....i hope they have different types of pets like dinosaurs and jar jar binks lol

[fermcr]

Funny ... how the world goes... every PS3 and x360 fan where bashing the Wii, and now the PS3 and X360 are becoming the Wii.

If i did not know better, i would of said that this was a Wii game. So much bashing the Wii, now Microsoft and Sony are copying the Wii's type of games... how the world goes around... LOL ... and the fans are loving it.

[PirateThom]

I point above, where I said Sony have done this kind of thing before.

In the process though, around the same time this game hits, they have Heavy Rain and God of War III.

What are Nintendo releasing to coincide with Wii Sports 2 and Wii Music?

[Bombibomb]

Nintendo doesn't have a single game that plays out like this. NintenDOGS for the Nintendo DS is the closest thing.

[Figboy]

and the Playstation 3 and 360, is that the Wii is primarily catering to ONE demographic; the casual or non-gamer, while throwing out a Mario, Zelda, or Metroid bone to keep their loyal fanbase of 25+ years content for a spell while Nintendo grows fat off of mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa.

it's not like Eyepet and Little Big Planet are the ONLY games hitting the PS3 for a LONG TIME.

there's SOCOM, Wipeout, Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2, Killzone 2, White Knight Story, inFamous, Heavy Rain, FFXIII, FF Versus XIII, God of War 3, Team Ico's games, Valkyria Chronicles, constant Warhawk expansions, and so many other games that cater to the CORE demographics of the Playstation fanbase that it's not causing anyone not interested in games like Eyepet or Little Big Planet any distress for their existence.

and i didn't even MENTION the great multi-platform titles coming to the PS3 and 360 that the Wii just WON'T see (ie, Mirror's Edge, Rage, Bioshock, Borderlands, Dead Space, Bionic Commando, etc, etc).

i would feel sorry for sole Wii owners, but i've been saying that Nintendo would eventually abandon the core fanbase in favor of the casual dollars coming in for two years now, only to get cursed and called all sorts of names from the hardcore Nintendo fanboys.

i've been playing Nintendo consoles since i was 6 years old, when the NES launched in 1985. i've been a Nintendo fan and gamer ever since, but the Wii just ISN'T for me anymore, and what hurts the most is that Nintendo doesn't care. sure, they never cared, just like Sony and Microsoft don't care, but at least there are games hitting those consoles that appeal to me as a 29 year old male.

i LOVE games like Ratchet and Clank, Zelda, Metroid, Smash Brothers, Beyond Good and Evil, etc, so it's not a matter of blood, guts, t*ts, and @ss.

hell, the Gamecube had more games that excited me than the Wii does. and now Nintendo wants to say, "just wait until 2009, in the meantime, enjoy Paper Mario, Smash Bros, Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, and a bunch of other games starring characters from the Mario world, while we prep, well, MORE Mario, Zelda, and Metroid for you, and by the way, there's a nice Animal Crossing in it for you too if you stick around?" (for the record, i really like Animal Crossing, and i still have my village on my GC memory card, though i imagine they are PISSED at me, and it's overrun with shrubs and roaches, because i haven't played the game in years)

sure, the REALLY big first and second party titles from Sony like God of War 3, Heavy Rain, and Killzone 2 are still months away, but it's not like a PS3 owner is STARVING for good games, both exclusive and multi-platform, while we wait. not like Nintendo fans are.

tell me, where's Fallout 3 for the Wii? where's Saint's Row 2, Eternal Sonata, Far Cry 2, Dark Void, Valkyria Chronicles, Prince of Persia, Afro Samurai, The Godfather II, Resident Evil 5, MMOs, like DCUOnline, The Agency, and so many more games i can't think of at the moment that are pushing technology in industry changing ways?

where is this gaming revolution that Nintendo promised that waggle stick would usher in? it's been nearly two years, and in two years, all we have to show for it are the same Mario, Zelda, Metroid games, a lack of quality 3rd party games (barring exceptions like Rayman Raving Rabbids, Zack and Wiki, No More Heroes, and Mad World is looking sweet), and an @SSLOAD of shovelware and mini-games.

THAT'S why people are frustrated with the Wii, because time and time again, they announce more and more shovelware and mini-games, while 360 and PS3 owners are basking in actual next generation gaming.

it's why when a game like EyePet is announced, most hardcore gamers don't bat and eye, because it's not the only thing on Sony's plate. Avatars? Lips? derivative? certainly, but it's not all 360 gamers are going to be jamming on this year.

it's hardly the same thing.

THAT'S your difference between the two next gen consoles and the Wii.

[PirateThom]

Bubbles for figboy.

I think Yahtzee said it best with "random button mashing has been replaced with random stick waggling", but, fundamentally, Nintendo have done nothing with the Wii.

Up until the PlayStation launched, I was first and foremost Nintendo.

I have Nintendo consoles with Sega as back up, but even after the PlayStation came out I had Nintendo consoles as back up because both the N64 and GameCube had games that were worthy of the term "classic". Now I own a Wii, but the 360 is definitely my back up because, frankly, there's just nothing worth playing on Wii, so I was forced to find my back up gaming elsewhere. I wouldn't even own a 360 if it wasn't for Nintendo's absolutely lax attitude to gaming.

Nintendo managed to do something I never thought they'd manage, something I feared with the DS. They've managed to alienate someone who has, until the Wii, be a supporter of Nintendo, who has spent more time on Nintendo consoles than any other, someone who happens to buy a lot of games.

I doubt I'll ever buy another Nintendo console, not if they continue down this path they're on now. The worst part? Nintendo have never lost money from a console gen, they may not have made anything crazy in terms of profit like they do now, but they never lost money, and they still had the games.

[mfwahwah]

You completely over-simplified it is all. Figboy and Pirate Thom pretty much proved it.

[ikkokucrisis]

If you make a really good line of commercials, people will buy it in droves. I know when the Wii came out, all the commercials they had for it were really catchy, even if the games themselves in reality were only so so. Good TV advertising makes a BIG difference in how many products you sell.

[mfwahwah]

That reminds me. My friend was saying how much Rock Band sucked on the Wii because of some lack of features or w/e, but that the commercial was siiiick.

[Raspinudo]

Im a sony fanboy and ill even admit this is ridiculous. It will be a nice use of the PSeye and a stunning piece of technology, but it will be mostly suited for kids, not a system seller.

[mfwahwah]

Yeah, just how Nintendogs is for kids and wasn't a system seller. Hmm didn't the article have some sort of "1 out of every 4" stat or something...

[Beast_Master]

Nintendogs is so gay! I can't believe that would sell even one copy.. this game maybe way more innovative and 10x more fun than Nintendogs....
Checking NPD....
HOLY SHIP.....
Nintendogs has sold 18,000,000 that's million copies so far!!!

Eyepet=== System seller.

[Draperc]

As much as I love the ps3, this seriously seems like a ripoff of Nintendo's NDS game Nintendogs. =/

[whoelse]

This game will have the biggest impact in Europe :)

[cyclindk]

Can you kill your Eye-Pet and can you have two Eye-Pets fight one another to the death!?

[Venomous_1]

For Kids should be a major Hit!

"Daddy I want a Ps3" going to hear that alot next year.

For me as a gamer interesting tech but more for the young ones.

[DFresh]

There's plenty of games for everyone.
If not gonna get this game but at least Sony is trying to please different crowds instead of the hardcore gamer always which will help in Sony winning this gens console war and the use of Blu-ray.

[Aeroglyphics]

Was this the game the BBC was talking about? Has he said yes or no?

[mfwahwah]

??? BBC guy specifically mentioned that story telling will be insane with the mystery game. Does EyePet really look like that type of a game?

[caffman]

to busy p!ssing myself laughing

[RAM MAGNUMS]

you are retarded!
nintendogs dont have a camera & the nintendogs dont draw!
when you go into a genre you have to innovate & raise the bar.
Eyepet has as well as many ps3 exclusives. Ps3 contantly makes
you look stupid when you try to compare it to anything.
this aint avatars or user interface or braid or too human or
Fable2 mediocrity.
This is ps3 shaping the future. You can only hope for a generic copy
xbot. Go suck yourself.

[TapiocaMilkTea]

System seller of 2009?...........
Lets have a vote: Final Fantasy 13 or EyePet?
Yeah, that's what I thought........

[AuToFiRE]

this may look cute and all but it definitely will sell, this is something that will have kids bugging their parents, its an interactive furby so to speak

[NanoGeekTech]

Eyepet looks to have tremendous potential............

I will buy it.....a great new way for my young one to see what her little magic black box can do...

How cool would the Eyepet be for a 5 year old...see themselves on TV and interact with a virtual "Thing".....

My child is pretty spoiled...she has all her movies on the PS3, all her favorite sounds on the PS3, her Photos, and I will definitely get the Eyepet for her and me....and I think the wife could get into that......