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Absolutely not...

So my example which was a comparison of two consoles from the two same video game makers we're talking about is not closer to the GBA vs. PSP situation than your example, which was comparing the PS2 to the Dreamcast, a system that never had a chance to survive at all?

Yup, you got me there! :roll2:

True, but they're easy to get.

But more expensive.

Nintendo also targets older gamers some (all the SNES ports, strategy and RPG games...)... just not mainstream older gamers like Sony will. And that works very well for them... better than the 'aim younger' strategy does for main consoles, so clearly there is more of a market for this stuff in younger agegroups...

That's completely false. Even Nintendo admits that they target the Gameboy towards kids. That's also why there isn't a single M-rated title available for any of the Gameboys (or there might be one M-rated game). The PSX became super-popular because Sony got people who would never touch a video game into gaming. They targeted non-gamers and adults, which is why they're #1 right now. They will try to do the same thing with the PSP, and much like the console industry before the PSX arrived, the handheld gaming industry is dominated by Nintendo and targeted mainly towards kids.

I'd also like to note that the reason why the GBA SP looks less like a "toy" and their ads are more mature is because Nintendo is trying to get more adults into handheld gaming.

You think they'll lap this thing up and make it a big hit? Huh... I see no reason to think that. Game consoles just can't be directly compared to PDAs and cellphones!

It's not just PDAs and cellphones, doofus, it's all portable electronics. Portable electronics are even more popular than home-only ones in many cases, and you have nothing but blind, stupid anti-logic to support your claim that adults and casual gamers wouldn't like to play their videogames on the go. You make no sense whatsoever.

Nintendo shouldn't include any of that stuff. Well, wireless multiplayer like some handhelds have would be great, but it doesn't need any of that other stuff...

And remember, there are TV and MP3 (third party, but still...) add-ons for the GBA...

Yes, and they're ridiculously expensive. I'd prefer if Nintendo kept the next Gameboy a gaming-only machine, but if they do want to compete with the PSP then they'll have to offer everything that the PSP does. One of the reasons why the GC suffered was because it couldn't play DVDs like the PS2 and X-Box could.