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"Which is better a tooth pick or a Stylus?"

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Wed 22/12/04 at 16:14
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Just thought this might be an interesting one.

Have a bit of a session with your mates and get to some food stuck inbetween your teeth do you try and find a tooth pick or just use the stylus?

Is there some safety concerns here?
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:28
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Nintendo never claimed the stylus to be an entirely riginal idea - hence it already had a name, and wasn't called 'The Nintendo Stick(TM)' or whatever. It's a new idea to gaming - never before has a games console had touch screen.

And yes, the PSP is targeted at an older audience - but can you honestly believe that a 'hip' guy in their mid-20's would want to be playing portable games whilst drinking café latté and whatever else they're supposed to do?
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:25
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Top score is just tapping into the "image" issue. So lots of people on planes may not be using PSP, but I bet there not using a DS either.

But lots of people do use iPods. They are targeted at a slightly older market, and thats the same market PSP is going for. Remember the original PS did this to the N64.

It may be that DS can keep going be attracting just the younger gamers, but I am not sure.
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:25
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There are a lot of people on a plane that use pda's if you lose you stylus you can borrow one of their's. (thought the stylus was original though)
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:19
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the wow factory

ahaha

And yes, because we all know that an aeroplane is a fashion parade, don't we? I mean, all those men in their fourties wearing shorts and such. It's like a portable version of Milan.
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:16
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mattributé wrote:
> When you're on a plane for 12 hours and you've got the PSP and DS,
> you'll see who the victor is

You are forgeting one important issue here you would not be seen dead on a plane playing a DS (just not cool).

How ever the PSP feels like a class peice of kit that has values akin to the ipod (the wow factory) unlike the DS
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:11
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When you're on a plane for 12 hours and you've got the PSP and DS, you'll see who the victor is
Thu 23/12/04 at 11:09
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Nintendo are desperate thinking the general public will fall for stylus is revolutionary line.

When you see a PSP in action and DS there will be only one winner and i ain't the one with the tooth pick.
Wed 22/12/04 at 22:29
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The poor chap is grasping at straws. When your argument falls to the level of assessing it's safety aspects, it's time to re-evaluate your life.
Wed 22/12/04 at 22:25
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Macintosh wrote:
> /has top score found an important issue (by accident)? I mean kids
> using those stylus things, they might end up swallowing them, getting
> them stuck in their throats...

By your logic, children shouldn't be allowed to use cutlery, incase they accidently swallow it with their food. In fact, why not just ban everything under 3inches in length (bad news for you two then)
Wed 22/12/04 at 16:55
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Haha, genius.

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