(23/11/2011 03:14 AM)S7* Wrote:  

(22/11/2011 08:16 PM)SkyDX Wrote:  piracy always had little impact if the console itself was decent, which to be honest, the PSP was really not >.<

It wasn't that bad. It's best games definitely did not come till later though.

I believe the release price of the DS was cheaper than the PSP.  Add the fact that the device was somewhat more novel (one of the few touchscreen devices back in 2004) and games were out that really took advantage of it.
I personally thought the novelty of the DS (and Wii) would wear off, but there are many people out there who think otherwise (including many of my friends who thought the DS to be the better choice).  It was in fact the hacks available on the PSP which made it a little more interesting (eg universal remote, emulators etc).

Did the DS have backwards compatibility with GBA games?  If so, that could also be partially a reason.

(This post was last modified: 23/11/2011 06:12 PM by ZiNgA BuRgA.)