Whine!
Current gadget-lust of the moment: the DS. Yeah, that silly new Nintendo touchy-console-thingy. This, after getting a PSP not three months ago. Don't get me wrong, I really like my PSP. My time with Lumines was almost worth the price of admission alone, and watching Trailer Park Boys and Doctor Who on the bus is gravy--hot, thick, meaty gravy, possibly with a potato. I am sure that in the long run, I made the right choice. Over the life of the console, I think that there will be innumerable great games for it, and I refuse to believe that Sony won't change their tune on the firmware thing. Within a year or so the PSP will become not only a decent little game console, but an emulator and media player extraordinaire. Heck, even if Sony doesn't do a thing, the same thing will happen, but it'll be lightly more skullduggerous.

None of this, however, changes the fact that I want to draw rainbows for a little marshmallow-puffball thingy. Combine that with some Castlevania, some Advance Wars... maybe even rub in the fact that the DS had some games at E3, whereas the PSP didn't quite get that far. Nintendo might be down, but they're not out entirely. While I predict that they will remain in last place for some time, it will still take a fair number of blows to get them to drop out of the race altogether. They can still make a good game or two, and their consoles, despite being weak and under-supported, are still troopers in their own right.  ¶ 7:43 p.m.