3rd April 2005, 9:44 AM
It's all about the brand-name that's popular. Before, it was Nintendo, now it's Sony. The PSP is a beautiful machine but not without it's flaws. First and foremost is it's ridiculous $300 price tag, and that's without a game. Second, battery life is pathetically low (at least compared to the DS). There's also that well-publicized square button thing. That having been said, it's still the popular system, and lots of casual and hardcore gamers will jump on it because it's the in-thing.
Nintendo may have dominated the the handheld market since there WAS a handheld market, but then they haven't had much in the way of serious competion (there have been some, but they're all dead now), and they also never had a competing handheld from the current <i>console</i> leader, because up until two gens ago, that was them.
My love for Nintendo is strong and I hope the DS does well...but the big N has a big mountain ahead of them to climb.
Nintendo may have dominated the the handheld market since there WAS a handheld market, but then they haven't had much in the way of serious competion (there have been some, but they're all dead now), and they also never had a competing handheld from the current <i>console</i> leader, because up until two gens ago, that was them.
My love for Nintendo is strong and I hope the DS does well...but the big N has a big mountain ahead of them to climb.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.