Carlos
05-18-2004, 06:54 AM
Why Nintendo shouldn't be afraid to compete against
PSP with their new DS.
Nintendo was afraid that they would fail with DS,
making it out to be a "make or break" deal for
Nintendo, kinda like throwing a dice in the casino
tables. Hmm...Maybe, Nintendo DS may succeed after
all, because everyone is clamoring "DS! DS! DS!" Well,
it is my pleasure to say that Nintendo SHOULDN'T have
been scared in the first place...because their
company's symbol always starts with....you guessed it:
Innovation.
Nintendo DS is no different in the realm of
innovation, because it has features that were NEVER
used in any kind of gaming handheld. It does borrow
some ideas from some industries...Yes, I'm saying
Nintendo is taking a page from many industries' books.
But, let me start off with how DS is going to topple
Sony's big, bad Playstation Portable, otherwise known
as PSP.
Now, the first thing you're gonna notice is that the
console looks......strange to the casual user, hell,
to anyone, I mean, at first sight, it may look
different...You ask yourself, "what is it?" you
indulge yourself into digging up information on what
it is....and to your suprise, you find
its....Nintendo's handheld. On second thought, you'd
think "hey, that's Nintendo all right." It shouldn't
suprise you on second thought, because Nintendo has
always been known for innovation.
The touch screen idea is a good addition, it may have
a leverage against PSP, because it allows for more
freedom in programming. If you ask me, more developers
will jump on Nintendo's ship, for this feature, why? I
did mention that DS takes pages from some industries,
eh? Does the touch screen seem familiar to you
Windows, PDA, Palm users? Ahhh.....Now you caught my
drift.
Think about it, some programmers will likely be
intrique by the feature, because some companies will
jump on the bandwagon, on developing for DS, what kind
of software, you ask? Think PDA on your DS. With the
Wi-Fi technology already in DS, who can go wrong with
that idea? Another leverage.
On the topic of Wi-Fi, many of you are clamoring "why
Wi-Fi? Didn't Nintendo say that they won't go Online
Gaming?" Funny you should ask that. Anyone pay close
attention to the PDA industry? Cell Phone industry?
Companies are releasing games for the mobile industry.
And its getting popular nowdays. Its so popular, that
any parent that carries a cell phone may be annoyed by
their children's desire to play mini-games on their
cells.
You see, mobile gaming is getting bigger by the day.
More, and more people are buying cell phones, hey, its
not to say that its all because of the games installed
in them, but you should have gotten my point in
bringing up the mindset that a lot of kids play games
on the cell phones. Hey, look at Nokia, they're not
doing so well with Ngage. Now why is this? Because
Ngage isn't very well known, Nokia is known for cell
phones, not for gaming. And, add to the fact that the
handheld (wait, why am I calling it a handheld, its
not even a freakin' handheld! Its a freakin' cell
phone if anyone cares! Yes, sarcasm can be sensed
here.) Hell, I'll go as far as saying that Ngage is
the ugliest thing we've seen since Virtual Boy!
In any case, Nintendo should be glad they included
this feature, because the developers will jump on this
bandwagon of mobile gaming, oh, no, you haven't seen
the whole picture, though! Those companies that
creates mobile games, may jump on Nintendo's ship.
Why!? Because! Its Nintendo!
Profits can be made in Nintendo's market. It'd be
STUPID for those companies NOT to take advantage of
this feature! Those companies who make mobile games
can make a game or two for DS, and make money off
Nintendo, then in return, bring in more casual gamers
or users. No seriously, Nintendo has a lead here. This
feature may expand the mobile gaming industry, no
wait, revolutionize it.
And, how about that second screen? More gameplay
possibilities. Every company that jumps on Nintendo's
side will be able to freely program a game to their
liking! Yes, on the downside, graphics may be
downgraded. But, we're not crying about graphics, are
we? I mean, we don't need graphics to make a console,
let alone, a handheld! PSP may have AWESOME graphics
on their wide-screen. But, you know what they say
about graphics: "Graphics does not make a game"
I think they downgraded the graphics engine, because
they wanted to make the DS much, much easier to
program for.
Here's the downside, though. PSP will take the lead in
the graphics department, because the only reason why
people are going to buy PSP is because of the
graphics. "WOW! PS2 graphics on a small screen!" Now
you catch my drift? No wonder why Sony stopped taking
2D tiltes into their software library. No wonder. Only
well known companies like Capcom and Sammy will be
able to release 2D titles, but the rest, they reject
them. Nintendo will accept all titles, so this is why
companies are jumping on the bandwagon.
Lets not forget the backward compatibility of the DS
with existing GBA/GBASP, and prior GameBoy games. This
is what helped PS2 take the lead. DS has the lead in
this area, kudos to Nintendo for taking notes.
So, this is how Nintendo plans to have ALL three
handheld co-exist. Well, there goes another word of
wisdom: "Word spreads around faster than you can blink
an eye." What I am simply saying here, is that Word
gets around. Any GBA owner, or GBASP owner will buy
DS, and this is the market Nintendo will profit from.
In addition to the insanely LARGE fanbase of Nintendo
products. GameCube users or prior may buy DS as well.
Speaking of DS' design, doesn't it occur to anyone
that it feels like Nintendo's roots has been reborn?
Look at the design very carefully, look at NES'
controller. Ahhh....Now you just noticed it, eh? This
design may be attractive to the VERY first Nintendo
owners. Gamers like myself, who owns every single
Nintendo console (Virtual Boy isn't included, here)
will be attracted to DS because it retains the old
feel of the original consoles, and lets not forget the
most complained feedback: Two buttons. SNES' six
button layout makes its triumphant return. And, yes,
I'm counting the L, and R buttons. This is why DS will
attract disapointed Nintendo fans. These are the
reasons why Nintendo will retain its glory it once
did.
By Carlos X
PSP with their new DS.
Nintendo was afraid that they would fail with DS,
making it out to be a "make or break" deal for
Nintendo, kinda like throwing a dice in the casino
tables. Hmm...Maybe, Nintendo DS may succeed after
all, because everyone is clamoring "DS! DS! DS!" Well,
it is my pleasure to say that Nintendo SHOULDN'T have
been scared in the first place...because their
company's symbol always starts with....you guessed it:
Innovation.
Nintendo DS is no different in the realm of
innovation, because it has features that were NEVER
used in any kind of gaming handheld. It does borrow
some ideas from some industries...Yes, I'm saying
Nintendo is taking a page from many industries' books.
But, let me start off with how DS is going to topple
Sony's big, bad Playstation Portable, otherwise known
as PSP.
Now, the first thing you're gonna notice is that the
console looks......strange to the casual user, hell,
to anyone, I mean, at first sight, it may look
different...You ask yourself, "what is it?" you
indulge yourself into digging up information on what
it is....and to your suprise, you find
its....Nintendo's handheld. On second thought, you'd
think "hey, that's Nintendo all right." It shouldn't
suprise you on second thought, because Nintendo has
always been known for innovation.
The touch screen idea is a good addition, it may have
a leverage against PSP, because it allows for more
freedom in programming. If you ask me, more developers
will jump on Nintendo's ship, for this feature, why? I
did mention that DS takes pages from some industries,
eh? Does the touch screen seem familiar to you
Windows, PDA, Palm users? Ahhh.....Now you caught my
drift.
Think about it, some programmers will likely be
intrique by the feature, because some companies will
jump on the bandwagon, on developing for DS, what kind
of software, you ask? Think PDA on your DS. With the
Wi-Fi technology already in DS, who can go wrong with
that idea? Another leverage.
On the topic of Wi-Fi, many of you are clamoring "why
Wi-Fi? Didn't Nintendo say that they won't go Online
Gaming?" Funny you should ask that. Anyone pay close
attention to the PDA industry? Cell Phone industry?
Companies are releasing games for the mobile industry.
And its getting popular nowdays. Its so popular, that
any parent that carries a cell phone may be annoyed by
their children's desire to play mini-games on their
cells.
You see, mobile gaming is getting bigger by the day.
More, and more people are buying cell phones, hey, its
not to say that its all because of the games installed
in them, but you should have gotten my point in
bringing up the mindset that a lot of kids play games
on the cell phones. Hey, look at Nokia, they're not
doing so well with Ngage. Now why is this? Because
Ngage isn't very well known, Nokia is known for cell
phones, not for gaming. And, add to the fact that the
handheld (wait, why am I calling it a handheld, its
not even a freakin' handheld! Its a freakin' cell
phone if anyone cares! Yes, sarcasm can be sensed
here.) Hell, I'll go as far as saying that Ngage is
the ugliest thing we've seen since Virtual Boy!
In any case, Nintendo should be glad they included
this feature, because the developers will jump on this
bandwagon of mobile gaming, oh, no, you haven't seen
the whole picture, though! Those companies that
creates mobile games, may jump on Nintendo's ship.
Why!? Because! Its Nintendo!
Profits can be made in Nintendo's market. It'd be
STUPID for those companies NOT to take advantage of
this feature! Those companies who make mobile games
can make a game or two for DS, and make money off
Nintendo, then in return, bring in more casual gamers
or users. No seriously, Nintendo has a lead here. This
feature may expand the mobile gaming industry, no
wait, revolutionize it.
And, how about that second screen? More gameplay
possibilities. Every company that jumps on Nintendo's
side will be able to freely program a game to their
liking! Yes, on the downside, graphics may be
downgraded. But, we're not crying about graphics, are
we? I mean, we don't need graphics to make a console,
let alone, a handheld! PSP may have AWESOME graphics
on their wide-screen. But, you know what they say
about graphics: "Graphics does not make a game"
I think they downgraded the graphics engine, because
they wanted to make the DS much, much easier to
program for.
Here's the downside, though. PSP will take the lead in
the graphics department, because the only reason why
people are going to buy PSP is because of the
graphics. "WOW! PS2 graphics on a small screen!" Now
you catch my drift? No wonder why Sony stopped taking
2D tiltes into their software library. No wonder. Only
well known companies like Capcom and Sammy will be
able to release 2D titles, but the rest, they reject
them. Nintendo will accept all titles, so this is why
companies are jumping on the bandwagon.
Lets not forget the backward compatibility of the DS
with existing GBA/GBASP, and prior GameBoy games. This
is what helped PS2 take the lead. DS has the lead in
this area, kudos to Nintendo for taking notes.
So, this is how Nintendo plans to have ALL three
handheld co-exist. Well, there goes another word of
wisdom: "Word spreads around faster than you can blink
an eye." What I am simply saying here, is that Word
gets around. Any GBA owner, or GBASP owner will buy
DS, and this is the market Nintendo will profit from.
In addition to the insanely LARGE fanbase of Nintendo
products. GameCube users or prior may buy DS as well.
Speaking of DS' design, doesn't it occur to anyone
that it feels like Nintendo's roots has been reborn?
Look at the design very carefully, look at NES'
controller. Ahhh....Now you just noticed it, eh? This
design may be attractive to the VERY first Nintendo
owners. Gamers like myself, who owns every single
Nintendo console (Virtual Boy isn't included, here)
will be attracted to DS because it retains the old
feel of the original consoles, and lets not forget the
most complained feedback: Two buttons. SNES' six
button layout makes its triumphant return. And, yes,
I'm counting the L, and R buttons. This is why DS will
attract disapointed Nintendo fans. These are the
reasons why Nintendo will retain its glory it once
did.
By Carlos X