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Originally Posted by Echodork
Nintendo's only "success" is in the handheld market, and only because they still have no competition (the N-Gage? Please.) And next year, Sony is going to dominate THAT market too with the release of the PSP, which is going to crush the silly, gimmicky Nintendo DS into yesteryear. Oh, you have two screens? That's cute... we have Grand Theft Auto and mp3 support. Game, set, match?
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was going to leave this one alone until this paragraph. I don't believe the Sony PSP is going to crush Nintendo's handheld market. I actually believe Sony will have to fight every step of the way. People just don't really want what the PSP has to offer. Too many other devices do what they claim to be able to do and they have better screen sizes and battery life.
however, I dont believe the DS will be a huge success either. To me the GBA SP is an absolute pinnacle of a brilliant evolution so far. The games on there are very entertaining, but the DS will have access to all of these games as well (if my knowledge of it is correct). Sony will be starting with a base of 0 games, whereas the DS will start with a huge arsenal of games that people wish to play.
when comparing the DS and the PSP I just think the PSP is too much of a gimmick to try and grab a small slice of the market, not an actual attempt at a decent handheld device. Many other companies have tried to grab some of nintendo's handheld market (with decidedly better hardware and even some great games), but nintendo's hold is a bit too firm.. I don't think even Sony can shake that. When Playstation entered the console market they were competing against the N64, and we can all pretty much say that many of the games on that system weren't all that great.
the gba is a whole different beast.