just been reading a whole lot of previews impressions etc and it looks like a winner to me the Nintendo DS just launched here in Australia but it hasn't grabbed me as much as the PSP has but I can't really say much as I haven't even used/played with the DS much yet, any of you played a little bit of both? post up impressions kthnxbye

It's not any fun right now. There's nothing to play on it.

I don't know what it is but for some reason my next system and game choices are going to be Sony, I'm just sort of bored with Nintendo I don't know why but I haven't even touched my GC in months and i've been supportin nintendo since day one.

Well the PSP has a larger screen and is fairly brighter. Unit is pretty smooth, not heavy by any means. If you're used to a SNES pad +1 poorly cramp making placed analog disc you'll be cozy on it. I for one want the thing but not for awhile. The current hardware has a few flaws such as a Square button that gets stuck, umds that pop out semi-easily, and Sony will not warrant a screen if it doesn't have over 6 burnt pixels. All that combined with a $250 tag and console priced games I'm going to wait a few years at this rate. Once it's fixed and the prices start to drop then I'll re-evaluate it.

As far as the DS goes, got a 1yr warranty where they'll swap it out so I'm happy there as who knows if the screen will get stylus raped. Unit costs $150, games are what GBA was priced which is sweet. I like the new gaming choices on it for control that Wario Ware and Feel the Magic bleed, but so does the sport stuff too (tiger allows you to slash screen like a club for swings, and madden you can touch moves and manually move players on the fly.) The upcoming Need for Speed U2 will have NOS booster control, mappable courses, drawing of car decals, etc which is nice too.

I'm in favor on the DS so far, just it sucks it has a 2mo dry spell as they forced the bitch out for Christmas (which worked in their favor then, not now with hardcore players - casuals will never notice the gap.) March has 4-6 games coming such as NFSU2, Pokemon Dash, Yoshi's Touch N Go, Bomberman, Rayman, and more. So that will be fixed -- just need to get their online shit in gear.


As far as NOW out recommendations since i saw that post there of being bored.
-Wario Ware (180+ games in it w/shitload of unlockables)
-Mario64
-Ridge Racer
-Tiger Woods Golf
-Zookeeper (if you can find it less than overpriced $40)

Upcoming in March I'd nab NFSU2, Rayman, Bomberman for sure, and probably Yoshi's Touch n' Go. Game wise things will be 'fixed' in a matter of a couple weeks.

but there's a wipeout game on it, so i'll cave in eventually

...:::elgondolero:::...

DS for Metroid, Mario, Ridge Racer, Castlevania, and Zelda... (I am a RR/CV/Mario/Metroid/Zelda whore)

PSP for Wipeout and nothing else (just because I am a Wipeout whore)

Dunno why, but ever since i got SSF2T on the GBA, i've had much more fun with the handhelds. And by the looks of it, were going to see the Capcom fighters on the PSP. There's Darkstalkers, but i bet they'll release the street fighter series eventually. The movie capability doesn't really do anything for me. MP3's are kinda cool, though.

On the other hand, i'm still a huge fan of the 2D Castlevania series, and the DS has that new one coming out later this year. I tried out Metroid the other day, and i was impressed. The 3D works out pretty well.

I'm not going to buy anything anytime soon. I'll wait until their are more games and more news on them. E3 should be interesting this year, though.

> Dunno why, but ever since i got SSF2T on the GBA, i've had much more fun with
> the handhelds.

I liked that, but unfortunately the bugs in that game pissed me off. King of Fighters on the GBA on the other hand is great.

> And by the looks of it, were going to see the Capcom fighters on
> the PSP. There's Darkstalkers, but i bet they'll release the street fighter
> series eventually.

That's good but hopefully they don't drag their feet on the updates and make the first few editions featureless.

I actually hope we start seeing Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibur, etc on handhelds. Virtua Fighter is extremely deep, only requires 3 buttons, and I'd like the opportunity to practice wherever I go. If I could take my Virtua Fighter 4 save file on the go I would be all set. (Even if I couldn't, and VF4 were just ported, even if it were flat shaded but with the fighting engine intact, I'd be happy)

> The movie capability doesn't really do anything for me.
> MP3's are kinda cool, though.

With so little battery life, I would just be plugged into the wall most of the time anyway. Wherever you go there's outlets so...

> On the other hand, i'm still a huge fan of the 2D Castlevania series, and the DS
> has that new one coming out later this year. I tried out Metroid the other day,
> and i was impressed. The 3D works out pretty well.

Yeah, the DS seems to be a really good system, advanced 2D games like what gamers were hoping for with the Saturn/PSX

> > Dunno why, but ever since i got SSF2T on the GBA, i've had much more fun with
> > the handhelds.
>
> I liked that, but unfortunately the bugs in that game pissed me off. King of
> Fighters on the GBA on the other hand is great.
>
Agreed there. No shit was broke...Ubishit fucked it up nice breaking the SRAM, Akuma, etc. I imported the safe JP copy.
Anyways more should be coming to the DS soon anyways from Capcom or someone, the setup asks for it.

> > The movie capability doesn't really do anything for me.
> > MP3's are kinda cool, though.
>
> With so little battery life, I would just be plugged into the wall most of the
> time anyway. Wherever you go there's outlets so...
>
Same here, couldn't give a shit. The movie on UMD is insulting anyways. You guys aware they charge $20~ for the stuff, and it's encoded with lower quality audio/video and has NO extras. Fuck that, buy a real DVD for a few bucks more with nothing gutted/raped from it.

> Yeah, the DS seems to be a really good system, advanced 2D games like what
> gamers were hoping for with the Saturn/PSX
>
And also some very strong 3D for ITS hardware too. It's no PS2 or Dreamcast, but it's more than a N64 by a fair bit which you'll see when it's really tapped some day.

Each system has it's own niche, but Sony will be the one having to play serious catchup with a 15 year legacy. Nintendo won't be giving up it's bargain basement, kids, and parents buying for kids market at all. Sony will be making a new audience of handheld haters, gimmick all in 1 (movie/mp3) lovers, and those who just had a GB because there were no alternatives.