NOA on PSP: We're Scared
Yeah, so the guys at Nintendo put up a happy face when staring down the barrel of Hot Sexy Portable Computing. And I can't blame them, really. But in the end, Nintendo knows that they simply don't have the hardcore, the addicts, the fanboys in their court any longer.
It has been a gradual process, one that can be traced back to the Genesis. It was Sega who drew the line in the sand, and then Sony came into the picture and just pissed in the sandbox.
I akin the situation to cars: Nintendo is a sedan. Sony is a big beautiful pair of tits. You see where I'm going with this?
The console market is now Sony's playground and Nintendo is trying desperately to hold on to the only thing they have true dominance over: The handheld market.
The Gameboy was such a monster hit that Turbographix tried their hand at it while Sega too tried to compete with the Game Gear, that battery-eating beast which few could afford the juice to continue using.
The puke green background combined with the dark brown pixels were just no match for the other players. The games were simple, but fun. If you've never been caught in the spell of Tetris for hours at a time on that little screen, you simply don't know what you're missing.
Well, sure ya do. Eye strain, loss of a social life, but hey, who's counting.
The fact that Nintendo is coming out with its new handheld system first is no reason to discount the wonder and beauty that surrounds Sony's own machine. And quite simply, with the developers that are all in bed with Sony, I don't see how they could. When faced with Mario vs. Need for Speed, [Random EA Sports Game], or Tony Hawk, that's a tough decision. Metroid simply doesn't carry the weight that a Mario or Zelda game can haul, so it's hard to talk about Samus holding a candle in any of those matchups in regards to what is commonly referred to as popular nowadays.
The simple fact is that the PSP is set to explode on the scene much like the original Playstation did. It's new Sony territory but the technology is better. It might not have the same caliber of games debuting with it (this is subjective), but the sexiness survives. The screen may burn batteries quicker, but that's what charging units and AC Adapters were created for. Even the Nintendo DS and SP have finally bowed down to this level of thinking in terms of how to use and better manage battery life and maintenance.
While Nintendo are still caught in their cartridge world, something that they hold on to with a fieceness that can simply sting the average gamer, Sony embraces new technology like a fat man and chocolate cake.
And let me tell you, that is some sexy cake.
It has been a gradual process, one that can be traced back to the Genesis. It was Sega who drew the line in the sand, and then Sony came into the picture and just pissed in the sandbox.
I akin the situation to cars: Nintendo is a sedan. Sony is a big beautiful pair of tits. You see where I'm going with this?
The console market is now Sony's playground and Nintendo is trying desperately to hold on to the only thing they have true dominance over: The handheld market.
The Gameboy was such a monster hit that Turbographix tried their hand at it while Sega too tried to compete with the Game Gear, that battery-eating beast which few could afford the juice to continue using.
The puke green background combined with the dark brown pixels were just no match for the other players. The games were simple, but fun. If you've never been caught in the spell of Tetris for hours at a time on that little screen, you simply don't know what you're missing.
Well, sure ya do. Eye strain, loss of a social life, but hey, who's counting.
The fact that Nintendo is coming out with its new handheld system first is no reason to discount the wonder and beauty that surrounds Sony's own machine. And quite simply, with the developers that are all in bed with Sony, I don't see how they could. When faced with Mario vs. Need for Speed, [Random EA Sports Game], or Tony Hawk, that's a tough decision. Metroid simply doesn't carry the weight that a Mario or Zelda game can haul, so it's hard to talk about Samus holding a candle in any of those matchups in regards to what is commonly referred to as popular nowadays.
The simple fact is that the PSP is set to explode on the scene much like the original Playstation did. It's new Sony territory but the technology is better. It might not have the same caliber of games debuting with it (this is subjective), but the sexiness survives. The screen may burn batteries quicker, but that's what charging units and AC Adapters were created for. Even the Nintendo DS and SP have finally bowed down to this level of thinking in terms of how to use and better manage battery life and maintenance.
While Nintendo are still caught in their cartridge world, something that they hold on to with a fieceness that can simply sting the average gamer, Sony embraces new technology like a fat man and chocolate cake.
And let me tell you, that is some sexy cake.
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