tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17238356.post94942801448171693..comments2023-04-23T21:12:50.223-05:00Comments on Chad W Smith's Home online: Nintendo announces 3DS XL - in other news, earth rotation continuesChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483351385702092451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17238356.post-26518371354823877672012-10-24T22:55:42.808-05:002012-10-24T22:55:42.808-05:00Very much like Apple mindset Nintendo is. There...Very much like Apple mindset Nintendo is. There's some references of what you say in the Sega's history in eidolons inn website, a read I recommend.<br /><br />Regarding the psp, they improved the console, had wifi with no ram cart needed, always had the hability to play music, videos, and see pics, card reader, universal plug-&-play sockets, and the price of either games and console just kept coming down, which I appreciated a lot. The Nintendo hardware was always much more expensive than Sonys (DS lite, an inferior system, was always more expensive than the psp here, with meager screens and awful D-pad controls while doing diagonals, they never learned about changing this). Games for the DS were also much more expensive, and I think the bigger screen DS came late, that was a big let down in their strategy. The bigger screen makes a great difference in enjoyng their games. Something that Sony always kept, and it was perfect sized.<br /><br />Then the psp homebrew just took it to another level, custom media player, emulators, some game ports, psx emulation. I had bought some psp games, those which I really liked, but the diversity of what was unlocked in psp by cfw was what really compelled me to make the purchase. And I have no need to buy different psp models just like you stated (same goes with DS bundles and case stickers), but Nintendo thinks we do with their hardware, for profit, of course, and because they had more handhelds than Sony in its history (so they played with backwards compatibility on their newer systems). But still, being the DS and PSP released on the same time, could one play NES64 (they didn't had a 32-bit system, so..) on the DS like the PSP played flawlessly PSX games? I don't think so. And with such a small screen,... terrible experience. Again, I'm comparing both because they were on the same handheld generation.<br /><br />Currently, both consoles are stored and I don't use them that much, I moved to android which has the very same things I grew to enjoy on a system today.<br /><br />And don't forget, you could charge the psp with an mini-usb plug too. I read your thoughts on this regarding tablets! It's a... must have! ^^<br /><br />The Vita, well, it's just too expensive, the games library isn't very attractive and it's too locked and agressively directed to online download & sales for my tastes (like your kindle tablet impressions I recall). But it was a huge jump in terms of hardware quality, much higher than what Nintendo offered with the 3ds (again, on the same generation of Vita, although Vita came out later). I would buy it if I could play ps2 games... God Hand being an example of such games, or in other hand, Shadow of the Colossus ^^. Still, I like to read about what's going on, and mostly on the Chinese industry or independent projects , like the k1 gba team or the newest Ouya. They are always trying new stuff and offering alternatives.<br /><br />Take care!<br />jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17238356.post-73287566544135794152012-10-24T17:56:48.738-05:002012-10-24T17:56:48.738-05:00One thing that sets Nintendo apart from other cons...One thing that sets Nintendo apart from other console makers is that Nintendo never loses money on the console. Everything they sell you, the console, extra controllers, and of course, games, all of that has profit built in for Nintendo directly.<br /><br />Most console makers sell their systems at a loss, knowing (or at least assuming) they will make it up and more by selling games, accessories, and other content. The console is the "loss leader" to get you locked into their environment so they can sell you stuff for years to come.<br /><br />Nintendo sees consoles as yet another profit stream, so they have more of a reason to crank out these incramential updates.<br /><br />To put it in perspective, the PSP and the DS both came out around the end of 2004 (depending on which part of the world you are in).<br /><br />The PSP has 6 versions altogether (1000, 2000, 3000, PSP Go, PSP-E1000 - no WiFi only in Europe) had 2 major revisions - the PSP Go and the PSP Vita.<br /><br />During that same time period, from 2004 to 2012, the DS had all those revisions listed above, DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, 3DS, and 3DS XL.<br /><br />The variations between the numbered models of the PSP are very minor compared to the difference between a DS and a DSi.<br /><br />My point is, there would be a reason - minor perhaps - to own both a DS Lite and a DSi, for example. One can play GBA games, the other can play downloadable content. There is no reason to own a PSP-1000 and a PSP-3000.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483351385702092451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17238356.post-21701261874211127662012-10-24T14:32:38.013-05:002012-10-24T14:32:38.013-05:00They recycle too much. There's 100's of bu...They recycle too much. There's 100's of bundles, with different shell covers,games, etc etc.. boring. I have a ds lite and the so called "browser" is horrible and lacks wpa wifi compatibility, not to mention it needed an "expansion card" to add ram on the device, otherwise, no internet browsing.JAmesnoreply@blogger.com