Nintendo DS keeps kicking PSP’s butt! (How Sony lost the handheld war) June 17, 2008

Oh yeah! I knew it! Dami ko nang kino-convince na mas maganda ang DS — maski nga estudyante ko, gusto kong bumili sila ng DS para kuno mapractice nila ang Japanese writing nila, hehe (kuno)…pero alam mo naman ang mga Pinoy — kaya nga hit ang PSP dito, kasi all-in-one gadget. Ika nga ni Dards, kulang na lang cellphone. Just wanted to post this article, to drive home the point:

 

How Sony lost the handheld war

It never ceases to amaze me just how quickly things can turn around. Back when Sony confirmed that it was looking to introduce a portable version of its PlayStation console, speculation was rife that Nintendo was on the verge of following Sega and becoming exclusively a software producer. After all, the PlayStation 2 and Xbox had soundly beaten the GameCube, and the one area where Nintendo had ruled the roost for the decade before – the handheld segment – was about to get serious competition from arguably the most potent brand in gaming at the time: the PlayStation.

I got my Nintendo DS Lite!!! June 17, 2007

Waaaahhhhhaahahaha!

I got my pink DS, woohoo!! Aside from the console, I also bought a Mario Kart DS game yesterday…my very first DS cartridge. Now I hope I can get better at driving this DS game than driving the arcade version. Hehe. I didn’t have Gail-san’s cellphone number; I wanted to text her that I got my DS. I know she has a GBA, and several games I want to borrow. We were talking about games and consoles in class yesterday and she was surprised I like games (meaning, she finally found something else we could talk about, save for Nihongo ^_~). I told her all about the Kanken and now, she wants to get a DS too. Talk about 2 nerds on the same wavelength.

Anyway, I’m saving up for some more games I wanted to get. Of course, the new Super Mario Bros is already in the list, plus Cake Mania and Diner Dash. I want to get the Kira Game soon too.

Gyaaaa! I hope I don’t end up a pauper when this year ends. ^_^

I want my Nintendo DS!!! June 15, 2007

Now I don’t want to get a new mobile phone…I’ve been salivating over the pink Sony Ericsson Z610i for the longest time, and while I still want to get one soon, I’m putting it on hold because…I’m going to get myself a Nintendo DS Lite. In pink, of course

Actually, the reason why I couldn’t let go of my ancient Nokia phone is that I am very much attached to the games it has…matagal ko pinaghirapan yung high scores dun no! I found out that the games are only for Nokia phones so if I change phones, I won’t be able to play Nature Park (aka Tetris). I don’t even know why it’s called Nature Park…it’s not even a park, and the closest thing to “Nature” is the animals that appear at the right corner every time I level-up. Cute. ^_^

So, back to the DS. There are so many games I want to play in DS. I will probably buy Mario Cart together with the console, as the game pack doesn’t come with any game cartridge. Also, I read somewhere that the DS ‘Kira Game’ is now available – not locally but I think I can get it online. The game is like Cluedo, only you have to find out who among the characters is the real Kira. It is not necessarily Yagami Light; even L can be the Kira, so it’s really cool.

Then, I can get this 200万漢検 cartridge for Kanji review. The Kanken is the Kanji exam for native Japanese speakers, but I think it is also useful for JLPT people. Also not locally available, will have to buy online from a Japanese retailer.

One nice thing about the DS Lite is the fact that it is backward compatible with almost all Game Boy Advance games, which cost less than DS games. The DS Lite console has this slot in front, but a GBA game protrudes slightly so the nice DS people included a plastic thingie that’s supposed to be a dust cover for the GBA cartridge. Pogi points na ito talaga.

Just a few days ago, DS was in a “Japan Video Topics” segment; the DS multimedia features rocked. Unfortunately, most of them are available in Japan only. But who knows, I might find myself in Japan sooner or later. ^_~

I want, I want, I want!!

PS: Comment ko lang…masaya ako dito sa bagong kumpanya, marami na akong kaibigan. Meron lang akong ilang hindi gusto, pero di naman ako nag-iisa. Hehe…pero sa ibang post na yun. Natatawa lang ako sa mga ibang katrabaho ko. Kahapon lang, nalaman ko na yung katabi ko (girl 1), isang street lang ang layo sa bahay. Tapos, kaninang umaga, nag-uusap sila ng isa kong teammate (girl 2)…nagbreak si girl 1 at ang boypren niya, at ang lakas nila mag-usap ni girl 2 tungkol dun. Naiiyak pa si girl 1, pero keri lang, todo usap pa rin sila. Ngayon, nakikinig siya ng senti music, may katabing tissue. Ayos. ^_^