I've always been a bit of a nintendo fan. (Okay fanboy, let's be honest here) My first console was a SNES, my first handheld a GameBoy Advance. The Mario Series is awesome, the Zelda Series continues to impress, and up until the latest installment, the Metroid series has been my all-time favorite. And the new 3DS looks to be up to the standards: solid feel, new 3D without glasses technology, and of course all the things you love about the DSi. My single concern is the games. I already have a Wii which can play games from any Nintendo console (and a few Sega ones, as well). I like the idea of refreshed (3D!!!!) games from my past, like StarFox 64, and perhaps Ocarina of Time. But where are the new series? Games today can accomplish feats that would have been impossible on earlier hardware, but Nintendo is rereleasing their same games that we've seen before. I'll be waiting on the 3DS for just this reason.
However, Sony has done some crazy technological innovation of its own. The new Next Generation Portable (NGP for short) has two analog sticks for console style shooters, the regular D-Pad and 4 buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 6-Axis motion detection... and touchscreens. That's right folks. Touchscreens. Front and Back. You can use the back touchscreen intuitively for games such as Uncharted 2, which will be ported from the PS3. That's the other thing about the NGP. It's been announced that it will be as powerful as a PS3. The screen will feature a resolution similar to the iPad. If Sony can deliver on all these features at a decent price, this will be the handheld to have this holiday season.
The Bottom Line: If Nintendo can get some new games on the market, the 3DS has the 3D to make them awesome. If Sony keeps the price down, the NGP may well be a must-buy this holiday season.
Info for this came from:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/114/1146585p1.html
http://gizmodo.com/5744521/sony-ngp-an-oled+equipped-dual-analog-touch+sensitive-portable-powerhouse
0 comments:
Post a Comment