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sensebringer said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
"A true console experience on a handheld device"

I didn't notice this at first. This should seem familiar to anyone paying attention to the PSP hype up to its first year.

They are still trying to pull that on us, even though the PSP turned around when it stopped trying to do that. And despite what some might think, avoiding that was a major part of the why the Gameboy systems were hits.

This is a stupid strategy, because it was already proven stupid just over 5 years ago.

One hundred time this. The Nintendo DS was succesful because it started to have gaming experiences suited for handhelds (Profesor Layton, brain age, 2d Mario, Phoenix wright games, puzzle quest). When developers try to make console games on handhelds, something bad happens. 


There are exceptions, but those tend to be games that can be pickup and play on either handhelds or home systems (like the Final Fantasy III and FF IV remakes on the DS, and many of the games ported to the Gameboy systems).



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs