December 30, 2007 8:45 AM PST
With Wii and DS, Nintendo has two hit game devices
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While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendo?s Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.
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The wii is boring (sold mine after 9 months) (you can't even download demo games - the entire online strategy at nintendo is crap!) and nintendo has never managed to get the Gameboy (or DS) and TV game console (eg. Gamecube and wii) hookup to offer any real fun or purpose or benefit to gamers.
capabilities...
But the DS's movie capabilities have not been a hit with consumers,
mostly because the price of the movies--$25 and higher--is
limiting sales.
DS. A few people I've talked to didn't realize it could play the old
GameBoy Advance games.
- The DS one ups the PSP....
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by R.Jefferson
January 2, 2008 10:13 AM PST
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See all 21 Comments >>Analyze how you use your portable gaming device.
What kind of games do you play?
Do you watch moves?
How much battery life do you need?
Where and when do you play your system?
Personal preference?
1) I like the classics, and previously released games. I usually start a game and get bored so DS answers this calling. Plus, Nintendo has good game development practices and 3rd parties. PSP games just seem like cutting edge games ported to the PSP (whether or not there are any new developments platform to platform). I don?t want to play madden or a high graphic shooter up on a portable device.
2) No, the screen is small, UMD is proprietary and expensive and I don?t even buy that many DVD?S. Portable DVD players can be bought cheap in a supermarket.
3) I charge my DS like every 2 weeks. However as soon as the red light comes on the DS usually dies.
4) Personally I use my DS on the john, waiting when my PC games are loading or there are commercials on TV, or any time when 5-10 mins need to be killed. That fits my needs.
5) The dual screen and touch screen are novel. The dual screen being more important than the touch.
Do you want a pure gaming device? Or do you want a handheld that does a little of everything? I have a MOTO Q so whatever the DS lacks when compared to the PSP my Q picks up the slack.