DS trounces PSP at retail
The next eight days in handheld games
Oh, how the Ninty fanboys love this kind of headline. Probably about as much as they hate being tricked into clicking on this kind of article.
You know the type: balanced, objective and fair.
You see, taken at face value, one look at the handheld release schedule over the next week and the fact that DS titles vastly outnumber those coming to PSP is undeniable. But making any kind of assumption based on quantity without evaluating quality is more than a little silly.
And when you examine the DS output using that criterion, all of a sudden things aren't so convincingly one-sided. That's not to say Nintendo's handheld hasn't got some decent content on its way in the next eight days, but proportionally speaking, it's the PSP that impresses most over the same period, with the kind of forthcoming heavy hitters that DS should find difficult to counter.
At least this time around. Give it another week and the tables may well have turned. And if that's the case, we'll obviously say so – you'll find no favouritism here.
Europe: Out November 23rd
Arctic Tale (DS)
Flash Focus (DS)
Mario Party DS (DS)
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (DS)
Real Adventures: Pet Pals (DS)
Real Adventures: Wild Horses (DS)
Shrek: Ogres & Donkeys (DS)
Telly Addicts (PSP)
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (PSP)
Europe: Out November 30th
Balls of Fury (DS)
Big Catch – Bass Fishing (DS)
Boogie (DS)
Bratz: 4 Real (DS)
Crazy Pig (DS)
Ed, Edd n Eddy (DS)
Football Manager Handheld 2008 (PSP)
Jenga (DS)
M&M's Kart Racing (DS)
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (PSP)
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (PSP) (Click to read our review.)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) (Click to read our review.)
The Golden Compass (DS)
US: Out November 26th
Master of Illusion (DS)
US: Out November 27th
Boogie (DS)
Geometry Wars: Galaxies (DS)
