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Nintendo, Sony Start Handheld Gaming Battle At E3

Posted by simoniker on from the meeeeeeooww dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There's a Wired News article up discussing the fight for handheld game console supremacy starting at next week's E3 Expo. According to Wired News, 'Nintendo, the biggest seller of video-game consoles 15 years ago, once again faces a tough street fight against Sony, the upstart that stole much of the video-game business with its PlayStation. This time, the fight is over handheld video-game machines, and if Nintendo loses, it could be in serious trouble.' It explains: 'Nintendo is expected to give peeks at its next-generation handheld system -- code-named the DS -- while Sony will release more information about its PSP. Both companies will be vying for the hearts and minds of gamers and -- more importantly -- software developers.' Who's gonna win?" Slashdot Games recently ran a related story that has developers and journalists analyzing the showdown to come.

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  1. The best game ever by AviLazar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Final Fantasy I Final Fantasy is the reason I picked Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and then Playstation and Playstation 2 :) -A

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  2. fight it out! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    Nintendo, Sony Start Handheld Gaming Battle At E3

    Nintendo rolls a 16, hitting with the Vorpal Blade!
    Sony makes the saving throw and takes 8 HP of damage!
    Sony casts a Magic Missile spell at Nintendo and hits for 6 HP!
    Nintendo hits Sony with the Vorpal Blade again, with an 18 roll!
    Sony fails the saving throw, Sony loses its head!

    1. Re:fight it out! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      You fool! Vorpal weapons do not allow a save, and only activate on a critical hit :)

    2. Re:fight it out! by G-funk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nintendo makes a saving throw against franchise, and summons plumbers, Link, and Samus.

      I can't believe I just responded in this thread. Nn-hey, with the glaven.

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    3. Re:fight it out! by prockcore · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sony uses "Wand of Square-Enix!"
      Final Fantasy series ports have been summoned!

      Nintendo has four hours to come up with a counter attack while the summon animation is playing.

  3. Just imagine if Microsoft came out with a handheld by vosbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    It'll be complete with a hard drive, cpu, cpu fan, and disk drive. It'll be the size of a briefcase and weigh about 10 pounds. It'll also come in handy as a bludgeon.

  4. Dueling Handhelds. by jayd42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    All I can picture is that episode of the Simpsons where Lenny and Carl duel with microscopes.

  5. N-Gage? by mgs1000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meanwhile, Nokia huddles in a corner and cries...

  6. Re:Who's going to win? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    Find out in 2008!

    Duke Nukem Forever will win?

  7. Re:Hint to Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    As it stands, GBA is good to occupy you while you take a dump, but it's not something you sit down to play.

    I think most of us still sit down to take a dump...