31st August 2006, 2:57 PM
Quote:But it doesn't seem to be convincing game companies to release games for the hardcore on the DS. The "games to buy" list is dominated by Nintendo's own titles, like all of Nintendo's systems since the N64, despite its success, while more of the third party games aimed at the core gamer market seem to end up on PSP. Selling Mario to someone who doesn't play many games isn't as big of a stretch as selling other games would be... same with FF. Or Dragon Quest. Is the DS's success actually selling it to the hardcore gamer market, beyond longtime Nintendo fans? I'm not so sure... maybe FFIII will help there though. We'll see.
Contact, Children of Mana, FFIII, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles DS, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2, Harvest Moon DS, Rune Factory, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Lost in Blue 2, Tales of the Tempest, Steel Horizon, Touch Detective, Micro Machines V4, Xenosaga I&II, and ASH. That's what I came up with on a quick overview of an upcoming games list. The third party games are coming, most of them just aren't here yet.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.