Even though the DS and PSP's successors are due out in months, the two systems have blockbuster games due out this week that may keep the portables in heavy rotation. We polled our Twitter community to see which games have performed similar feats in the past.
This week's 1-2 portable RPG punch has kept our handhelds in use and away from trade-ins. With Nintendo and Sony's mobile gaming systems being kept alive with a pair of deep and involving games, we wanted to know which games have kept fans engaged with seemingly dormant systems:
Even with 3DS & NGP incoming, the DS & PSP had big games this week-Dragon Quest & Tactics Ogre. What games have extended your system's life?less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
This pair of players have had thoughts of ditching current systems, only to have a game help them rediscover the love. Here are this generation's system resurrection kings:
@GamePro Well Fable III brought my 360 back into use. I hadn't played it in months. My PS3 and Wii get used regularly.less than a minute ago via web
RPGmaniac05
@GamePro God of War: Ghost of Sparta for the PSPless than a minute ago via web
EdwardCNN
Some users are still enjoying games from previous generations thanks to their stellar libraries. Here are the old-school systems that still get some love:
@GamePro Okami and God of War 2 definitely kept the PS2 trucking in my household.less than a minute ago via web
GohanEgret
@GamePro I've always extended the lives of my systems by going back and playing the stuff I missed along the way.less than a minute ago via web
Fat_bot
With the Nintendo DS likely to become the top-selling system of all time fairly soon, it's a no-brainer that the system will still enjoy a decent amount of support. The PSP is a very big hit in Japan, so import fans could still get mileage out of that system too. And even though the new systems are alluring, the deep libraries of both products could satisfy any gamer for quite some time.
What do you think of the responses above? Do you have a suggestion that you'd like to add? Please continue the conversation by responding in the comment section below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Thursday, February 17, 2011