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It offers something you don't want elsewhere. The only thing the touchscreen does well is imitate a mouse for strategy games, and I don't see Blizzard salivating to get the goods one on the DS.Originally Posted by sethsez
More than a sex machine
One of the reasons I hope the DS succeeds is because it at least offers something I can't easily get elsewhere. If I want the console experience, I have three consoles that do it better.
It offers something you don't want elsewhere. The only thing the touchscreen does well is imitate a mouse for strategy games, and I don't see Blizzard salivating to get the goods one on the DS.
More than a sex machine
I know this comes as a shock, but your tastes don't dictate everyone else's.
While unfortunate, I realize this. Are you honestly saying that the touch screen is useful then?
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Nothing has changed with DS v. PSP. The better gaming experience, in the minds of the wide-ranging handheld market, is with the DS. None of us may play Nintendogs, but the DS lineup is exactly what the mainstream gamers want. It would be a different story if the PSP wasn't so damn expensive, but it is and I don't see that changing any time soon.
No gnus is good gnus.
They want N64 looking Madden and no GTA? I think not. Your idea of a mainstream gamer and mine must differ.
Why So Serious?
D'oh! That's what I get for trying to ride someone else's thunder, huh?
Don't get me wrong. I like the concept of the DS. It's just that there really isn't anything that really shows what the touchscreen was put there for. The games are fine, but they have yet to really show why a touch screen or dual screens were needed.
For the PSP, though, I don't like the concept. Here's a system that is supposed to offer the home experience on the go, yet they cripple the system by only having one analog nub. What's the point? Then, they followup with more UMD movies than games, and these movies are at a higher cost than the DVD release even while containing less in terms of special features.
Sorry, mate. It is totally not what the mainstreamers want. Mainstream want games like GTA, Madden, Metal Gear, 50 Cent, NBA Live, and Midnight Club.
DS is trying to get non-gamers, gaming. They want to expand the market and in turn hope that these "new" gamers turn to the Revolution if they are satisfied with the DS library.
Last edited by Spike; 25 Feb 2006 at 09:22 PM.
Sausage-in-training
I disagree. Kirby CC, Yoshi TnG and Meteos are three random examples which show the touch screen is a good idea and can even reinvigorate old genres (platform, arcade scoring games and puzzlers). And no, I don't think playing Kirby, Meteos or especially Yoshi with a mouse would be anywhere near as comfy let alone as precise as the stylus.
Last edited by 1CCOSA; 25 Feb 2006 at 09:45 PM.
Wait, Kirby reinvigorated the platform genre? That game is the one DS purchase I regret. Thankfully I didn't buy Yoshi TNG.
Sausage-in-training
Well IMHO it definitely reinvigorated the Kirby series itself which is no small feat. I didn't even buy Kirby Mirror for the GBA, I was kinda bored with the series before Cursed Canvas. And Yoshi TnG is a fun game, short but it still has a lot of replay value. I just love how open ended the levels are.
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