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65 reasons to own a DS

July 09, 2007 in Blog comments 25

Hot on the heels of the PSP Fanboy article "60 reasons to own a PSP," this article is 5 better. Instead of analog nubs, failing movie formats and obscure features only available in Britain, every reason on this list is the reason anyone should buy a game system - Games.

10. Harvest Moon DS
For those who think that a proper handheld title shouldn’t be all fun and games, there is Harvest Moon. Pull up the overalls and prepare to wade through the shit that is farm life. Grow crops, milk cows, and screw…err…sell sheep. If you ever wanted to live it up on a cattle ranch in Nowhere, Idaho this is as close as you are going to get without smelling like it.
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    tekmosis Jul 9, 07
    All of the reasons were just...games...how lame. Might be why they're called videolamer? ;D I kid. But seriously, those aren't 65 reasons, those are 65 games. What about touch screens, enjoyability for the whole family, wifi to play with friends around the world? and so on.
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      Infinite Jul 10, 07
      That list was pretty lame. I looked at the list expecting to read actual reasons as to why I should purchase a DS not to read about games that are available for the DS.
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        tekmosis Jul 10, 07
        haha, yea my feelings exactly. Sure, games are a good reason to get a console but you could class them all into one reason "Great games such as blah blah blah and blah" not 1 to 65 is a game each >_< silly AOL.
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          Infinite Jul 10, 07
          Exactly. Had they listed real reasons as to why I should get a DS I might have found it a little more valuable. All they did was list games. Now listing a few games as a reason is fine with me but listing nothing but games as reasons to buy a console is a bit ridiculous. To be completely honest all I learned about the DS from that console was some games I should get for it if I get one. What would be a neat list to see is one that has actual reasons why I should get a DS instead of a PSP.
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    Evanster Jul 9, 07
    I like most of the games in the Harvest Moon series. But it being in the top 10 is really good.
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    Gotenks Jul 9, 07
    Pokemon games should of been at the top but still it's a nice list of games anyways.

    But I agree with tekmosis. It needs other reasons than just the games.
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    Shiney_Sneasel Jul 9, 07
    psp is worse than ds because the ds has a lot more games than psp and those reasons must be really good reasons
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    Cruxis Mana Jul 9, 07
    I've always preferred the DS to the PSP. The DS is just so much easier just to pick up and play whenever you want and all of those games are amazing ^^
    I just wish I had the money to buy all the games I want for it ...
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    Storm* Jul 9, 07
    Haha just games? At least with the PSP's 60 reasons, they are giving things such as music and movie player Maybe five more reasons...but with only naming games, PSP's list is blowing this one out of the water.
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    Cruxis Mana Jul 9, 07
    But the PSP's list isn't just done by some random ...
    I could think of 60 reasons why the DS is miles better than the PSP, while only referring to a few games.

    I think the sales will back me up here as well ^^
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      Storm* Jul 9, 07
      Sales is one thing, what they have to offer is another. I'd like to see your 60 reasons, Cruxis PSP has internet browsing, UMD's, music player, etc..

      What does the DS have? Touch-screen...two screens :S Don't get me wrong, I'd get a DS over the PSP anyday, because, as it's been said, they have better games. Plus, think about how long Nintendo's been in the handheld business. PSP is the only handheld that could actually be seen as a slight threat to them. GameGear and all others failed.
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    black_wing79 Jul 9, 07
    nah i have both a PSP and a DS and i think both have their strong points..The fact that the DS has dual screens in the first place is a huge bonus to it,plus the fact that you can play thousands of nintendo games on it .. but of course the PSP has greater functionality..
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    Jimbo999 Jul 9, 07
    Liar! That isn't 65 reasons to own a DS, those are 65 games to get. Anyway, why dose it only show one game?
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    Seeker X Jul 9, 07
    How does this make me want a DS again?

    This is not seriously a list that wants to outshine the PSP one, right? It's just something for DS fans to agree with....right?
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    VLGoldenJew Jul 9, 07
    I may be a bit biased, but the point is the diversity of games in the DS far exceeds the PSP, which has largely survived on ports. Yes, in theory, the PSP is a platform, but the fact is UMD movies and music are incredibly expensive, with limited releases and minimal retailer support. The DS has seen tremendously overpowering software sales-- from Jan 2007 to May 2007, the DS had outsold the PSP 17,825,000 to 6,233,000 in the combined Japan/US market. Considering software is where the big money in gaming is-- that's a huge margin.

    The PSP fanboy list is a lot of fluff and not a lot of games-- for a good reason: there just aren't the breadth of game titles on the PSP! Look at some of the list's gems, such as "Free wireless internet from T-Mobile". Thank god it's free, since using the browser hurts my soul. Or how about "Share photos with others"... that's great, except for all my non geek friends use Snapfish. And my geek friends, too. The fact is that while there are a lot of interesting fringe capabilities of the PSP, they're not used and not the reason people buy it. People buy a portable game system... to play games. Imagine that. And, by the way, I want the PSP to succeed, but I just think they haven't gotten the software titles to get it done. I hate the DS and the stylus and the touch screen, but the games simply are more diverse, and arguably better in quality.
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    glitchy Jul 9, 07
    It was an alright list, But they should have had more reasons then just games, like how it plays, and stuff like that.
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    bbb7002004* Jul 10, 07
    This list isn't to tell you why to buy a DS, it is a joke insulting the "60 reasons to buy a PSP" list. Its saying that the most important reason to buy a handheld system is games, so they over exaggerated this fact with this list.
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      videolamer Jul 10, 07
      After the commenter who asked "why dose it only show one game?" (this is an aggregator site, not a news site - click the link to the article to see the actual article, there is more than just the excerpt) I didn't expect a comment like yours. Thanks for getting it.
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    neto_360 Jul 10, 07
    I don't think you need 65 reasons to get the DS. It is fun, has a lot of great games already and more to come the touchscreen is awesome, Wi-fi is great. That is all there is you need to know.
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    ZhaoYun88 Jul 10, 07
    I love the DS, i think it was a big big hit from Nintendo and all seems to be going well, with the likes of the GBA's in the past, they seemed to do well for a short while then dropped, but the DS does not seem to be dropping an inch
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    Phil422343 Jul 10, 07
    I love playing the DS over the PSP so much easier game play and the games used with the touch screen are amazing compared to the PSP gaming equivalents.
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    nflsmc Jul 10, 07
    When I got a DS there was only one word to describe why I got it:

    Nintendo

    I've always had Nintendo stuff, and it has never dissapointed me. I was one of the few people who actually liked the Gamecube.
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    Insanity Prevails* Jul 10, 07
    It was a great article that drew attention to the main reason for owning a handheld. Might have been nice for a little more description to some of those games. For example, Mario Kart DS hardly said anything at all. =\

    Mind, like NFLSMC, Nintendo was pretty much the reason I got my DS in the first place. =)
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    Deviant Jul 11, 07
    I've never been a fan of Harvest Moon.

    =/

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