So to my expectations the Nintendo DS is a fraud (edit: at launch day, and as today I still think it was). The initial line-up was lame, the system appearance is lame and I don´t really care for the obvious ports from the N64....and I don´t really see myself swiping the screen to clear a path in the next Castlevania. I really get excited when a new console comes out, I LOVE gadgets....and I was tempted to get the DS mainly because it was so hard to find once it came out, that`s because I love the hunt.

Now the PSP is out and it looks really cool, and for a little steeper price I could buy it and be using it in less than an hour once I make up my mind about getting it. it has a lot of functions but I´m sure that as interesting as they sound, I won`t be using them (edit: yep, havent used them). Kinda of like a Palm pilot...you can watch videos, you can hear mp3s and do some complementary stuff. But If what I really wanted was to hear music, I`d buy an Ipod. All this four devices in one stuff is pretty lame because each function performs so-so, and don´t get me started about this UMD format for movies... Do I smell BETAMAX? (edit: Betamax lasted longer I think)

Well....I love gadgets, and I think I will fall under the spell of Sony. I believe Nintendo really dropped the ball with the DS as they did with the N64 (edit: while still wondering why people are still buying Nintendogs,there has been afabulous improvement on the titles)and Sony won´t miss the opportunity to feast on the big N`s carcass (edit: after two years still havent find the "killer app" for it).

UPDATE:

So here I am more than a year later.

Last june I bought the DS lite; with a cooler design compared to the old bulky DS. I own now several games for this system and even they are not really a breakthru in capabiliies, they are still fun. New Super Mario Bros. follows the "more of the same" formula but is still fun and great for a portable gaming system.

On teh other hand, there´s my PSP. Not enough games, some good games, that is it....just ports and portablesequels of existing franchises. As I predicted and as everyone (but Sony) knew, the UMD video formatsunk to the abyss of oblivion. So much features and so useless....