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Originally Posted by Arnold K. (Admin)
Nope. I owned one for a few months and didn't like it one bit. Nitendo should've concentrated on making a unit less gimmicky, with better hardware. The DS' most important games all could've been done without a second screen and on more current hardware.
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As much as I agree with this statement now that I have played other consoles, when I got my DS (about 1.5yrs ago for Christmas from Dillon and it was my first ever console), I didn't care that it had less functionality than the PSP or didn't do much other than play games. I got mine specifically to play the games they were advertising, just like many other people I know (I'm embarassed to admit I HAD to have a pink DS and a Chihuahua Nintendog
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Even my mum went and bought herself one (I NEVER thought it'd happen) just so she could play Su Doku in her work breaks - but even though you can get Su Doku on the PSP, she'd have never considered buying one and it is because she isn't very technical and gets on with the DS's lack of buttons and the fact you 'write' the answers in. In part, the DS/Wii seems to be appealing to a different type of gamer than the PSP/PS2/PS3 does.
Whilst I can see that the touch screen is pointless on some games - and I get fed up of getting the stylus out just to do a few pokes and then put it back to carry on with the game - it does lend itself to others very well (I think Trauma Centre has been mentioned).
The only game I can think of which truly lent itself (in my opinion) to the dual screen is Sonic Rush, where the game was spread over both screens (you needed the stylus for the bonus rounds). I bought myself a Wii because I really wanted to play the new Sonic game they were releasing and wasn't that fussed about what else the Wii could/couldn't do (though the motion sensitive Wiimote was a bit of a factor). Once again, I've heard or spoken to many people who have or are going to get a Wii just so they can play the likes of Wii Play or Wii Sports and, like me, I don't think they're too fussed about the technical spec. or ability of the console or if it's reaching it's full potential, just so long as the games do what they say they are going to do.
Ps...hope that made sense!?
