No Chance, Go Home Kenny
DS VERSES PSP PART 4

I guess the title isn't very appropriate, seeing as the DS is selling about 4 times as much as the PSP in Japan. It even tops the Xbox, PS2, PSP and other nintendo sales PUT TOGETHER. So Ken doesn't have much of a home to go to... oh well, you deserve it.



Currently in Australia, there are three Nintendo handhelds selling. The GBA, GBASP, and NDS. The GB Micro will be release in November for $149, so that'll be 4 consoles that can play GBA games. Four consoles selling at the same time. 4 verses 1 (the PSP). Seems like overkill, doesn't it? Well kind of, but each has its own advantage over the others.

GBA: Price, and comfortable grip. I often find the original GBA easier to hold than the SP, it's design gives an easy view of the screen while being played, and you can pick one up for around 50 bucks nowadays.

GB Micro: Portability. The Micro weighs 2/3rds as much as an iPod mini, and is around the same size as one. It has a sleek, portable design, with fully customisable faceplates, and thje clearest and brightest screen Nintendo ever built into a handheld.

NDS: Innovation. Not only being able to play GBA games, the DS can also of course play its own SD card sized cartridges. The console allows for innovative applications such as Wi-Fi and wireless LAN, movies and music, free VOIP, TV tuning, Linux to use as a PDA, and even a GPS system (being developed).

GBASP: An all-rounder. Quite portable, not that much larger than a Micro with its screen closed. Relatively cheap, only around $80 off EB. And also innovative, though not as much as the DS. The GBA Movie Player allows for movies, music, photo viewing and fc games to be run on the SP. It is no wonder that 78 MILLION units have been sold in 2004, just a hair short of PS2 sales.