U.S. - PSP outsold the DS by 1.2 mil in 2005

Japanese people like wierd stuff, like having a camera in the toilet bowl (ask cheapy if his apt got one of these), Lolita complex of its society, Female external genitalia obsession (watch thos Japan AV, these guys love that "thang" and spend 66.6% of the whole pron playing with that "thang), Mayo and shrimp pizza, French cuisine, turtle curry, and NDS.
 
Well I'm glad the DS is doing so well over seas. I can see how it would be easy for a developer to come out with a Port on the PSP but have to put some real work into creating a new game for the DS. With so many DS consoles sold, we are sure to see a flood of games down the line just like the GBA. But I'm also sure there will be an eventual flood of PSP games just like there are like a million PS2 games.

I do have a feeling that the DS will sell more in 06, due to the lack of price drops from sony.
 
Everyone seems to neglect to mention that the PSP is the only system that encourages importing. Since it's region free, we've been free to check out what the Japanese are keeping for themselves. Most of the time, it's crap that's made specifically for the Japanese audience. Sometimes, it's a hidden gem or a game that won't come stateside for a year. Guilty Gear is a prime example of this. Hopefully, the PS3 will follow this model and give us a killer platform with enough games to whet everyone's appetite. Yes, the PSP has an image. I thought, as real gamers, that we would all see through the propaganda and marketing strategies to see both systems as the pinnacle of handheld gaming. Oh, and don't forget about homebrew. You'll see that real gamers are enjoying much more than what is "commercially available". If the guy sitting next to you is playing to Madden while he wears a hoodie and Tims, then feel free to call him a G-unit thug and laugh in his face. Just don't expect me to feel sorry for you when you're hauled to the emergency room.
 
I hate to break it to you, but AFAIK no handheld system has been region locked, and I know for a fact no Nintendo handheld has been.

Edit: Oh, and the PSP *does* region lock its movies.
 
[quote name='depascal22'] You'll see that real gamers are enjoying much more than what is "commercially available". .[/QUOTE]

I must be one fake gamer then, since I didn't buy a $250 dollar system to play NES games, and I am very much enjoying GTA: Liberty City Stories and X-Men Legends 2.

And the PSP is the only system that's region free? I'm not quite sure to explain how Jump Superstars is running on my DS right now... it must be magic. Or the devil.
 
[quote name='rodeojones903']I really like my DS, but go to ebgames.com and take a look at all the games coming out for both systems. Seems to me that the PSP has more to offer in upcoming games.

PSP coming soon games
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=comingsoon&web_dept=PSP

DS coming soon games (16 total and the only good looking games are first party and hopefully monkey ball)
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categori...asp?wherefrom=comingsoon&web_dept=Nintendo+DS[/QUOTE]

I have to disagree with you there. Looking at my current collection for the two handhelds, I have 3 PSP games and 14 DS games. So, currently, I'd say the DS has an advantage over the PSP. However, your argument of the future is shaky at best, mostly due to your source.

First, the DS list is incomplete, and most of the good games for this year probably won't be announced until E3. One game that I'll probably get that wasn't on that list, for example, is Brain Training. Aside from that, from the EB list, I'll give you that there isn't much. The only game I'd consider buying from those offerings is Princess Peach.

The PSP on the other hand has a lot of games...but which ones are really worth owning? Specifically, which ones are worth owning over their better console brethren? The only two PSP games which have been announced and have details listed at IGN/Gamespot that I would consider buying are Exit and Loco Roco. That's it. And Loco Roco isn't even listed by EB.

Also, the EB listings are kind of lopsided. They list Crisis Core: FF7, which has no dates, no screens, no nothing. Yet, they lack the new DS Mario Bros. game which, while it has no solid release yet, is expected to ship around E3 and has been shown in playable form before. If you're going to make a comparison by release lists, go to IGN and look at everything offered.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I must be one fake gamer then, since I didn't buy a $250 dollar system to play NES games, and I am very much enjoying GTA: Liberty City Stories and X-Men Legends 2.

And the PSP is the only system that's region free? I'm not quite sure to explain how Jump Superstars is running on my DS right now... it must be magic. Or the devil.[/QUOTE]


If the DS is region free, I stand corrected. Sorry to imply you're not a real gamer. You don't have to patronize me. If you don't want to play NES/SNES/Genesis/GB games on your PSP, don't. No one has a gun to your head, telling you to drag these files onto your memory stick.

Does anyone read what I'm posting or are all of you just zooming in on the one thing that's not 100% accurate and blasting me on it? This whole debate is turning into Coke vs Pepsi. No one's going to win, but it's all about what I have and if you don't have it, then you're an asshole I can't relate to because you just don't know how cool Kirby for the DS is.

I wasn't seeing many people supporting the PSP, so I threw my hat in the ring. I have a PSP and I love all it has to offer, BUT I'm still looking to get a DS in the near future. I have many different tastes and I like to own any platform with quality games to play. I don't give a damn about image or how people perceive me for playing games. I'm already the one of two people at work that regularly play games, so my dork factor couldn't get any higher. The thing is that I'm comfortable in my own skin. While other people are sitting there gossipping, or watching reruns on TV, I'm trying to beat my high score on Lumines.
 
I own them both, and like them both, albeit for different reasons... although I will be quicker to defend the DS over the PSP (in the case of a friend of mine who is a graphics whore and only owns the PSP)

Alot of people were very skeptical of the DS when it came out, but it is a well made system (appreance wise is the only flaw) and like all Nintendo handhelds can take abuse and last for hours on its battery pack, I currently have 14 games on this and see about 5 more out or coming out that I want

Polarium's puzzle mode owned me my entire vacation over christmas last year... until I beat the final puzzle on the trip home

PSP... great looking system, games look great... and movies look good on it too, but damn fingerprints on that glossy surface (since bought a skin)... and heaven forbid I ever drop the thing, the thing scares me...

I am loving this more for the emulation right now (but I need a much bigger card)... gives me the opportunity to play SNES, NES, and Genny games i havent played before and/or are overpriced and hard to find (ie: Earthbound, Streets of Rage 3...etc)
 
I'm not kidding when I say that there are more DS games coming out that I want than any other platform I've ever owned.

Right now, I've got:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (favorite)
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Nanostray
Mario Kart DS
Mario 64 DS
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Kirby's Canvas Curse
Lost in Blue
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land (surprisingly doesn't suck)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Electroplankton
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Meteos
Nintendogs

I've got Sonic Rush on the way to me from a friend and I intend to pick up Mario and Luigi 2 at some point.
I also want to (finally) import Quendan and the Eyeshield 21 game (football)

2006 looks huge for me, also.

Eyeshield 21 (Feb 2nd)
Children of Mana (hoping for localization.. JP release is in march)
FF3 DS (better be 2006.. otherwise there will be death)
Lost Magic
Tao
New Super Mario Brothers
Contact (from killer 7 creator)
Super Princess Peach (Feb, I think)
Age of Empires DS (out or will be soon, I think)
True Swing Golf (out)
Metroid Prime Hunters (must buy, online fps for the win :) )
Mario Basket 3v3
Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers
Bleach DS (online.. out in Japan already)

I'm sure there are a lot of others that I'm forgetting.. but my wallet cries in pain :(
 
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