Talk me into/out of buying a Nintendo DS

[webber]

So I am thinking about buying one of these things for the train to work, since I have run out of games to play on my GBA and can't find anything else fun.
Should I? What are some good games on the system? I would probably buy Nintendogs and Animal Crossing and that new Mario and Luigi game, but after that I am drawing blanks. Are there any great games coming out on PSP that make it worth the extra expenditure, or is it a glorified video player? Also, is this new model of the DS going to be more expensive? Is it even out yet? Should I bother waiting for that?

[Bismark]

I'd say you wouldn't be disappointed buying a DS. I'm not sure when the slim version is due out, but you might want to wait for it since the old version is being phased out altogether. The Castlevania game is the only one I've played myself on the DS, and it's fantastic. I've also seen more highly-reviewed games for the DS than I would have ever though, so they're definitely doing something right. Not to mention, you can still play all those GBA games on it.

Going with the PSP depends mainly on if you want to pay for the extra. It does have some good games and, it would seem, more flexibility as far as media options (games, movies, music, etc.), so I don't think it'd be a bad choice.
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[Terry Cheesecake]

Advance Wars Dual Strike
WarioWare Touched
Mario Kart
Mario DS

All good.
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[wee bull]

Personally, I own Nintendogs, and I'd advise against getting it. As fun as it is to start, and as clever and appealing as the AI is, if you're remotely a 'Breakfast Serious' gamer, you'll likely get bored with it before too long, as I have. The onyl real gameplay of the game consists of the tournaments you play to win money, and those get very repetitive very quickly.

As for other games to buy that you haven't mentioned?

Advance Wars - My favourite game that I've played, tons of depth, great game.
Yoshi's Touch and Go - Very simple, quite arcade, nothing more than a high-score chasing game really, but still quite good fun.
Mario64 - Even if you've played the N64 one, this has more stars and a heap of ace minigames.
WarioWare - Another simple game, but also loads of fun.
Another Code/Trace Memory - Shortish but excellent point-and-click style adventure game.
Mario Kart - It's Mario Kart, what more needs to be said.
Sonic Rush - Quality 2D game, the way Sonic should be.
Viewtiful Joe - Not played the DS version, but the GC one is ace.

Not to mention the fact that we have a new Super Mario Bros, Worms, Resident Evil and Metroid Prime Hunters all coming, among others.

Do you own a GBA?

EDIT: Tarnation, beaten by minutes to four of my recommendations!

[dlomyhero]

I own a PSP, and I can't stop playing emulators of Genesis and Nintendo on it. And on top of that, I have GTA, Dynasty Warriors, and Tiger Woods Golf, all great games, and I'm getting Katamari in March. I have a 512 MB card for it and it holds mp3's all over the place. PSP is amazing.
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[webber]

The emulation aspect of the PSP is intruiging, but it doesn't work with the newer versions of the PSP, right? So I would have to buy one off someone used and hope they didn't upgrade the firmware? And how easy to set up is it? It sounds a bit like a whole lot of work that I don't have the time or inclination to get myself involved with.

[Bismark]

People have hacked every version of the PSP firmware within days of it's release, so I don't think it'd be very hard to keep up with it. Also, using emulators on the PSP is incredibly easy, from what I understand. Pretty much just having it and the games on a memory stick and selecting it. I didn't mention that before because I didn;t know if it'd be a selling point for you, but yeah, the PSP seems amazingly versatile as far as modding goes.
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[Bill]

[wee bull]

[dlomyhero]

Emulation and down-grading is easy. The first time is a little scary, but I'll post the method I used if you buy a PSP. When I get Katamari, I'll have to update to a new version, but I'm sure there will be a new downloader somewhere out there days after its release.
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[Justin]

hey webber i am getting a ds as well. you should get one so we could play some games together. that is unless you have trouble getting one on account of the store not selling them to homos.
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[Bismark]

Cool it Beav unless you want Frank Stallone to holler at us!
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[Randy]

I'd kinda like to get a PSP, but I have enough trouble finding time to play console games.

Prove or disprove the following mathematical sentence:

Sony PSP > Nintendo DS
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[Jim]

The DS has Mario Kart. Which can be played online. Wirelessly.
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[dlomyhero]

PSP has easy emulation of NES, Genesis, SNES, and Neo Geo games, and I'm sure that MAME will be great if given time (the version I had was odd).
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Asked yesterday whether it would eventually release a revised edition of "Opal Mehta," a little brown spokesman declined to comment.

[Jim]

[Lindy]

I'd break it down as such:

If you want a handheld that you can use for many functions, you can mod, play movies, play music and only play a few of the system games, but the PSP.

If you want a handheld where you're going to just be playing games for the system, plus something with backwards compatability, go with the DS.

If you do go with the PSP, also remember you have to buy the system, memory and games and it will end up being more expensive. The DS you could probably buy a bundle pack and get one game already.

I own a DS and I really like it, the stylus games are fun and I enjoy the WiFi stuff. I think if I had a PSP I would only use it to mod and at this point, I don't think I would want to spend that much more money to play games that I can play at home for free.
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[webber]

[Lindy]

I don't find it difficult to use the stylus, it's pretty easy to manuever, and the games are designed so you either use the stylus or the buttons, not both at once. I would think it'd be easy to use on the train.
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[Bill]