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MFD:
Yes. Nintendo is going down the crapper. Absolutely. I mean, it has no third party support. None at all. Games like Prince of Persia, by Ubisoft, or Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, by Konami, do not exist on the Nintendo Gamecube. Third parties do not make games for the Gameboy Advance. Any that you see are just figments of your imagination.
Oh, man. I just exceeded my sarcasm limit for today.
I wonder why I never hear people arguing that Sony's video game department is going to kersplode. I mean, Sony has little to no first/second party support.
Anyways, I say buy the DS. Three games to bide time until more come out: Super Mario64DS (now free with the system!), WarioWare: Touched, and Kirby Canvas Curse.
Inanimate Object:
--- Quote from: salada ---thanks for the tips everyone.
on conducting some further research (i.e. bugging nerdy friends about it), i have come up with the following:
- PSPs aren't actually out in australia yet. i swear japan had them about a year ago, dammit. currently only available here from importers for AUD$350-400(!!!)
- one of my friends thinks nintendo is going to go down the gurgler soom, due to lack of support from many 3rd party developers. this claim is rebutted by other nerdy friend who says nintendo are quite well off financially, and their games always sell a jillion copies anyway, so it won't be a problem.
- battery life in the PSP is apparently only 2-3 hours per charge atm. also, they take their own non-proprietary format for optical media, so i can't burn movies/music onto little 8cm DVDs. the other option. memorystick duos, are apparently quite expensive atm.
- there will most likely be a GTA for PSP (this makes it a very tempting option...).
leaning towards the DS at the moment - cheaper, graphics are still ok (never really been a graphics fiend anyway, not really a serious gamer), don't really want to watch movies on a tiny screen (powerbook's a much better option), and it's actually available to buy here, now. (i just hope developers use the stylus control in intelligent ways / at all - i have this fear that they won't though).
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I'm not sure when PSP comes out in Australia, but it's worth the wait.
Battery life is a lot more than 2-3 hours. It's listed as 3-5 on movies and 4-6 on games. I've never dropped below 2 bars on the meter (2/3 charge) and I've played for a couple hours straight before. It also charges pretty fast. About 2 hours for a full charge. You gotta ask yourself the question "When am I going to be away from my adapter for 4 hours. You can play while charging too, so that's not a concern.
Also, UMDs can't be burned, but you can play MP4 files from a memory stick. A feature lenth movie will encode anywhere from 200-300 megabytes, so a 512 stick is fine. You can find on around for $50-$60. Note that NDS doesn't play audio or video at all.
GTA is announced for PSP. It's called "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories". Check around the major gaming sites to see info about it. I think there are some screen shots released too.
Sorry if I sound a little enthusiastic, but I really like my PSP. Be sure to check out www.psptown.com for more info. </shameless plug>
Symp:
--- Quote from: Inanimate Object ---Note that NDS doesn't play audio or video at all.
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Absolute BS
1. You can buy some cartoons in cart format for the gba, which will also play on the DS
2. http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=6&products_id=6239&
Also the DS can play the entire gba library, so that should factor in to a buying decision, especially if you dont already have a gba
Ozymandias:
--- Quote from: MFD ---Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, by Konami,
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Not to hate or anything(I love the N) but, Twin Snakes was made by Silicon Knights, who was a Nintendo second-party at the time(they've since moved on)
Inanimate Object:
--- Quote from: Symp ---
--- Quote from: Inanimate Object ---Note that NDS doesn't play audio or video at all.
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Absolute BS
1. You can buy some cartoons in cart format for the gba, which will also play on the DS
2. http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=6&products_id=6239&
Also the DS can play the entire gba library, so that should factor in to a buying decision, especially if you dont already have a gba
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1. I forgot about the cartoons they have for GBA, but those are mostly Cartoon Network kids stuff. Great if that's your thing, but otherwise pretty unappealing.
2. The Play-Yan is not available in the USA yet. You have to import it. It's quite expensive to do so, and all the software is in Japanese. You also have to buy an SD card before you can do anything. PSP comes with everything you need (except a USB cable) out of the box.
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