Sony PSP vs Nintendo DS: my daughter says DS
Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP | By: Daniel
Posted on: September 7, 2007 | 38 Comments
Now this is something I am sure has been discussed a thousand times before, but for me it was just recently that my daughter kept asking for a Nintendo DS, but as we have two Sony PSP’s it seems stupid to go and buy a DS or is it.
I thought it would be interesting to get some gamers feedback about the Nintendo DS and finding out if it is worth owning one of them as well as the Sony PSP.
I brought all 3 main gaming consoles (Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 and Xbox 360) for different reasons, but as I have never used a Nintendo DS I cannot comment on how good it is.
So people should I get a Nintendo DS or just keep with the Sony PSP as a portable gaming system?
If the majority of comments say to buy one then I will do, if not then I will not.
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Are you serious? We have 2 DS’s and one PSP, the only thing the PSP is used for, is to play old nintedo games on it. Mario on the PSP rocks! The DS has so much more to offer in terms of game library, and just unique fun. They 100’s of games, while I have yet to see a decent PSP game that is even somewhat unique.
Buy The DS, make the daughter Happy. (if she ever gets it away from you, better buy 2)
You gotta remember that your daughter is the one that wants a DS and probably has a few games in mind she would also enjoy…not you. The DS (Lite) comes in a variety of colors she can choose (white, black, and the girly pink) and is a nice piece of hardware. the touch screen works perfectly and the system has already a huge variety of games to choose from whereas the psp may be more limited for your daughter. (i say may because i dont know what games your daughter enjoys)
the DS is a great handheld..and i must admit will probably outlive the psp.
I own both a PSP and a DS, i must say that though the DS was a late addition to my collection (purely to see what the hype was all about), i have not really touched the PSP since. Then again, that may be because my time has become more limited for playing games, which makes the DS the ideal handheld.
I do warn though, that your wife may force you to buy another after trying it out, as will your mother in law and aunt, which could turn out to be quite costly in the long term.
I love my PSP!!!
the ds is a very good robust system. It has a large library of fun, quality and interesting games. There really is no surprising why it is out selling the psp. Its a better choice for a handheld system.
You’ll have no memory card issues
It has a longer battery life
More quality games and a wider library
Costs less
Innovation written all over it, i.e. 2 screens, touchscreen, microphone, free wifi service.
Easy, easy choice. Sell your 2 PSP’s and buy a DS Lite. The most valuable feature of the PSP, and I own one, is the dust cover. The DS is fun, fun, fun.
Somehow I’ve amassed about 25 games for it since its release, without even trying. A few of my favorites (all exclusives):
Tetris DS
Elektroplankton
Sprung
Hotel Dusk Room 351
Brain Age
Brain Age 2
Big Brain Academy
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Hunters
Metroid Prime Pinball
Final Fantasy 3 (3D remake)
Lost in Blue
Contact
Feel the Magic
The Rub Rabbits (sequel to above)
Lunar DS
Cooking Mama (your daughter might like this)
Animal Crossing DS
Pac-N-Roll
Starfox Command
Meteos
Not to mention all of the great GBA games you can still play with it, and Zelda: Phantom Hourglass coming soon…
There is only one handheld that matters.
The DS is more likely to have games that your daughter will like than the PSP. I actually got my father to like Brain Age on the DS, and he doesn’t speak English!!! I myself used to be a hardcore gamer (mostly made up of adolescent and early 20’s men), but find that now that I have real responsibilities I gravitate more toward the casual game category. Can’t wait to see what angry responses you get from hardcore gamers, though…
My lil sister has a DS Lite and i have a psp. i guess if your under the age of 12 and your a girl then a Ds is good because all the games are too fruity to be playing in public. I love my psp because i have so much memory on it, the Ds cannot keep up with the psp and it never will.
For 12 and below, DS. For older teen and adult, PSP. And PSP can play Nintendo,Sega, Genesis, N64, PS1 via emulator or homebrew application such as remote control, act as Xbox controller etc which DS cannot play other games except Nintendo. So my guess, PSP is the better buy with all the multimedia capability like browser, video, audit etc. Like I said, if your daughter is young and unknowning yet, it would be ideal you get a DS for her. For yourself…keep the PSP, she will want it when older.
What the baby says?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7a5g_mijHU