| MessiaH said: Ok, so first of all, the DS didn't overtake the PSP only because of its hardware design. It overtook the PSP primarily because of its software. DS games were far more compatible with the "on the go" theme, and are MUCH more casual friendly, inviting millions of new gamers into the handheld arena. My sister never plays videogames, i was borrowing my friends DS at the time, and I had her try Professor Layton, and she was hooked. So software has a big part to do with the DS' success. |
You're contradicting yourself there.
The DS hardware is what made such software possible. They go hand in hand. Without hardware like the DS, such games wouldn't be possible. So, by saying hardware didn't matter is quite ridicously.
Noticed how the PSP was supposedly be killing the DS starting from its announcement up until a year after they release? The DS hardware was not realized by 3rd parties until a whole year later when the DS suddenly started kicking ass and sales sharply increased.
Again, that is made possible first by the hardware, which at the time, thought to be gimicky and DOA.
