DS Daily: Favorite feature

Posted Jul 27th 2008 10:30AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: DS Daily

We imagine many of you love the DS (or else you wouldn't be here). Granted, there are many reasons to consider the DS as your electronic soulmate, or at least we think so. Still, what do you think is the DS's very best feature? You know -- that feature that you just can't live without?

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7-27-2008 @ 10:34AM

Anthony said...

The wifi, its so easy and fun to connect with friends worldwide.

7-27-2008 @ 10:39AM

stupid said...

size. honestly i have a ds and a psp and i carry the ds around more just because of the size, it packs so much entertainment into that small space.

7-27-2008 @ 10:50AM

Pedroion said...

It's not one specific (?) feature, but the whole pack.
The touch screen, the homebrews, the size, the style.
And Moonshell, of course.

7-27-2008 @ 10:51AM

rjm.mclean said...

The 2 screens, i mean what better than having 2 screens for racing and other stuff :)

7-27-2008 @ 11:05AM

Kimiko said...

The feature I can't do without is of course that it allows me to play lots of fun games ^_^

Reasons not to pick other gaming systems? Portability; doesn't require a new TV; price.

7-27-2008 @ 11:06AM

Lord Bowser said...

Being able to play TWEWY anywhere I want, whenever I want.

7-27-2008 @ 11:19AM

igorponweed said...

I was about to comment that, Idea stealer! :P

7-27-2008 @ 11:16AM

Yadamon said...

The software

I also have a PSP, (as well as a Wii 360 and a PS3, but let's not talk about those.) but found myself spending mosting of my gaming time (portable, that is) on the DS.

The DS has an amazing games library, espcially for jRPG lover such as myself, and the ability to play GBA games just adds that much to it.

The thing I would like, but the DS did not have, was the ability to turn it off and be able to resume where I left off when I turn it on again like on the PSP again, of course there's the sleep mode, but that doesn't last days like the PSP did.

7-27-2008 @ 11:22AM

Andy said...

DS's superior features:
-battery life
-back-comp library (ie GBA games)
-pokemon

PSP's superior features:
-movies, photos, music, internet
-ability to download games/demos
-graphics capabilities

Both are good in:
-small size, both fit well in my pocket
-diverse games, lots of good games
-rechargeable batteries (i hate having to buy batteries)

I've had my PSP since launch, and my DS for a few months. I still like my PSP more, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy some FFTA2 or Advance Wars.

7-27-2008 @ 11:28AM

Alana said...

I'd have to say it's the touch screen and the microphone that I love the most about the DS. Plus the great selection of games, of course.

7-27-2008 @ 11:51AM

Phantom said...

I like how it plays games , but next-gen , TBH , I'll get a PSP2 , since it can play games and has so many other features too(music,movies,internet) , I don't see Nintendo pulling a Sony and putting so many features on their systems that you don't know whether you use it for gaming or media .

7-27-2008 @ 11:59AM

Char6296 said...

I'm glad it isn't ALL about the touch-screen and they still decided to keep the face buttons. Button/stylus games are superior to any stylus only game.

7-27-2008 @ 12:22PM

Lord Bowser said...

Kirby Canvas Curse says hello.

7-27-2008 @ 1:25PM

BlackDogAssault said...

Ouendan is waving to you!

7-27-2008 @ 2:34PM

Char6296 said...

(Everything I say causes an argument... weird) Games like that are good, sure, but I just like switching between stylus and buttons. Sorry for my serious crime against stylus gaming. I'll rephrase; button/stylus games are superior to any LOW-QUALITY stylus game. There, better?

7-27-2008 @ 5:10PM

aj said...

I like having an option.

Sometimes games go with stylus controls where it really makes no logical sense to do so. Can you imagine if there was no d-pad?

7-27-2008 @ 12:07PM

bluezy said...

Several things. There's the touch screen, which lets me play games in new ways. Then the two screens remove possible clutter, and both screens come in quite handy.

And of course, the games. There is such an amazing selection of games on the DS, anyone with a pulse could find at least 5 games they'd be interested in. I mean, i own 28 games. If i had every game i wanted, i'd have 52.

7-27-2008 @ 1:09PM

paul said...

I thing the way that its got a mic, a touch screen and good old buttons really give developers the oppurtunity to make a unique game or weather you want a mario, contra, or castlevania 2d type button clicking game or maybe like flashfocus or brainage which take all of them and If i could get my hands development tools I think I would have a lot of fun such features, ending note, I think that the speakers on the top half looked too pimped out for it to be that quiet. so to most people it would matter but if you've got a flashcart or guitar hero ds you would like it to be slightly louder, but it is a great system to work with.

7-27-2008 @ 1:16PM

Brad Mecoli said...

the B button...

It's so bad...

7-27-2008 @ 1:18PM

aj said...

That's a tough one. This may sound mad, but I actually DON'T like a lot of the features on the DS. The mic is sort of silly, two screens seems rather pointless, the touch interface seemed forced to me.....but I've seen all of these features implemented really well more often than I have seen them implemented really badly, or not at all.

But in all honesty, the best feature about the DS? The games. I haven't really bought a "next gen" console because there just aren't that many games out there that justify dropping money on one, but the DS has a lot of fantastic titles, not to mention compatibility with GBA games.

SSecond best feature: portability. I like gaming. But I also like gaming on the train, in the park, and having pokemon battles with complete strangers.

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