"Why do you think there are 500+ 'portable pocket sudoku' games on the walls of Target, but strangely no stand alone pocket version of Final Fantasy?"
You've got to be kidding me... Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA 09/08/03 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls GBA 11/29/04 Final Fantasy IV Advance GBA 12/12/05 Final Fantasy III NDS Nov 2006 Final Fantasy V Advance GBA 11/06/06 Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA TBA Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles NDS TBA
There are enough Final Fantasies for you to play with until PSP2 comes out (or not). Need I mention the "500+" versions of Pokemons, which essentially are turned-based RPGs that require you to "have 5 hours to tromp through a dungeon every day", are the best selling games on any portable gaming system, ever? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best_selling_ computer_and_video_games#Nintendo_Game_Boy_Advance
Speak for yourself only. There are more than a few people who are quite ready to spend hours on portable games on a daily basis. The reason why so many PSP games failed to sell is because most of these best games on the PSP (to quote another poster, "Hot Shots Golf, Siphon Filter, SOCOM, GTA, Wipeout, Katamari, Tekken", etc) are simply dumbed down version of PS2 games. While some might welcome the portable nature of these games, it is just not enough to justify a purchase for the majority of the hardcare gamers, who own a PS2 and quite possibly already played multiple versions of these games anyway.
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"Why do you think there are 500+ 'portable pocket sudoku' games on the walls of Target, but strangely no stand alone pocket version of Final Fantasy?"
_ computer_and_video_games#Nintendo_Game_Boy_Advance
You've got to be kidding me...
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA 09/08/03
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls GBA 11/29/04
Final Fantasy IV Advance GBA 12/12/05
Final Fantasy III NDS Nov 2006
Final Fantasy V Advance GBA 11/06/06
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA TBA
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles NDS TBA
There are enough Final Fantasies for you to play with until PSP2 comes out (or not). Need I mention the "500+" versions of Pokemons, which essentially are turned-based RPGs that require you to "have 5 hours to tromp through a dungeon every day", are the best selling games on any portable gaming system, ever?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best_selling
Speak for yourself only. There are more than a few people who are quite ready to spend hours on portable games on a daily basis. The reason why so many PSP games failed to sell is because most of these best games on the PSP (to quote another poster, "Hot Shots Golf, Siphon Filter, SOCOM, GTA, Wipeout, Katamari, Tekken", etc) are simply dumbed down version of PS2 games. While some might welcome the portable nature of these games, it is just not enough to justify a purchase for the majority of the hardcare gamers, who own a PS2 and quite possibly already played multiple versions of these games anyway.