As I have a tendency to write whatever is rolling though the jittery isles of my mind, Today I was thinking about the DS. Everyone pretty much knows that it prints money, but i was wondering why. Sure it has good games, but I was thinking there may be another reason it dominated the PSP. If you look at it purely on paper, the PSP is the better choice. Movies, music and games, all in one piece of hardware, nice screen size and some good games. Heck, one of my friends got a PSP after playing Lumines on mine, so that does say something. However, the DS sells much better and people seem to like it a great deal more than the PSP (Again just my observations, bla bla your results may vary)

I was thinking about this and I think I hit on something that may have been discussed before, but what the heck, I'm talking about it now. I'm pretty sure anyone reading this has either a DS or a PSP, so you may be able to get a visual aid out of this. The DS is about 5 inches by 2.5 inches, and the PSP is about 7x3. Two inches longer and just half a inch wider may not seem like much, but try a little experment. Grab your DS or your PSP and slide it into your pocket. I've noticed that the DS fits nicely, with only a bit of annoiance when you move around and sit, while the PSP is more difficult to carry. I'm not sure if this means much, but as long as I had a PSP, I never had it in my pocket, it was either in a cargo pocket or a backpack, and failing that, back at home.

It seems to me that while the size of it was obviously not the total factor, the original Game Boy was a massive brick and that sold tons, I think it may of been a factor, as people found it hard to carry around, it got less public viewing, and as such, less word of mouth. And that ends my random rambleing. Enjoy.