DS.. coming through for the gamer in YOU!

I took a quick glance at IGN this morning and noticed that new DS games are just racking up the accolades. Mario Kart DS scored a 9.5 and "best Mario Kart ever" which says a lot.

Sonic Rush (which I thought would be a poor spin-off) ended up with a 9.0 and they called it "possibly the best Sonic game yet" which is also saying a lot.

Nevermind Castlevania:DoS (probably the best 2D CV since SOTN) with its solid showing in October, Viewtiful Joe, and the upcoming M&L:SS2 and Animal Crossing DS which should rock if they\'re anything like their predecessors.

This is only a hint of what\'s coming in the next few months.

PSP had really better watch out. I haven\'t bought a game since Hot Shots Golf, and frankly there probably hasn\'t been a big one besides GTA:LCS since then..

[Living-In-Clip]

I own neither one of them, but I am actually inclined to buy a Nintendo DS, if nothing else for Castlevania and the first party titles.

[Jumpman]

Online Mario Kart is pretty damn tempting...

[Evi]

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I own neither one of them, but I am actually inclined to buy a Nintendo DS, if nothing else for Castlevania and the first party titles.

I\'d buy it simply for the Castlevania game. I\'ve heard nothing but great things about it. I still play Symphony of the Night. Good times.

There\'s a rumour going around that they\'re going to release a less homosexual DS casing. I\'ll be waiting for that before I jump into the wagon.

It\'s also backwards compatible with GBA, so you can play Mother 3 when it comes out.

Always good.

Hmm..in Europe i see PSP outselling DS bigtime.

[Living-In-Clip]

Euro\'s = Dumb.



No seriously, I can see why people would buy the PSP, it has a ton of gadgets, but as a longterm contender I don\'t think as of right now, it has any ground. A high price tag and lack of games has all but killed the Sony PSP.

Europe = Great

xcept The French, maybe.. lol

Hey their is nothing wrong with French.I know some French people

I think DS is also doing better because its greatly cheaper to develop games for than the PSP

That, and the touch-screen has really shown its worth this year.

It\'s shown a range that extends beyond gimmickry.

Well some games  are using it only as a second screen though.Like the Sonic game.If I am not mistaken it uses it only to show whats underneath the upper screen and sometimes sonic is shown on the lower screen with the upper showing whats above.

Bu it really adds a different experience in many other games

Here in South Africa the PSP is outselling the DS as well, but seeing as I have both I\'m not complaining.

The only thing about the PSP that irritates the crap out of me is the low battery life.  I have bought a add-on attachment which features a pair of handles so that your PSP feels like a normal PS2 controller.  My hands are huge and start cramping when playing PSP... inside those handles is another battery packs which extends the gaming for another 3 hours.

Anyway, the best solution is to get both.

I say get the PS3+PSP and Revolution+DS.  That would be the perfect situation.  Not to fazed about the Xbox 360 as we have to import it here, not distributed locally anywhere in Africa.... another reason why I now hate Microsoft.

I bet after holiday sales soar Nintendo will sell a generation 2 DS that looks cooler & has better features in Feb/March.

Maybe sooner. They\'ve been working on a redesign since the system launched.

-Dan