Nintendo DS pipped by PSP!
Nintendo still rules as sales figures roll in from Japan. The creators of the super successful Zelda and Mario series have continually pipped competitors Sony PSP and Microsoft Xbox for the top spot since Wii was released. However, not all things Nintendo are retaining the top spot. Nintendo DS Lite was enjoying a clean run in the portable game console war except for a minor upset briefly in autumn last year.
Two years down the line now and the Nintendo DS Lite has had its latest brush with competition of the fiercest kind – The handheld PSP has overtaken sales in Japan for the first time in 2008. So what made this happen you may wonder? The Monster Hunter game and some high intense advertising from Sony on Japanese TV are reasons why!
The Nintendo DS scores high on design against the Sony PSP portable - the design is much better looking and you can play a wider variety of games on the DS than the PSP. Finally, it all boils down to personal choice and what makes you happy but its strike one for the Sony PSP portable for the time being and we can all expect some sure-fire retaliatory action from Nintendo to regain its top honours soon. Are you Nintendo guys salivating?
For now DS owners can send in their DS consoles to ColorWare to get then painted into any color of your choice garish or otherwise all for $99. Check out ColorWare for their palette of choices.
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