DS Lite Sells 10 Times More Than PSP
13 Jun
Posted by Darren Stevens as Business, Hardware, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2, Portable
Enterbrain analysts report that for the week ending May 28 Japanese hardware sales figures show that the Nintendo DS outsold the PSP by a factor of 10. The DS Lite sold 295,103 units, while the PSP managed to sell 27,191. The PS2 takes the third place with 21,827. The DS Lite represents over 70% of total hardware sales in Japan at the moment. DS games are also popular, 6 of the 10 most sold games in Japan are DS games. New Super Mario Bros. sold almost 850,000 copies in the first days, with the 1 million mark surpassed after a week.
Nintendo hasn’t been able to keep up with the demand of DS Lite, and announced they will increase the production by 300,000 units per month.
Tags: Business, Hardware, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Portable, PSP
177 Responses
f
June 14th, 2006 at 12:39 am
1owned.
Wheels
June 14th, 2006 at 12:46 am
2Got the DS Lite the day it came out in Canada (June 11th), kicks ass! Can’t wait to get my Wii.
thats a thinker
June 14th, 2006 at 12:53 am
3hmmm a redesign essentially new console outsold two sony froducts that have been on the market for a while… amazing
Jimithingr
June 14th, 2006 at 1:11 am
4Well considering many people are still waiting for a good PSP game over a year after it released, I’d say those numbers are pretty accurate. Too bad sony forgot about the saying “Good Graphics don’t make good games” Anyone ever seen Phantom Menace?
jimithingr2
June 14th, 2006 at 2:34 am
5phantom menace was a great movie!
Thygreengiant
June 14th, 2006 at 2:55 am
6Hmmm. Did anyone ever think that the PS3 might just be a little more expensive? The DS blows, ive used it. Its for kids 10 and under. The PS3 was based way more around multi media.
MiniLain
June 14th, 2006 at 3:08 am
7Hell ya, DS is cheaper then a PS3. And the DS isn’t made for kids 10 and under, its got one of the most divers libraries ever created for a handheld. Ranging from adult mind games and puzzles, to the classics that everyone loves. Hell my mother even has one to play the new Brain Age game.
Basically, if your so narrow minded to call the DS a kids toy, you should go back to your FPS, and leave these games to the rest of humanity.
tiny brown charles
June 14th, 2006 at 3:16 am
8I think the factor by which the DS is outselling the PSP is the story, redesign or not. When I first compared my DS to a PSP, I felt lame, as if my pants smelled. The toylike DS paled next to the thuggishly hip PSP…I was impressed by the graphics and sound, the glossy surface, multimedia playback, etc. But each game they let me try was boring, utterly. I kept wanting to hand it back but they would say, no man, play some more. Anyway, I’ve played my DS to death in the interim, nearly everyday, while each of my PSP owning friends simply don’t use their PSPs that much anymore, if at all. Not enough compelling games and too heavy to use solely as an MP3 player. I had planned to get a PSP myself back then, but not anymore. Maybe my story has been replicated a few hundred thousand times over in Japan, and these sales figures are the result.
Isaac Lopez
June 14th, 2006 at 3:49 am
9Fuck the DS, that;s a gay fucking little toy the ds sucks my balls, fuck all ds owners u can all suck my dick. it’s all about the psp homies FUCK DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zigie
June 14th, 2006 at 4:44 am
10man, rubb your nipples and walk it off LOPEZ…
if you’re pissy about having a psp, it’s your money… stop hiding behind a screen and go out sometime… you’ll see more ds ppl interracting then the psp ppl… i wified more times on the streets with my ds then i’ve seen pspz… and just to tell you how lame the psp is… i saw ppl jak psp users to beat and break them cause the monkey ass sniffers mouthed off… like you infact…
Reggie
June 14th, 2006 at 5:58 am
11Haha. It’s like watching someone on a sinking ship trying to describe how nice the ship is. I’d recommend you sell your psp on ebay while you still can.
fanboy-killa
June 14th, 2006 at 6:55 am
12move along, nothing to see here.. its only nintendo fanboys.
Critical
June 14th, 2006 at 7:11 am
13While yes the PSP does have considerable more processing power people do not seem to realize that a DS can pretty much do everything a PSP can in the terms of media playback. By the use of flashcarts you can run mp3 players, stream mp3s from a network, watch movies and run homebrew.
The DS has a large library of games and homebrew and seeing most people dont know about it they instantly use that as a reason for why DS is bad. DS is great, i’ve had on for about 6 months and it rocks, and with a flash cart you pretty much get new homebrew every day and you can run GBA games as well
The only reaasonable person in here
June 14th, 2006 at 7:49 am
14(to: everyone) Why does anyone care if everyone else likes a certain console. If you like either one of them so much why don’t you go play it rather than go on a rant about how great your system is and how crappy the other is. Nobody is convincing anybody of anything so why don’t you all just grow up. Neither system is as bad as you all are trying to make them seem.
Jubur
June 14th, 2006 at 8:29 am
15LOL well said Reasonable Person.
BansaiKazooooiiiiii
June 14th, 2006 at 9:20 am
16I own both the handhelds and both offer different types of enjoyment. So its not right to compare both of them. I like my DS for its games and the PSP for portable movie playback and for music i have my trusty Ipod.
I’m not taking sides here but if everyone is talking about games then the PSP is way way way way way behind DS in terms of gameplay and enjoyability.
Sony = Technology
Nintendo = Fun Gameplay
eDRoaCH
June 14th, 2006 at 10:28 am
17I had the old DS, and I got the DS lite yesterday. Really, really nice. Fixed Nintendos biggest mistake, making the thing LOOK like crap. Now it looks great. Tho I would still prefer a aluminum version. I know from my ipod this thing is going to scratch fast.
I think theres little question to all but the zealots that Nintendo is the one with the more compelling, innovative games. Under the Knife being a wonderful example. Even Metroids touch screen controls, I was cynical at first, but it makes FPS very playable on a console, something thats rare.
Honestly though, the numbers are skewed. A launch product BETTER outsell an established product or they are TOAST. Of course the DS lite isnt a true launch since it is a redesign. Any word on launch comaprisons?
jadenguy
June 14th, 2006 at 11:45 am
18wow. this is a crazy thread. psp owners obviously NEVER heard of the GP2X. it blow the pants off the psp. well, if the psp wore pants. pspants i guess. seriously, if you love playing quake or nes roms, the gp2x is the way to go. 640×480 screen, linux, s-video for tv display natively, usb host drivers, allowing the ipod and psp to upload music to IT, as well as keyboard and mouse if you want, it plays ps1 games already. IT is the homebrew king. the psp has a gorgious screen and is ok if you do firmware downgrades, buy sony’s memorysticks, etc etc etc. the ds requires flashcarts, which can run 50 (100 for media specialized flash carts) plus sd memory cost, and 20 for a passme device. or a gba cart that can store one game at a time and only soem of the time…
the gpx2 costs less than a ds + flashcart at the cost of a touch screen and a rich library of games. it costs way less than the psp and the psp really only has a couple really outstanding games. i guess wifi is the real lacking feature, but some of the other features just outweigh that loss. so ds for good games and ok homebrew, gp2x for homebrew and no games, and psp for, well, honestly i guess lumines and if you want to kill prostitutes on a really nice screen. or at least that’s been my experience.
H4vd
June 14th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
19I’m with “f”.. Owned
Ajax
June 14th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
20I’m a PSP owner and lately I have found mine gathering dust on the shelf. This is not at all an endorsement of the DS, which at the time of my PSP purchase did seem a little puerile.(it coincided with the release of Ninten-Dogs, what the hell was I suppose to think?!)
The PSP has been a fantastically interesting multimedia device. I have downloaded movies and TV shows for long trips to it, I have put music on it, I have surfed the web and checked email with it, and I’ve downloaded homebrew games to make up for Sony’s complete lack of (fun) game development. Recently I have found little time or reason to plop down with a small hand held and game all night.
I think the DS and -Lite are being bought by a purer gaming crowd than the PSP. PSP seem to be drawing in the young professional travelling crowd….to which gaming is a way to pass time not a addiction.
God
June 14th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
21i have a psp, ds, and ds lite. i barely ever use the dss enymore because i realized that all of the games suck balls. i waited a whole year before metroid came out, and it had a demo that came with the original ds. jeez. nintendo cant get their priorities right, and the only games that are for kids over the age of 10 are milked for all they are worth (metroid pinball… wtf?) the psp is amazing in that the games are great, the screen is huge, (compared to the ds screens) and you can do anything on it. fanboys keep saying that YA BUT THE DS HAS TWO SCREENS OMG ROFL LOL LOL but they are in denial. the reason that ds owners are more social is because THEY ARENT PLAYING THEIR DS. they keep saying that the ds will soon have an internet browser, but they said that a year ago when the psp browser came out, and they still dont have one. SOCOM, Final Fantasy and MGS anyone? go for the psp. its better, expensive, and you all know it.
God is Retarded
June 14th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
22So lemme get this straight, God. You owned a DS, realized that DS games suck balls, so you decided to buy a DS Lite. Thank God I’m an Athiest or you would have killed my faith.
Kno
June 14th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
23I’m 30 years old and haven’t been a true gamer for at least 5 years (got bored with the same old shit but I used to play every game on every system.) But I decided to buy a DS about 6 months ago just for kicks. I LOVE IT. I’ve played some PSP games and they’re pretty fun but all that I’ve played get boring after 30 mins or so. But I can’t put my DS down. Don’t know if i’m really happy about it or not, but the DS made me a gamer once again.
eDRoaCH
June 15th, 2006 at 2:33 am
24Geez all this bickering…
GP32- emulation king, theres no competition here
PSP- watch a movie, surf the web
DS- games, amazing, wonderful, addictive games (ps to the gp32 guy, the flashcarts are SD/CF converters)
Personally, only time i watch portable media is on plane flights on my ipod video, and if i want to surf the web ill use my palm tx. for me, its the DS that fills the hole.
In the end, if you have all this time to bicker, it just proves youre not playing your device, ^^
Gaz
June 15th, 2006 at 4:46 pm
25I’m 27 and I bought a DS when they came out, and I haven’t stopped playing it. I have played a few PSP games and I still haven’t seen anything that justifies the price. I can play mp3s and watch movies on my DS with the GBA Movie Player.
By the way, God (if that IS in fact your real name), Metroid Prime Pinball is one of the best pinball games I have played in a long time. Who cares if Nintendo is “milking” the franchise if the game is incredibly fun? I would have put nearly 100 hours into that one game alone.
It’s funny to compare the pro-DS posts to the pro-PSP posts in this thread. There’s quite an obvious pattern in the maturity levels of the two.
Kyarji
June 16th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
26I love the people who critisize a system or console they never used, and then compare it to another system based on what they’ve ‘heard’.
Stop being bias dicks and actually try the thing before you degrade yourself.
Also, I have a feeling the Playstation 3, currently priced at $700 (as far as my knowledge), isn’t going to sell well.
BeYoND
June 16th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
27First!!
Mark Fletcher
June 16th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
28Ive got a white PSP, and have ordered my white DS lite, to get it on the 23rd when it comes out here in England. I traded my original DS in a couple of days back, (still have the games(WarioWare, Mario 64, Advance Wars & Mario Kart)) to get a good price of £40 off the new lite - and I have to say, I’m really missing it ! However, while the DS and PSP both have their own great functions, if I had to choose just one, I would have my PSP - I could easily play Pro Evo and GTA forever.
But when I do get my new DS, i will also be getting Metroid, Trauma Centre, and Animal Crossing, and from what I’ve heard, I’ll probably change my mind !
6uardian_Angel
June 17th, 2006 at 12:17 am
29To ALL the people who are talking about emulating the DS or any type of game on the PSP.
That’s rather sad, downloading games and putting them ILLEGALY on the PSP, why don’t you people MAN up and actually pay for your games. Why can’t you buy your games? Is it because the PSP games suck and the Nintendo emulated games are better? Or is it because you ran out of money to even buy games after you bough the PSP.
The PSP is a waste of money, why should I buy a PSP; costs almost as much as a console when I can buy a console while can do EVERYTHING BETTER THAN A PSP.
All you PSP fanboys have to remember than the DS costs around HALF of what a PSP costs, so wth are you guys comparing.
Daniel H.
June 17th, 2006 at 12:24 am
30Why in the world would anybody waste money on the DS? Ok, if your 12 and under it may be ok, but in a world that revolves around media, why would you want a crappy little Nintendo with cartoon-like baby games, that doesn’t do anything but play little baby games. OMFG IT HAS A TOUCH SCREEN??!!? Big frickin’ deal. Who cares about a touchscreen its just something expensive to fix if you drop it and the screen cracks. Saying it doesn’t break, that thing will probably get dirty with you touching it all the time. To tell youthe truth, touchscreen is kind of a pain in the butt (those who have ever owned a pda know what I mean). The PSP however, can do many many things. You can run emulators (play N64, Super Nintendo, Gameboy Advance, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, and many more consoles all onyour psp!), play music, play videos/movies, view photos, and run homebrew apps such as Radio, free Games, and other useful programs. It even has an internet browser which you can view webpages on, and even download music/movies/games from. And the PSP has games for a far wider range of people, including anywhere from 10 and 12 year olds, all the way up to adults aged 17 and 18. And as far as there “Not Being Any Decent Games,” thats bs. I own a Nintendo DS AND a PSP and trust me the games on PSP are way better. Using emulators, you can actually play Mario on your PSP for free! DS, you have to pay for it. And I do agree that there are some psp games that suck but for the most part they are good and the psp all-around does more. I love my PSP so much more than my DS I gave my DS to my 12 yr old brother. Which I know seems kind of ironic. Anyways, its really about personaly preference but if your a big boy/girl, the PSP is the way to go. Checkout http://www.gamespot.com/psp/index.html for reviews and information on PSP games. Ridge Racer, Burnout Legends, Metal Gear Solid, and many other games on PSP are really amazing. Anyways, good luck to everyone, and God Bless you all!
Jesus
June 17th, 2006 at 12:40 am
31Can’t you people get over it?
DS games normally have a very short life-span. This is what Nintendo does, release games you can beat in 1 ~ 2 hours then get on with your life. *with the exception of Smash Bros*
PSP - though they have mostly shitty games. the good games REALLY REALLY STAND OUT. MSGS ftw man .
sometimes i think there are like hundreds of paid nintendo employees inflitrating crap all over the forums and user replys, like in these ones, the people who only have one sided arguements. its sad
Nick
June 17th, 2006 at 12:47 am
32Whoo. DS is awesome. Just look at those numbers… Yes!
asdf
June 17th, 2006 at 1:42 am
33At Daniel H.
I’ve never heard of any touch screen breaking when you drop it. I’ve heard cases of when you drop your PSP your screen will crack. That’s sad really. Handhelds are supposed to be durable.
Also tell me why ALMOST HALF THE TIME I see PSP people use there PSP they’re just watching movies or listening to music? Is it because the games suck?
Or tell me why when I go on psp.IGN.com all the games are either racing or sports games.
This is my reaction everytime I visit,
‘Oh what a surprise, another racing game sheesh.’
And WTF are you people saying that Nintendo’s games are KIDDY? Then WTF are you guys so proud of emulation!? You’re basically PLAYING THE GAMES THAT YOU CALL KIDDY YOU HYPOCRITES.
Plus people who normally play Grand Theft Auto are the immature ones. What couldn’t be anymore immature than mind-less killing sprees and joyrides.
Pathetic.
Wongie
June 17th, 2006 at 2:25 am
34Look at you all, I dont own any of them so I can give an honest opinion (to an extent). What I think your all forgeting is that it’s not about speed, screen size, number of screens, even the buttons it has.
Its about the games. Ok PSP goes online etc… Do that at home, online on your PC, if u can afford a PSP then u probably have a PC anyway.
Aslong as the games provide fun for hours.
The fact that people are emulation sega and nintendo games prove its about the gameplay and not what it looks like. Not remember good ol’ sonic and mario?
Enough Said.
mmmm
June 17th, 2006 at 3:19 am
35I have to agree with asdf.
Everybody is saying “nintendo is so kiddy” yet they talk about emulating nintendo games… lol?
now on the screen breaking. Tell me when you have seen a psp survive something that a ds can’t? Remember that the DS is at least a clamshell, and the psp has no protection at all unless you bought a hard case for it.
A touch screen isn’t more likely to break than a nomral screen, heck when it comes to the psp’s or the ds’s i’d say the psp’s would break/crack easier since its bigger.
CrazyItalian
June 17th, 2006 at 3:58 am
36I have to agree with some of the comments previously posted. When I read the topic for this article, I couldn’t help but laugh. I don’t understand the big deal. A brand new product outsold a product that has been on the market for a year. It doesn’t take a marketing specialist to tell you this was going to happen. Also, people need to drop the whole “the psp doesn’t have any good games yet.” While this was a valid argument for the first six months of the PSP’s existance, there have been a flood of great/good/decent games. When you line the two products up together, you have an entertainment system battling a young kids toy. Both the PSP and the DS have their own niche of consumers and with the arrival of the PS3 and the Wii, we will only see this consumer gap grow.
brer_rabbit
June 17th, 2006 at 4:11 am
37Can I just interest anyone to a really novel concept……….why do people get wound up and argue?…online of all places so it’s not even like it’s a real argument, it will never lead to anything, people who make threats and get agitated by by other people online are pretty sad, you have to admit it’s pretty shoddy…
Anyway now for the real point, each console has it’s bad points, each one has it’s good side, am I correct? Also to be here right now insulting other people cus “ooo he bought a ds” or “psp is crap” is probably the lamest thing ever, have you ever heard of a little thing called “real life” with real people who don’t sit on a console all day, and when they aren’t on a console, spend all their time online trying to validate themselves and their purchases by insulting other peoples choices, seriously grow up…..you aren’t gonna influence people into changing their mind’s - anyway I have both….psp has gta - ace!!!, DS has animal crossing and wario ware…..what more can I say, each system has great games which are worth buying the system alone for……now stop crying and get on with enjoying yourself, and stop wasting your life moaning about other peoples lives
Xodkrm
June 17th, 2006 at 5:05 am
38I have a PSP, and a DS Lite.
Cons and Pros listed without and biased opinions:
PSP
Pros:
Better graphics
can play other files
brighter screen
looks better
has wireless function
you can show off in public
Cons:
Somewhat clumsy
Memory Stick is very expensive, meaning most users will be only able to store a very limited amount of data.
Not so many hit titles, many games lack internest after a certain period time of playing
Heavy
expensive
DS
Pros:
Compact
Good, addictive games
Games are cheaper
upcoming upgrades and patches
Cons:
Bad graphics
Bad sound quality
Unable to support other types of media (at the moment)
Not-so welcomed by the older age groups
To be honest : they are 50/50.
Now, in my opinion, I choose the DS.
Why?
Good games
What is the use for a good video card if it come with bad games? I mean, the PSP was designed to play games. Yes, I have to add that PSP games are cool - but they dont have that amazing nintendo touch to the games that fill your heart..:) Such as Golden Sun (!!), Mario Kart.
Cheaper
Even though there isn’t a OMG difference in the $ between the hardware prices of a DS and PSP, the games for the DS are much cheaper - thus, saving you money.
PSP’s other media playback seems almost unnecesary to me- due to the fact that the 1G memory sticks cost horridly lots. If I wanted a media player, I would get an iPod Video, which I have.
Solution: Nintendo and sony should work together _ bring the pros of the two player together
yellow5
June 17th, 2006 at 6:35 am
39Why do so many people badmouth the PSP, especially about the titles? I spend hours playing Field Commander and talking trash in SOCOM online. And have you even seen the Syphon Filter for it?
When I’m not gaming I’ll sit around and throw in a UMD movie. If not that, I’ll throw some music, a movie, or a TV show onto the 1GB memory stick to enjoy.
One word about the “more expensive” costs for PSP–EBAY–use it, it’s your friend.
Yes, the DS has more games, but the PSP has music, movies, and dont forget the Internet. It just come down to what you like to use a handheld for.
yellow5
June 17th, 2006 at 6:38 am
40I forgot to mention GTA-LCS and the upcoming GTA-Vice City ;O
Ninja Nick
June 17th, 2006 at 6:39 am
41PSP=250$
Wii=250$
wtf, sony i want my money back….
OmegaGreg
June 17th, 2006 at 6:52 am
42You fools Ds owns.
Joe
June 17th, 2006 at 7:26 am
43What is with the hate both systems are recieving? I own both and enjoy them.
PSP has graphics very similar to those found of PS2, but on a portable! Upcoming titles: GTA Vice City Stories, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
DS offers new gameplay that cannot be found on any other system. Upcoming titles: Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Final Fantasy III remake, Starfox
I don’t know why people have such alliances with videogame systems. Just because they own one, why do you have to hate the other? It’s just retarded.
Zorieon
June 17th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
44I shall change the sales numbers by posting in this comment box.
Joe Friday
June 18th, 2006 at 12:57 am
45Lets see…
PSP has lengthy loading times, bulky design, poor d pad & analog ‘nub,’ easily damaged screen, high price, requires owner to have a PC already to utilise MP3s/emulation/download movie files, overpriced & pointless UMD movies, disk drive susceptible to failure, weak software library, many games are mostly PS2 ports with reduced features, poor battery life, etc…
Falener
June 18th, 2006 at 4:02 am
46How can you say that the games on the DS are short? Has anyone played Partners in Time or Advanced Wars, those games are long! Metroid Prime Hunters also last a good while. DS got some great titles like Mario Kart DS and Meteos and there is no denying it! Can’t wait for Zelda.
Hey, the really good PSP titles are not really promoted as such and maybe thats why so many ppl bash on it. Guilty Gear Judgement Day, Street Fighter Alpha, Ridge Racer, SOCOM, GTA!!! Not to mention games like final fantasy, GT and tekken will soon be on stream!
Anyone who compares the two systems are idiots!!! They are both great, and I suggest to anyone to get the best of both worlds ie Sony and Nintendo!!!
idk
June 18th, 2006 at 4:55 am
47chill
go enjoy the games
i bet u someone out the has made a dsp that, that’s right i did say dsp. while u argue u could be instead making a contrabution to your community and suck and so on and so on
so next time u intead of sitting there writting “hate”
do something productive
who knows u may one day be an bllionaire thought of that?
ps i have a psp it roxs
pss i have a ds it roxs also
Warbaby
June 18th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
48Ha. Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror in the morning and want to kill yourself? I have a feeling I would after arguing the sales of video games on the internet. PSP has emulation… great. Illegal… wonderful, but if you buy the PSP for nintendo games, then you have some issues that I’d rather not get in to.
I have both, my PSP is the largest mp3 player known to man… My DS plays gives me fun times.
Play what you will, don’t bitch about it on the internet. You only sound like a tool, go crawl back to the shed.
Bruce Kent
June 19th, 2006 at 10:40 am
49If i have a laptop or any other micro device what do i need with a psp?
we just want to play games and get online in a few months. my little sony vio takes care of all the other things my life needs out of technology and i’m sure if you have a laptop too then you’ll feel the same way.
so i would be paying for stuff i already have. now if you don’y have a laptop then you have no bizz looking into game stuff. like i said we just want to play the most inovative, best, newest experience giving games out there and that is what nintendo does.
and sometimes you get more that you payed for like a ds lite. i should mail nintendo a check for the remainder of what it would have cost it i would have bought a psp for saving my life the way they did.
then go out and get three more lites so i can play with four people where ever i am and help boost nintendo’s sales just a tad. every little bit counts.
and while you’re all playing games from eight years ago and stuff you already played on your home consoles, i will be experiencing a whole brand new way of interacting with my ds and wii revolution.
david
June 19th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
50I just bought a DS Lite and it rocks!
Sony is BS - Fuck them!
A WISE OLD MAN
June 21st, 2006 at 10:10 pm
51HERE ARE THE FACTS:
PSP -THE BAD
THE PSP IS OVER PRICED.
THE PSP HAS VERY LITTLE GOOD GAMES
THE PSP BATTERY LIFE ISN’T AS GOOD
THE PSP ACCESSORIES ARE OVER PRICED.
THE PSP SCREEN IS FRAGILE.
THE PSP TAKES YOU TO A GAME INSTEAD OF THE MAIN MENU
DS LITE -THE BAD
THE DS LITE VOLUME SWITCH RATTLES
THE DS LITE IS A FINGER PRINT MAGNET
THE DS LITE IS THE SAME AS DS, LIGHTER AND BRIGHTER
THE DS LITE MAKES GBA GAMES STICK OUT HALF AN INCH
I TOLD YOU THE BAD….
NOW YOU DECIDE.
Microsuck
June 23rd, 2006 at 11:05 pm
52How the hell is the PSP worse than the DS?? PSP is for people who are serious about gaming, DS is for people who just want little gaming such as when you are on the subway or something. Can your DS surf the net right out of the box? Can it play H.264 movies, mpeg movies? Can it play MP3s? Does it have a removable storage device? Is the screen on the DS display 16.7 million colors? Can the DS play DVD quality movies? Does the DS’s games have PS2 like graphics??? I DIDN’T F’ING THINK SO!
Nathan Haines
June 24th, 2006 at 7:10 am
53Surf the net? H.264 and MPEG movies? MP3s, removable storage, DVD-quality movies? What on earth does any of that have to do with being serious about gaming?
Don’t get me wrong, it’s all nifty stuff (or would be if Sony hadn’t crippled the resolution of movies you convert yourself) but not a very great interface and has nothing to do with gaming. It reeks of the “kitchen sink” problem–throw whatever you can in there to get more bullet points on the outside of the box. I don’t miss any of that with my DS (for which I can easily buy an MP3 player attachment if I want one).
6a
June 24th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
54Amen Nathan.
It’s funny how Microsuck said PSP is for serious gamers when all the points that he brought up aren’t even about gaming. >_>
If any of you DS Fans want to meet up with others to play Metroid Prime or any other Wi-Fi game click on my name!
Myles
June 25th, 2006 at 7:46 am
55I took some time to see how many 9.0 to 10.0 rated games exist on PSP (IGN.com search). Only 5.
-Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
-Wipeout Pure
-Daxter
-GTA: Liberty Stories
-Ridge Racer
Kay seriously these are all games we’ve already seen on PS2 and other consoles. Nothing new and exciting here. Just eye candy.
The DS on the other hand… Twice as many 9.0 or higher games.
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Tetris
- Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
- Sonic Rush
- Mario Kart DS
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Meteos
Wow, big variety there
I like it. I own Metroid, Mario Kart, Meteos, and Advance Wars, and I have to say I’ve played them more than some of my console games. Now why would I want a PSP when I have these solid titles here? MP3 playback? I have an iPod for that. Portable movies? No thanks.
Ya, the DS has it’s flaws. It’s rather clunky, and not very sleek. But damn it’s a fun handheld.
PSP is for serious gamers? Then why are there more UMDs than there are games for PSP? Ya sounds like the movie fan’s portable to me. And I’ve played a PSP. I wasn’t impressed. I tried out Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, and I was very unimpressed. Graphics were pretty, I give it that, but the load times? C’mon. I wanna pick up and play, not sit around for 5 minutes waiting for a single race to load. Wasn’t that fun either.
That’s enough out of me. DS rocks.
Ombre
June 26th, 2006 at 5:05 am
56Um, who cares which console/handheld is better? Rather than bickering about which has better games, graphics, whatever, how about actually playing them? I think someone set that already. And it doesn’t matter who wins. Gamers win. Kthx.
Bruce Kent
June 26th, 2006 at 10:19 am
57I care, because there is a whole new culture out there who needs to be treated to the right ways of life. Just because I wanted to take a break from playing ‘Lost in Blue’ and show a little concern about that very fact,if in fact you’ve gone through what i have written, will reveal my reasons for having this talk.
I want to congradulate all the nintendo fans out there for explaining their points on the issue. but it shouldn’t stop there. we have to proove our point.!
how you ask? by forcing our connectivity through our DS’s. not with me nessasarily, but with the people with in your community. the whole poit of having a DS is to be able to connect with people in a way unseen until now.
so let’s make that happen, and at the same time feel sorry for the people who don’t have the means. may it be through ignorance or inosence we have to realize that not everyone is ready for what i would call *”A real slice a Heaven.”*
*Bruce Kent*
*Audio8.com*
ashire
June 26th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
58Games, guys. GAMES. DS lite DOES have a brighter screen, sexier look, and more comfortable feel than the psp as well. I HAVE BOTH, and I mean come on. the DS Lite is SMOKIN’, hate to admit it. I loved my psp, and still do, but I have a portable dvd player, I have an ipod, and I have cameras, etc. which ALL work better than my psp. Why do I have my psp…THE GAMES. Which system performs better….DS LITE. So quit the fighting. PSP has a lot of useless tech. Nintendo and the DS Lite is straight gamin. the way it should be!
Kaiser Soze
June 28th, 2006 at 12:32 am
59Whats the point of watching a movie on a portable 4′ screen. And all the other features on the PSP? I don’t get it. It should be about the gaming experience. And no one can doubt that nintendo is one of, if not, the best, software developer in the world. I’m not gonna bitch about you psp folks. You have your reasons, and the DS folks have theirs. Personally I find the DS titles much more superior and intriguing. And the touch pad is just a revelation. Keep up the good gaming spirit, thats what its all about
Kaiser Soze
Mr. Iwata
June 28th, 2006 at 9:52 am
60To the people who said that DS Lite won’t surf the web, that will change soon when the Opera chip is released. It enables the DS to surf the web, and write text using the touchpad. pretty ingenious.
Not only that, but with the hard drives for the DS out, 4gb, you can watch movies, and all that stuff okay. Not only that, but in the end, the 4 GB harddrive is cheaper, by dollar per megabyte. (it is retailing for 149.99 US Dollars, plus a Media Player cartridge for emulators)
quinn
June 28th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
61Nintendo DS rocks, I had to convince my fiance to let me have it. she didn’t let me so i broke up with her. Now i have my DS, good riddance to that damn woman.
012
June 29th, 2006 at 12:49 am
62I had to kill three guys to get myself a DS Lite. Why didn’t I just kill one guy who had a Lite? Well I’m an ethical guy. I don’t cheat or steal. This is how awesome DS is.
012
June 29th, 2006 at 1:06 am
63No, but really I bought a PSP at launch. I got it with Ridge Racer (In japanese) and it was awesome. Ridge Racer is an awesome game and the graphics were stunning. Everyone I knew wanted one. A few months later I went to the US (after completing ridge racer several times) and I bought 3 more games. Some NBA basketball game, an NHL hockey game, and tony hawks. So first of all, don’t but the NBA/NHL games, they suck. You have to use that stupid analog stick thats impossible to get used to and the graphics aren’t nearly as nice as ridge racer. Tony hawks was ok I guess, it just got boring. I then Did the whole downgrade firmware to 1.5 thing, and I got loads of games illegally of the internet. I’m so glad I didn’t buy them, I played each for around 15-45 minutes and got sick of them or bored. Sony really delivered on this handheld, its brilliant. Amazing screen, nice sound, MP3, video, optional add-ons, nice firmware. The developers really failed them.
A few weeks before Lite was launched I got a DS with Mario Kart. I’ll start by saying how awesome it was to be able to take it out the box and just play. No charge for X.X hours crap, just take it out, play.
I completed mario kart (compared to ridge racer, i’d say they are even. The graphics aren’t as good, but it makes up for this with the use of items, minigames, ect.)
Anyway, to avoid reviewing every game i’ve played on the DS and comparing it to PSP games. I’ll cut a long story short, I’ve bought about 5 games for the DS and each of them I have played until complete and not been bored for a second. When I get home I pick up my ds, usually I would go straight to my computer. When DS Lite was released, I bought it. I had a pretty much brand new DS, but the Lite is much nicer looking (I would actually consider using it in public without hiding it) once I had it, I loved the screen, it just seemed sharper. The battery life is incredible, the original DS lasts forever (psp battery life was a HUGE let down for me, I even bought the extra capacity batt. it didn’t help much) but the DS Lite is a whole over thing. I’d bet money I could beat Super Mario Bros. in a single charge.
I just love this thing, I wouldn’t go anywhere without it. I still have my psp, but I just haven’t touched it in a while. It really is brilliant, and I love it. The games are just terrible. Graphics alone do not make a game.
I’m a hardcore sony fan, owning each of their play stations (Playstation 1, ps1 play station 2, slim line.) they are great machines and the games are brilliant.The psp should be great, but they just failed at making good games. I’m sorry Sony
Adam - OWNS BOTH as of today :-)
July 1st, 2006 at 12:27 am
64hello people well i got the ps when it first came out and thought it was amazing i got tonnes of films and music on it i used it all day everyday but then sony 4got to release some good games and then my psp became a mp3 player but then i got 1 of those so now i use it so keep dust of my shelf doent get me wrong it is a great console and now there are some good games out likeprince of persia which is extremely hard itss just they havent brought out any games that i really enjoy so i decided to get a DS lite which i got today and fair enought im bore already but i only got 1 game the brain training which isnt as bad as it looks but what i really want is resident evil which touch screen which sounds so amazing cant wait an getting it 2morrow and will let people know what its like if u dont already. i think that if sony release some great games like loco roco (which stands to be one of the happiest games i have ever played) and GTA i jus want some resident evil games or killer games of ff games like the new one demon summat or other will let people knows anyways nite all
*Bruce Kent*
July 1st, 2006 at 11:23 am
65Adam,
if i were you i would wait for the new Zelda: Phantom hour glass game, or the new Phantasy star three that’s comming out.
by the way. Animal Crosings is the shit!
What does ant one think about the wii? i am excited as hell. i already sold four children to a NIke sweat shop to make sure i would get one a couple of days early.
i have got to say that Nintendo is the one of the only real companies that owned up to inhancing our futures with technologies.
in my opinion the point to playing a vidio gane, or disigning a piece of art of your own for that matter, is a display of reaching out at an attempt to reconfigure your actual reality.
when we play games we should think about how the games we are playing mold our abilities to maintain a more firm of a grip on how what we choose to manifest into this world sketching out our lives.
*Locket In A Well*
*Audio8.com*
*Bruce Kent*
*Bruce Kent*
July 1st, 2006 at 11:25 am
66it is clear that the Battle of the handheld is over! Am i right?
many ons ago...
July 3rd, 2006 at 7:37 am
67Rock on bruce, the Wii will own all. in fact its so awesome it makes me overexcited and i break things. its nice to play regular old video games on normal controllers, but we’ve also been doing that since the 80’s. It’s time for change and i think Nintendo hit that change right on the head and drove it straight through 6 inches of titanium alloy. Viva Nintendo.
many eons ago...
July 3rd, 2006 at 7:38 am
68names supposed to be eons, sorry. lol.
joshua earl
July 4th, 2006 at 5:25 am
69i dont even have a ds yes but i am getting one in less than a week but anyways why is one better than the other and you cant support or put down something you dont have i still have more ranks to rank up on in syphonfilter dark mirror ( 4 psp ) and i still have more badges 2 get and you make lots of great friends when on online mode i have a psp getting a ds lite this week ( im only 11 bye the way ) and i am getting a ds lite because 1st of all i ask and ask and ask around if anybody has a psp and 3/4 sais no but i have a ds , i have been in a daycare where i am always sitting in a corner with a psp and i remember being the only one with a psp and i look up from my game to find 5 other people in the same room all exchanging messages on pictochat so i am not going to choose a side i am really exited about getting a ds lite and my shelves have no more room for old + worthless gaming systems to keep the dust off the shelves and besides what else am i going 2 do with my 100 gba-sp games that r un usable because my second gba-sp charger broke so i cant use my gba games anymore thank god 4 ds lite so that i have a use 4 thoughs gba-sp games, they all have their advantages and i have no negitaves for either system and besides no offence but you guys think u r sooooooooooooo smart because u only have one system and u propably haven’t tried the other and all of the people that have both systems havent taken any side all of the people with both systems have spoken 4 both go back and check it out look at all of the people that have both systems and they problably spoke 4 both sides see i am only 11 and i just have a psp and i am getting a ds lite this week and i am still speaking 4 both sides sure i am going 2 think that the ds lite is better cause i have already had all of my entertainment out of it and plus i will just of got my ds so it whould b new 2 me and obviesly i will go on the ds’s side (just a little bit) and after i figerd out all of the funktions 4 it i will have gotten used 2 it so then i whould b back on both sides.
Bruce Kent
July 5th, 2006 at 6:59 am
70we’ll just see about that young one. i have played both as well and when you finally get one of your own you’ll see what everyone on the lite side is talking aout. anyway you’re a little late because we have stopped praising the Ds and now we want our Wii revolution. i too break things everytime i think about my Wii. i am going to video tape record me taking it out of the box and everything.
one more thing Josh, if you scroll up i’m sure their are people who have both and have written negativly about their psp above. also hurry up so you can get back to playing your old sp games. those are games that symbolizes thr truth of gaming history.
i remember when i first got my super nintendo. i freaking almost cried. for like three months i would wake up in the middle of the night to make sure it was still there. man when i took super mario world out of the box with it, it was a match made in heaven. snd those pimp ass controlers that changed everything.
almost the same with my game cube. but some of yous can remember the craze over sega verses super nes. i use to hate people who thought saga was better when any fool could see that super nes was superior especially when super street fighter two turbo edition came out for both. then NBA jam. sure some sports games looked better even to me on the saga but that was all they really had.
now that this war is no longer about graphics since none of the other companies ore stepping up to the plate i guess nintendo wins by default!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by the way my real name is Christopher. i guess it was cool having someone call me bruce.
ps: proof read before you submit to check for errors in your writing.
at least the ones you can catch.
*audio8.com*
*Bruce Kent*
*Bruce Kent*
July 5th, 2006 at 7:01 am
71where is evrybody from? i’m from Chicago.
nintendo boy
July 6th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
72wtf all u psp people are crazy, nintendo is the future. Sony sucks my balls. ps ds rocks!!!!!!!!
*Bruce Kent*
July 6th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
73hey, how about constructive comments. i mean we can talk crap to each other. but do you really want sony to suck your balls. come on, sony is the shit. i have tons of sony equipment. i just think that the ds is superior. i am not going to bring the whole company into this. i am sure if nintendo tried to compete in making camras this would be a different conversation. but that just goes to show you that nintendo knows what they’re doing and never try to over step their bounderies. as for you nintendo boy i would expect more from you given your name. sure psp people are crazy but it is the people’s job who enjoy nintendo to merely show them the error of their ways not to become vulger like they are.
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*Bruce Kent*
lon
July 7th, 2006 at 11:50 am
74aw come on… im a psp supporter, but recently there hasnt been much good titles for me to actually buy. homebrew was cool, but i bought my psp to play new games… and yes it does suck as an mp3 player, admit it, PSP fanboys… its alright as a movie player. overall, after a year, i had some good times with it, but its sheer lack of games kinda piss me off. the last great game that came out for it was syphon filter IMO, which came out months ago. i already have a 20 gig mp3 player, so i dont use it for music much either. i rarely have time to convert videos, so i dont really use that feature much; also, the umd vids were a failure.
these are the reasons why im now interested in a DS. I was a hardcore PSP fanboy before, and i thought the DS sucked ass when it first launched, but now that i’ve actually PLAYED it at work, i have to admit, i had fun with it. the lite looks pretty sleek too, its a nice redesign. ill be getting mine tommorow. meanwhile, sony needs to really get GOOD games out for the PSP. i mean i was expecting metal gear solids, final fantasy remakes and gran turismos to come out for this thing, but i guess ill have to wait. - lon
Blobby 999
July 8th, 2006 at 8:57 am
75I have a DS Lite and a PSP, and I admit that I like both handhelds. I’m not biast when it comes to Nintendo or Sony, and when I state the flaws, I won’t talk about price tags, games, or none of that stuff. Just to do with what I find wrong with the system.
The Nintendo DS Lite is a brilliant console. Full of innovation and originality. However, every electronic has a few flaws:
1. The volume switch rattles and sticks out of place.
The only thing I find wrong with the quality of the system.
The Sony PSP probably has the most gorgeous screen I have seen on a handheld. Slap some good graphics, a bunch of homebrew, MP3, movie, image playback, and viola. You have the PSP. But some of the PSP’s flaws are a little… bad, how to say?
1. It has a very fragile screen.
2. The battery life is rather short.
*Bruce Kent*
July 10th, 2006 at 11:06 am
76what is the point of a handheld that you have to keep hooked to the wall?
nintendo does research so it makes sure it doesn’t get ahead of itself for no good reason. nintendo will release products as experiments on the social construct…like the vertual boy. which was also a ploy to pospone the release of the nintendo 64. -but not to squeeze hard earned money from our pockets with some flashy gimmic.
even so, that was still a big step for all game technology dispite it’s ability not to catch onto the mainstream. there was nothing out there like it. this is to say, what makes nintendo products superior is the sheer inovation each peice of new technoloy provides for the consumer and not (just a meer upgrade) or some generic copy cat version of some other companies good idea. (in which case this is what i see and feel sony and microsoft are good for as far as the gaming world is concerned. they are not making there own ideas. they are just milking un-protected non-copy written software and hardwares the law won’t allow creative designers like nintendo to protect because of monopoly laws.
i am not looking for a way to play games i’ve already spent time playing in my house for the past eight years. sure i would enjoy that function, but i would gladly trade it for a brand new way to expose myself to experiencing game ineraction.
just ask yourself, every time you hear something about new gaming styles or innovations whoes name comes up? nintendo’s, that’s who! and in five years all the rest of the copy cats come in and try to cash in on slow or hessitant second rate consumers who have no understanding of proper consumer investing: which is the
the ability to make purchases of products towards a company whoes purpose is to use their resources and profits to imrpove the current state of technologies being developed in particular fields of study within their view.
i feel that nintendo does that as a company continueing to improve my gaming future. and for that i will support them ten fold today for a better gaming tomorrow.
*Bruce Kent*
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mario_pot
July 11th, 2006 at 7:40 am
77good job bruce, i like your speech. i could say something stupid like teh psp es teh sUEXXXXXOORRRZzz and the DS ROCKZORZ My soCKkozosRsSS. but i don’t care that much . basically there both cool but i think sony underestimated what it takes to make it in the hanheld market, and i mean who can blame them? you would think after running the handheld game so long nintendo would fall but they had two things a goiod game company needs innovation and ambition. not that cocky shit that sonys doing with the ps3 but like what nintendo tried to do with the gamecube and suceeded with with trhe ds.
The Man
July 12th, 2006 at 5:13 am
78All these psp owners are saying how much ds sucks…..well the way i look at it the gameplay on the ds kills the psp and if it didnt, all these psp owners wouldnt comment on this story saying how much ds sucks just so they can feel better about themselves. The psp would get owned to the ds…..I just bought my lite and havent been able to stop playing. Plus to have a decent amount of songs or videos on the psp you have to buy another card and for the 1 gb its like 70 bucks. Just buy an ipod if you want the music and videos. So go with a ds instead of blowing all your money on memory cards for the psp.
The Man
July 12th, 2006 at 5:35 am
79But I have to give the psp some credit for the graphics and the music and video abilities it has…its an awesome console…but so is the ds…my cousin owns a psp and it kickass too. But they both have there benefits but in my eyes the point of a handheld VIDEO GAME SYSTEM….is to have a great game selection and a comfortable way of playing. So as far as game play goes i say the ds wins
Yoo
July 12th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
80I’m am from Japan and ds kick that piece of crap they call a psp.
*Bruce Kent*
July 16th, 2006 at 5:16 am
81people like you more when you bust out a lite. especially when you have your old one with you too so they can see two ds’s working together.
that is what it is about for me. finding a community of players in my own backyard and linking up with them. i like to get on line with each game with that option just to see how it works through the enternet.
i did drop my lite once already. it was in my shirt pocket and i bent over to climb out of the back seat. i was so scared. fortunately it only got scratched a little bit. but that little bit gives me enough encentive to get a new one i’ll tell you that.
i want to have four of them waiting on the Wii for when it gets to my house. afer i get my fourth or fith lite i will have gone through seven or eight of them. getting them for family members and re-uping for myself i have tons of games now. but anyway when i get atleast four for the Wii i am going to give my original to a very cool person, maybe. i might just keep it for myself as a relic.
sony provided lots of potiential for the psp but they left out one very important ingreedient. respect for the consumer…
if you provide a service your service should own up to its expectations and i do not think sony provided the freedom required for consumers to feel like they earned a profit.
with my lites on i feel like i made a profit and didn’t get ganked. nintendo blessed us with a glips of the future and even microsoft fanboys have to give nintendo the respect it deserves. now that’s ganster.
these other companies are only in the game to make a profit and prevent a monopoly on nintendo’s part. they do not care about the welfare of the their customers.
*Bruce Kent*
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SHARKEN
July 16th, 2006 at 6:37 am
82Evening all, I just read what everyone had to say about either handheld, and I have a made a decision on which to buy, DS Lite By Far! I have laptop and every other device for movies and mp3’s etc, My main reason for DS Lite is the Gameplay, I am anticipating the fun of Resident Evil, and all the Mario Games and so on, not going to bash Sony, Sister has one, it was ok, but boring, am a computer guru already and no need for another device that will do what all my other devices already do, SO cheers to DS LITE, Buying one tomorrow, Sharken
A. Green
July 16th, 2006 at 8:09 pm
83I am happy to see that Nintendo is coming back on top. I was an avid video gamer back in the late 80’s and 90’s. In The NES and SNES days, I was in my gaming prime. When the N64 came out was when my interest in video games began its eventual decline. I still played, but not nearly as often. And all the other consoles (Sega, Sony) weren’t catching my interest either. Well, skipping ahead, right after the PSP came out, a guy I worked with had one and was constantly bragging about how cool it was. I got sucked into all that propaganda and decided to pick one up. Big mistake. I felt like I wasted more money buying a PSP than I did buying a Gamecube. Either way, both the Gamecube and the PSP would soon begin collecting dust. That was pretty much it for me, and the whole DS concept seemed stupid. I saw the touch screen as a lame gimmick. Years go by before I even played a DS. Well, I did play once at the store, but the DS they had was defective or something, which helped in my decision that it was worthless. Anyway, I finally got a chance to play Meteos, and well, I loved it. This was weeks before the Lite was to come out, so I decided to wait until then to pick one up. That New Super Mario game looked great also. The DS is by far a better VIDEO GAME system than the PSP. I know that’s just one person’s opinion, but Nintendo has really resurrected video games for me and I don’t think I am alone here. It was actually the Wii at this last E3 that sparked my interest in Nintendo and led me to considering the DS. Now I am back on board and playing my DS all the time. Not to mention I am now addicted to Sudoku (thanks, Brain Age). All I can say is that Nintendo is the future. All these people whine about Nintendo having kiddy games, but really, all games are “kiddy”. They’re f**king GAMES! That’s why we like them!! A game is good because it is fun and has replay value; something I (and apparently many others) never found in PSP games. Nintendo has the innovation to breathe new life into gaming. When I read how Nintendo is trying to bring gaming to people of all ages and experience, I knew that this plan was going to work. I can personally attest to that. Now I am just waiting for the day I can reserve my Wii. By the way, the name “Wii” is fine. I still hear people whining about it and using it as an excuse to say that the system won’t sell. Actually no, the system is going to sell like you wouldn’t believe. And everyone is going to be just fine about the name.
dan.
July 18th, 2006 at 6:39 am
84I bought the DS Lite the Second day it came out. Surprisingly Best Buy had one in stock. I can say that the DS obviously has better games. But as mentioned by many others it is meant to die off fast after you have beaten it, exception to games with online play. PSP games are… shitty shitty shitty, but again, the good ones are just outstanding.
I don’t think Nintendo games are gonna do too well in the western sales because the games itself have a deeper purpose than to just beat em and go on. Games such as the new super mario. Sure you can beat the game in few hours. But you cannot complete the game 100%. That is going to take you months to find all the secrets. Funny how majority of the western gamers dont realize that and comment disregarding having limited knowledge. Altho PSP itself.. flat down boring games. But yes the hard ware itself is amazing.
DS lite is amazing, get it if you have the money, and GET MARIO KART DS while your at it. you will be playing it for a whileeeeee. And yea… it gets dirtied and scratched a bit too fast… Too bad DS doesnt have slick cases like the PSP
Sagacious Tsu
July 18th, 2006 at 11:08 am
85I just got DS Lite and its a neat looking piece of touch screen technology that screams out loads of casual fun. And that’s proven true thus far with games like Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros and Animal Crossing. I know shite about PSP but if its edge is in the media facilities, then I’d say Sony’s barking up the wrong tree - just like with Blu-ray in the upcoming PS3. I mean honestly, how many people actually use their mobile phones to play games and media? Likewise, for a handheld gaming console, I’m not interested in videos and audios. My expectation of graphics isn’t even high. All I want are anytime anywhere games that are fun and accessible in an instant that don’t require loads of time commitment or loading time. Nintendo delivered in that respect. If I’m in the mood for serious gaming, I’ll be playing it on a 40 inch LCD HDTV connected to a home theatre system and not otherwise.
A. Green
July 20th, 2006 at 10:25 am
86Check out the web browser for DS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbSq-tCHXmI
freeleet
July 21st, 2006 at 8:55 pm
87Just thought everyone would be interested in this contest I found on http://www.ytv.com for DS Lite’s up for grabs:
YTV.COM DAILY NINTENDO DS LITE CONTEST
YTV is giving away a Nintendo DS Lite all summer long until August 31st! That’s 44 DS Lite’s to be won! You can enter every day! Winners will also get one of three prize packs which are also up as secondary prizes! More details on how to win at:
http://www.ytv.com/promos/dailyDSContest/
Lex
July 26th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
88This was an entertaining read. I made the conclusion that DS users in general are more intelligent then PSP users.
For me DS is clear winner, it does perfectly what it needs to.
And for all PSP users explaining how PSP is great because of the utility, I have a suggestion: next time you need a dining table just get a massage table, that way you can eat and get a massage and only need 1 table to do that; or buy a reclining chair instead of a bed for multi-purpose.
Adrian
August 1st, 2006 at 8:43 pm
89About a week ago, I was looking up info for the new DS Lite, and I came upon this thread (of sorts), and read the entire thing. I had been contemplating trading in my PSP for a DS Lite for a while, but had not yet made the decision. After reading this, however, the choice seemed quite clear to me. The next day I was playing New Super Mario Bros. on my DS, and I couldn’t be more pleased with it. It was everything I had expected it to be, along with the great games and the hours and hours of battery life. I went on a road trip to Florida, and the entire round trip (20 hrs. there and 20 hrs. back), I only had to charge it twice, and I played it almost the entire way over there. It’s awesome, plain and simple.
who cares
August 1st, 2006 at 11:02 pm
90who really cares about who gets what system.if you want a ds get that,but if you want a psp then that.to me it doesn’t really matter if i get a psp or ds which is really the reason why i got a ds.psp is alright but im not into really getting a media center right now.and in terms of psp homebrew i got all that plus more on my pc anyway.sony promised all this mp3,movies,games,internet,as well as a lot of other things too.but because of that sony has a lot more expectations to live up to where as the people at nintendo said that the DS isn’t going to play mp3s,or music but one thing they could guarentee is good games.because of that nintendo has far less expectations to live up to and the can make there system the way they want to because of that.
Matt
August 17th, 2006 at 8:32 am
91“if u love your console then go play with it and have fun ,no need to tell people on the internet how better yours is to make you feel better.”
or how about if you love …… no need to tell people on the internet how they don’t need stop telling people ……..
Who are these people that get on these forums and repremand people for discussing and arguing points on a forum…… its a damn FORUM what the hell?
I wanted a PSP so bad when I saw it… now I have a DS…. and a DS Lite and I’ve still spent close to the total price of a PSP… under it if you count the original price when I first nearly purchased and PSP or PS2Portable. God damnit I love my DS. I work at a call center and just shut the lid when taking a call and get back to my game a few min. later. every 2 days or so I plug it in. I’ve never killed the battery completely. The only thing i hate nintendo for is Super Mario DS i hate that game damnit i hated it on n64 and making the DS Lite so freaking amazing that i had to buy it at 2 am at wal mart evilcenter and sort of leave it on the table to inform my girlfriend i purchased it yes whipped
by being a homeowner though rather. Don’t buy a house it OWNS YOU not the other way around
Suzan
August 26th, 2006 at 3:43 am
92ok, straight answer from the first person who replies back, do i either get a WHITE CERAMIC PSP, or a NINTENDO DS LITE. chose is urs.
StMadnes
August 26th, 2006 at 4:55 am
93but the DS Lite has all these kiddy games though. I don’t wanna collect coins. I want to shoot and kill, kill, kill!!
Manifold
August 30th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
94I’ve been weighing up which to get over the last few days (psp or ds). At first PSP seemed like the obvious choice because of the graphics and more mature type games (gta, pop etc.). DS games…well, to be honest, they made me feel like a pussy if I was playing them. Most of theme were Disney adaptations. Anyway, to cut to the chase, I’m getting a DS. I don’t care if there’s less blood ‘n guts, I’d much prefer quick load time and superior online gaming. The games are something you can pick up and just start having fun.
Also, ds lite- can fit in my pocket nicely. PSP seems like it would make me prone to muggings since it’s more difficult to hide. Still it’s a shame that more ds games haven’t taken advantage of the 3d capabilities…castlvania is f’ing 2D!!!
StMadnes
August 30th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
95You all notice something?
The DS is to the PSP what Playstation 2 is to the Xbox/Xbox360. Remember how Microsoft fanatics constantly boasted of the incredible graphics and download capabilities of the Xbox when it 1st arrived? But what happened? I’ll tell you what- look at the PS2 section in any game store as compared to the Xbox section. People want fun. They wanted games and the Sony had them! As a result, the PlayStation 2 continued to cream the Xbox in sales. Much like the PS2, the DS has far more enjoyable games than its competitor. It may not match the PSP performance wise, but it’s lil’ library of games has got people screaming “Viva DS!
Caecilius
September 17th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
96I am not going to get drawn into the battle between sony dick suckers and nintendo dick suckers. However I will say this. I owned both a DS and a PSP. The ONLY DS game I ever loved and poured hundreds of hours into was Advance Wars DS. I could find no other games which interested me enough to buy. Perhaps thats because of my age, perhaps not. I initially only bought my DS because I couldnt afford a PSP. The touch screen was a nice thought but fuck what the nintendo fanboys tell you, it really doesnt add much to the gaming experience. In any case, after a while, I was tired of the lack of decent games and the decent 3D visuals, and grew jealous of my psp owning friends. So I bought a PSP. I had much the same problem I had with my DS, not enough decent games. GTA was fucking amazing and I played it to death, ridge racer was cool and I played it loads, but the other games I bought (For £30 or more I might add) were no up to the same standard. I thought “hey, I’ll use it to surf the internet”, and then realised that I had a perfectly powerful desktop computer with internet access. Then I thought “hey I’ll use it as an mp3 player”, but it is waaaay to big and heavy to use as an mp3 player, plus my phone has a better mp3 player and I have another mp3 player already. I didnt see the point in buying or downloading movies onto my psp when I have a dvd player, and I never really got the urge to watch movies while on the move. I really couldnt be bothered to downgrade my psp and download hacks and emulators, I have all the old consoles. If I wanna play mgs 1 or ffvii I’ll take out my ps1 and play them on my nice big tv screen. I havent tried but I think the ps1 discs for mgs and ffvii work in the ps2 anyway so it would be easy for me to play my classic games. Plus I have emulators on my pc anyway, far better than emulating on the psp.
In short, bot consoles have problems, and I was equally dissatisfied with both consoles.
However, if I had to pick one over the other, Id choose PSP over DS. It really is the better console. Even if just in terms of games, the psp is still better. Which is why I cant understand why the ds is outselling psp by such a huge margin. It just doesnt make any sense. Sony have dropped the price of the psp to as low as they can realistically make it, and still they are getting their asses handed to them by nintendo. It baffles me, it really does. Microsoft being teh greedy bastards they are are gonna try and gab a bit of the pie with their handheld soon, and I have no idea how thats gonna shake things up, but the psp should really be outselling the ds. Its teh btter product.
RaggeaTonY
September 18th, 2006 at 4:31 am
97Well I got 2 admit both sytems are good, when it comes to music,graphics,web browsing, i have to say sony. But that doesnt really matter, i got my i-pod and my digital camera, PC. And those thngs kick PSP ass. When it comes to games wow, Nintendo hands down. It has the most sells and far better games. And if your saying nintendo is for kids well your wrong, when you go to a store you see a adult buying a System not a child. Yes parents may but their kids systems but the majority is adults. And yes ps2 wow great system far better then game cube, but when ps3 comes out and Wii, the future will be Nintendo once again. PSP your cool, but i would not want to waste money on you. DS i love your games, your very affordable price, i have no complains.
Shaka
September 18th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
98PSP>N-gage>GBA>N-ds.
Shaka
September 18th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
99Sorry i meant to say.
Sony PSP>GBA>N-gage>n-ds.
the Sony PSP is the best hand held the gaming has ever seen.
Emerald
September 18th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
100Yes shaka, that’s why it’s doing so very well in sales. Also, have you heard the news? Developers are giving up on the PSP.
To be honest, the NDS may have slightly more “kiddy” games, but their gameplay is anything but kiddy.
Shaka
September 18th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
101The n-ds is justa bigger GBa that wont even fit in your pocket that huge brick and the games are boring and more of the same.
Emerald
September 18th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
102Oh shaka. The DS lite fits in pockets perfectly- It’s the PSP that can’t fit in all but the largest of pockets.
Yeah-Oh wait, that’s the PSP, with it’s many clone games, compared to the DS’s games that have a great range of games..
Emerald
September 19th, 2006 at 2:40 am
103No, the PSP can’t fit in ANY normal sized pockets, untill you you get into the XXL sized.
Emerald
September 19th, 2006 at 2:56 am
104Personal attacks? How NON-fanboyish. For somone who clams both not to be a fanboy and mature, you sure do sound and type like a 8-year old.
Shaka
September 19th, 2006 at 6:03 am
105mario kart, mario 64,mario basketball,super mario bro’s,pokemon,tetris.
i told all the big games on the n-ds are more of the same, look at PSP it was field comander,syphon filter,loco roco,GTA,Luminies,Untold leyends.
now thats some hot games right there,no childest crap.
Emerald
September 19th, 2006 at 6:10 am
106But, shaka, all the “childish crap” kicks all the games you said’s butts- Bar Loco Roco/GTA. Loco Roco’s fun and original, and GTA’s well… GTA.
I’m afraid that the DS has MANY more good games than the PSP.
Shaka
September 19th, 2006 at 7:04 am
107No it doesnt PSP has more original games for everyone, not some stupid mario games with a bunch of tweaks and pathethic SNES graphics.
Emerald
September 19th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
108Yes, the PSP sells very well- Oh wait, it sells for crap. Why? Because (most) of the games SUCK on it. They’re all(mostly) clones and unoriginal crap. However, I have respect for Loco Roco and GTA. Prehaps Ac!d in there.
If every gamer who bought the PS2 bought the PSP, it’d have tremendious sucess. But they didn’t. Why?
Because the PSP has(mostly) crappy games.
The DS is still dominating every market in the world over the PSP, yes, even America. True, this is a free market, but when one system is crap(this case the PSP), the other DOES tend to sell better.
Shaka
September 20th, 2006 at 12:21 am
109‘ ‘ If every gamer who bought the PS2 bought the PSP, it’d have tremendious sucess. But they didn’t. Why? ‘ ‘
No! actually its well beacuase while the PS2 still keeps very busy his owners you know putting tons of hot games out there every month, some gamers may not have cash to buy a PSP or games beacuase they spend it all on PS2 games.
now this theory goes for nintendo 2, since the game cube has been dead for years well the only thing that can keep the nintendo fanboys busy( kinda they still overun the whole intener forums and blogs) is just the hand held and if they want some new games they dont have any other option but to buy the n-ds.
this can also affect the wii and PS3. while the nintendo fanboys have been bored to hell with the game cube for years now, they are all waiting to buy a wii.
this isnt the case for PS3, PS owners still have tons of hot games coming out on both PSP and PS2, so buying a PS3 is more optional rather then well obligatory like the game cube owners.
Emerald
September 20th, 2006 at 12:21 am
110Because Sony ISN’T making profit on it, and the stores are filled with PSP acsessories because it’s smart to sell acsessories- Even for the losing system. they sold acsessories for the GameCube.
“opinions, opinions, opinions, opinions. Stick to facts please.”
If I were to reject every one of your points that relyed on opinion, you would have a very small collection of points.
Emerald
September 20th, 2006 at 12:34 am
111“No! actually its well beacuase while the PS2 still keeps very busy his owners you know putting tons of hot games out there every month, some gamers may not have cash to buy a PSP or games beacuase they spend it all on PS2 games.”
THat’s drivil if I heard it. You can’t prove this, or ever provide a basis on this beyond your own opinion. Therefore that comment has no worth whatsoever.
“now this theory goes for nintendo 2, since the game cube has been dead for years well the only thing that can keep the nintendo fanboys busy( kinda they still overun the whole intener forums and blogs) is just the hand held and if they want some new games they dont have any other option but to buy the n-ds.”
See above.
“this can also affect the wii and PS3. while the nintendo fanboys have been bored to hell with the game cube for years now, they are all waiting to buy a wii.”
Above, but I have my OWN opinion: The GameCube has kept them busy with awesome exclusives.
“this isnt the case for PS3, PS owners still have tons of hot games coming out on both PSP and PS2, so buying a PS3 is more optional rather then well obligatory like the game cube owners. ”
Above, but I have my own opinion. “Hot” games on PSP?Crap if I ever heard it. The PSP has two good games. That’s why it sells so bad in every region.
Shaka, that was(In my opinion) a crap excuse for why the PSP sells so very crappy.
Shaka
September 20th, 2006 at 1:31 am
112the PSP dont sell crappy its the fastest selling PlayStation product to date. and it destroys the n-ds in both Europe and USA in sales, the n-ds only has the lead in Japan.PSP already represents more then 45% of the hand held market, a market that was 100% nintendo a year ago.
the PSP will destroy the n-ds in no time even when the internet is againts Sony and in favor of nintendo, it will happend. beacuase well PSP has fat better more original games.
Emerald
September 20th, 2006 at 1:35 am
113“the PSP dont sell crappy its the fastest selling PlayStation product to date.”
Wrong, that’s the PS2,
“and it destroys the n-ds in both Europe and USA in sales, the n-ds only has the lead in Japan”
Wrong again shaka, Where do you get your facts, “Hopelessfiction.com?”
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“PSP already represents more then 45% of the hand held market, a market that was 100% nintendo a year ago.”
Those figures are made up. It’s less than %10, shaka.
“the PSP will destroy the n-ds in no time even when the internet is againts Sony and in favor of nintendo, it will happend. beacuase well PSP has fat better more original games. ”
The only original games are Loco Roco and MGS Ac!d. The rest are ports and clones.
Sales have been DECREASING for the PSP, and developers are abandoning it. Not a good picture.
Shaka
September 20th, 2006 at 2:01 am
114No the n-ds sells good beacuase well the same reason the ipod sells good they put out a new hand held each year and there million of nintendo fanboys go buy that crap.
2003-gba sp.
2004-n-ds.
2005-gba micro
2006-n-dslite.
2007- ????
this is the reason n-ds has some numbers in his favor nitendo knows it has millions of fanboys out there, remneber this is the sam company that has the balls to say im milking you for money out of the wii and the fanboys dont care as long as they give their money to nintendo.
Emerald
September 20th, 2006 at 2:06 am
115The N-DS sells well because it has good GAMES. Besides, Sony’s doing that too with the Silver PS2, Ps2 Slim, and White PSP.
“this is the reason n-ds has some numbers in his favor nitendo knows it has millions of fanboys out there, remneber this is the sam company that has the balls to say im milking you for money out of the wii and the fanboys dont care as long as they give their money to nintendo. ”
Nintendo never said that, but Ken Kutaragi said that “5 million gamers will buy the PS3 even if it has no games”. Funny, the PS3 only has 400,000 unit available at launch.
Emerald
September 21st, 2006 at 12:41 am
116“I hope you realise he was making a theorethical statement.
Then again, I’m talking to a ninny fanboy. ”
heoretical
A adjective
1 theoretical, theoretic
concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
2 theoretical
concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; “theoretical physics”
3 abstract, theoretical
based on specialized theory; “a theoretical analysis”
That wasn’t a theory or hypothisis. Way to know what theoretical means.
Then again, I am talking to a Sony Fanboy, can’t expect him to understand words with more than 7 letters.
Emerald
September 21st, 2006 at 1:01 am
117“Rofl, you did a very dumb thing here. You just pasted the dictionary and got all 3 versions of it:P So I must conclude you want me to pick out the right one being applied here for this easy word? Thus assuming you have no clue which of the 3 it was?”
No, I was posting it to show that it fits none of the definition.
“Since I wasn’t utilising the word ‘theory’ in a scientific sense, but as in everyday language. The thing you speak,l.”
That you used it in everyday language doesn’t change the fact that you used it wrongly.
” because it isn’t very hard to notice that your way of the word, isn’t very impressive as well.”
I never used the word.
“Just how much of a simpleton are you?”
Not as much one as you.
” And stop copy pasting all your info. We got eyes, we can read, we got a memory longer than 5 secs, we do not need your posts being A4 size and consisting 50% of other peoples reactions, thank you.”
No thanks, as my posts can refer to others which mine is not directly benieth.
Shaka
September 21st, 2006 at 3:37 am
118‘ ‘ The N-DS sells well because it has good GAMES. Besides, Sony’s doing that too with the Silver PS2, Ps2 Slim, and White PSP. ‘ ‘
No it doesnt check the IGN section of PSP games vs. n-ds see which has the best reviews the PSP wins by far. n-ds games are for kids !!!
can someone name a single n-ds rated M that has sell some good units? no wait its hard enough to find a rated M game on the n-ds.
‘ ‘ Nintendo never said that, but Ken Kutaragi said that “5 million gamers will buy the PS3 even if it has no games
Emerald
September 21st, 2006 at 3:47 am
119“No it doesnt check the IGN section of PSP games vs. n-ds see which has the best reviews the PSP wins by far. n-ds games are for kids !!!”
Uh, I did. The DS section has MANY more good reviews than the PSP.
“can someone name a single n-ds rated M that has sell some good units? no wait its hard enough to find a rated M game on the n-ds.”
Wow, what a peice of crap. ESRB rating=/= a good game. Oops, crapped on that poor excusue for logic.
“That is beacuase the PS3 will play Full 1080p Blu-Ray movies out of the box, so alot of people are going to buy a PS3 to watch high def. movies.”
Because SO MANY PEOPLE wantthe PS3 as a video player, not a gaming machine. *Bursts into laughter*
“and well the PS3 is one hell of a deal a that price, this isnt something like here we sell you s system worth 50$ just beacuase it play games with a gimmick.”
Unless the system is worth $170+$60+$50 with leagues of better games than the PS3.
Aeron
October 19th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
120Emerald, I’m with you. Once again Sony fans have proved them self as dumb and non innovative as thier company. I guess its like father, like son; or should I say like company, like consumer.
As for M rated games yes youre right Shaka, only Resident Evil: Deadly Silence has been rated M. BUT SO WHAT?. If M games were the best thing on handhleds, then why is the DS ripping the PSP to peices?.
And don’t say its because it was released earlier or the price, The PSP had a huge advertising campaign while the DS had basically one for the DS, DS lite and one for Nintendogs.
I’ve seen over 20 dissapointed PSP owners and only one dissapointed DS owner.
Slipknot_Rules
October 20th, 2006 at 8:47 am
121I think That both psp and DS are good.I only own DS but have played on a PSP and thought it was pretty good.Now there are people out there who say that PSP has really good graphics and i agree but then graphics arnt everything are they? Any way the DS is Much stronger and and has a cool flip design. The PSP has a great big screen and has good multimedia features. The screen is a decent size for watching movies so thats good. They both have reasonably good games. THe PSP has more violent games like GTA than the DS but the DS has more fun and addictive games like Mario Kart, Metroid and many more. The DS has got an MP3 attachment witch plays music,Plays videos,View pictures and read ebooks which i dont know what is.The reason Nintendo Didnt make a built in Multimedia player is because they wanted to sell the DS on it own so it would save the buyer money and also just in case they already had an MP3 player or Ipod video. Nintendo sell things seperatly so really its your choice if you want it or not witch i think is really smart. I Live in new Zealand and the PSP cost alot more than the DS. Here are the prices when they came out.
DS=$250
PSP$420
The present prices
DS=$177
DS= With 2 games $210
PSP=$300 buy it self no bundle
PSP=$380 with bundle
There is also DS LIte
DS Lite=$268
Now big price gap between the DS, DS Lite and PSP.
So i think thats a pretty good write up. If any one disagrees then tell me.
Any way i conclude that they are both good but i rather have DS Just because of what it has.
Just about forgot teh DS Has one awsome thing and that is the touchscreen. IT is so awsome. The touchscreen Revolutionises the gaming world.
Also if i havent already said the DS is Much Stronger than PSP and when ever i play PSP for a long period of time my hands start to hurt. Not jsut my hands but also my friends but when i play the DS they dont hurt at all.
SO thats it i could say alot more but ill do that later. Its your choice on what you want but take into consideration of what ive said
Slipknot_Rules
October 20th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
122Are you calling me an idiot Boom cause i think i know my facts ok.
C'pn Noobz
October 22nd, 2006 at 7:05 pm
123I’m thinking of gettin rid of my PSP now that DS lite and the web browser are out. I had a DS before and got rid of it. Worst mistake I ever made. Then I downloaded a bunch of homebrew for my psp… Whilst it was updating to 2.8. Second worst mistake I made. Since I didn’t have homebrew anymore, use of my psp was dominated by the browser. And all the people who say the Psp’s graphs are way better, who gives a damn. Would you rather be dominating planets and owning people online on MPH or lookin at a shiny car? I rest my case. PSP users, It’s time to abandon ship; into the speedboat that is DS lite.