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"PSP VS DS"

there is a dispute over which will be better

it will prob influence my decision being a sony fan

they both have there pros and cons, im suporting the psp cause im a sony fan and it does mp3

the psp is more powerfull and plays mp3 but its battery does not last that long

the DS does have a battery that does not run out as fast and is cheaper, it does have two screens but that does not appeal to me i id rather have one big screen, touch screen will prob not be that good for gaming

DS does look a bit ugly but the nice big screen on the psp will get smashed up cause there is no protection

Dringo wrote:
> Where do you get this stats tphi?

He has got them from here: -

[URL]http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4025[/URL]

please paragraph youre writing....it makes my eyes hurt :(

me being a nintendo fan think that the ds is 100% better than the psp.but.nintendo ds has got so much stuff it cant get any better and the psp can.when the next war happens between nintendo and sony it is obvious sony will win as nintendo wont add much more to it and the sony can add very much more to it.but this years war is already over as the niintendo is the winner.the only way nintendo will win the next one is with some remarkbly great games.i no that sony fans probably think the same.but hopefully like normally nintendo come up with a very very good idea for there next handheld as they always do.this years games are great for both the ds and the psp the ds has got great games like metroid prime fusion and mari64 ds.also the psp has got some great titles such as need for speed rivals and gran turismo 4.the ds is very stylish and has great picto chat system which i think is absolutly amazing as you can sent pictures to mates and chat to them and the ds has a very good design with the silver finish.but the psp has got an easy handling system with a big screen and scratch free surface on the screen and great graphics but the battery life isnt very good at all with only about 3 hours on a full charge.so who's the winner/i think definatly the ds but what about the next handheld war?nintendo or sony?or will there be another contender?

Dringo wrote:
> No, no, no no...
>
> What is the point of making a handheld console if all you're gonna do
> is put console games on it???
>
> Come on, please. The PS2 is far easier, it is cheaper, the games are
> cheaper, it is cheaper to have multiplayer games with ya mates.
> Etc... etc...
>
> Putting SNES games on the GBA HAS NOT worked. Nintendo re-built Mario
> Kart for the GBA, essentially it is a new game, the tracks were
> re-made and so forth. Sure it didn't feel much different but Nintendo
> had to re-build it especially for the handheld. You can unlock the
> original MK tracks in the game and when you use them you realise why
> Nintendo re-built the game.
>
> Handheld games are gaming on the go. They either need to absorb you
> in a special way like Pokemon does or be good for a 5 minute blast
> like Mario Vs. DK and Wario Ware and Tetris etc...
>
> Handheld games are different to console games. You are obviously a
> Playstation fan, you think "oh Sony are entering the handheld
> race they'll win" but this is not the same as the home console
> market. This is a totally different market. A market made up of those
> after retro games or simple holiday games, a market made mainly of
> kids.
>
> You say Sony can make the console acceptable to adults. How??? This
> isn't like the home console market, you are pratically advertiseing
> the fact you play games by taking the console with you.
>
> The Nintendo DS is also being used to attract adult gamers. Again a
> MAJOR mistake, adult gamers won't own it. I can guarentee Ridge Racer
> will sell pitifully in comparison to Mario 64 DS.
>
> Sony are doing the exact same thing they did with the Playstation.
> But this is different and I fear Sony are entering a market they
> don't really know.
>
> All I see is home console games, I don't see handheld games. Games
> built for the console.
>
> Where is the simple, short, addictive and re-playable handheld game
> in Sony's line up???
>
> Sony are trying to attract the adult gamer. Much like a certain Nokia
> console tried to do the other year. That was a multi-media console,
> that played good looking games and made by a very popular company.
>
> But it failed.
>
> Sony won't fail like Nokia, but they'll encounter many of the same
> problems.




amen to that brother.yes sony will face many problems and the ds wont.

Where do you get this stats tphi?

And the PSP beatend by the GBA SP (no stats for the normal GBA?), how lovely.

This Week | December Total

1.) Nintendo DS - 252,000 | 1,095,000
2.) PlayStation 2 - 145,000 | 466,000
3.) Game Boy Advance SP - 111,000 | 286,000
4.) PSP - 92,000 | 339,000
5.) GameCube - 54,000 | 129,000


The DS has beat even Nintendo's latest projections with well over a million sold plus Mario 64 DS is sitting pretty at No. 2 in the Jap All-Formats behind Dragon Quest, with Wario Ware at no. 6. There are no PSP games in the chart.

Nintendo are also planning to use their ultimate handheld weapon next year against the PSP to a massive extent. Pokémon. Pokémon Dash and Emerald hit the US in the Spring, a new GBA "product" launching, Game Freak's head has made a 100% committment to the two new DS titles coming out next year in Japan and US which apparently are very different games to what is expected.
Plus there's also a new movie and theme park in Japan and that new Cube game worked on by 'strong allies'.

Iwata famously said that it was nice of Sony to give them a 2 years head start. 6 months later and Nintendo unleash the DS, a second handheld.

Complacancy is not an issue. Nintendo are taking this very seriously.

Dringo wrote:
> Sony are doing the exact same thing they did with the Playstation.
> But this is different and I fear Sony are entering a market they
> don't really know.

You don't fear anything!
You're LOVING this! :-P

:-D



Seriously though, I think that Sony are merely testing the water.
The PSP will fall on it's flaws but Sony will be back with vengance.
Having said that, despite their genius marketing of the PSOne, they also made full use of Nintendo and Sega's complacency at that time.

Nintendo currently show none of that complacency.
Sony might never crack the handheld market now.

btw Dringo, I can guarantee that atleast one DS will sell to an adult. Though the games bought for it will likely be those aimed at the wider audiences...

gamesfreak wrote:
> Mario Kart: Super Circuit was a stroke of pure genius.