Portable Gaming Revolution

I know, this isn’t directly related to either the PSP or the DS… but it does deal with their parent companies! DigitalBattle went ahead and has done an interesting comparison between the stocks of Sony and Nintendo throughout the course of 2006.

I do believe that the above chart speaks for itself.

With the releases of both the DS and Wii, Nintendo is doing quite well for themselves… kind of makes me wish I had, at some point, picked up some stocks in Nintendo! They are definitely on the rise, and will probably continue to rise for quite some time - the DS continues to sell incredibly well and the Wii is arguably the best-selling console this past season!

On the other hand… Sony has been plagued by a string of unfortunate events that have bounced their stocks all over the place - at least they ended at roughly the same place they began the year! Let’s hope that with the rumored redesigned PSP in the works that Sony will be able to pick up their socks and have themselves a bit of a better year in 2007 (here’s hoping against more defective batteries and monumental console delays…)

After a record year for Nintendo, both hardware and software wise, the value of its stock doubled in 2006… Sony’s stock on the other hand, has had a rollercoaster ride in 2006, ending at the same value as it begun in January. There wasn’t one month without bad news for Sony, from defect laptop batteries, to PS3 production issues, delays, and even more delays.