What would be a better gift for an 8 year old boy, Nintendo DS or Sony PSP? People who have it, can you give me your opinion about the systems? any comments?
im 10 and my sister has a ds which she doesn’t use. i use it for pokemon platinum and some link and mario games but
buy a psp, this is coming from a kid too.
BUT buy either
a) A modded psp 2000 off ebay.
b) Buy a new psp 2000 and mod it yourself
When you mod it you can
Download free games and play them like god of war, ( i play GTA but he is 8), patapon, loco roco, megaman the maverick hunters, naruto etc
PLay GBA, SNES,NES,DGEN and even though its buggy and not a touch screen DS games
i have good gba games like zelda the minish cap, games like super mario bros 3 on the nes, my sister plays the old link on the snes, i play Sonic the hedgehog on the dgen and i play the psp games. ( duh)
And you can do the normal stuff like
Internet Browser ( search ipsp, you will be amazed)
Music
Photos
Videos ( download psp video 9)
and games!
Trust me you think he will like the ds but he will like a psp better
and if you want him extremely happy, buy an old, uses ds phat off ebay for like 70 dollars.. There
don’t get the new psp 3000 becauswe its un moddable
get a 4gb memory stick
PSP has been in for like 5 years and is still the king.
July 27th, 2009 at 12:48 am
For a Younger kid i would say a Nintendo DS
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July 27th, 2009 at 12:54 am
For an 8 year old boy?
A DS
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July 27th, 2009 at 1:01 am
DS by far. The games are a lot more fun and family orientated and are in better circulation. There is a new console the DSi which may be worthwhile buying. It is basically a DS with larger screens and a camera, however it is lacking a gba slot so you can’t play the gba games which you could on the DS. A quick search of DSi to DS comparisons will give you a brief rundown on the two.
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July 27th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Hello, I think that a DS would be better for a 8 year old, because they are a lot of fun, however they do not have the graphics, but when you are 8 that doesn’t matter. Being able to touch is a nice feature. A PSP has very good game play and graphics, but when you are 8, the DS is the better option.
I hoped that I helped!
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Having a DS and PSP
July 27th, 2009 at 1:35 am
What types of games does he like? If hes into educational games, easy games, mario games, games with child comedy, and plug and play games go with the DS. If he’s interested in games that take time to play, more mature games, strategy games, fighting games, and RPG games go with the PSP.
Overall I’d say get a DS. When I was 8 I was more into simple plug and play games so I got a gameboy
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July 27th, 2009 at 2:06 am
depends on what type of games the kid plays. normally at that age a ds, but if he is a gamer who likes rpgs and action type games then go with the psp.
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July 27th, 2009 at 2:41 am
For an eight year old, I would probably recommend the DS. There are many cute games and it is family oriented. The PSP is pretty good for kids, but that is probably for an eleven year old. He would like it alot. The PSP has a lot of cool features, but the DS is probably a more simple machine, also unique with a touch screen. If there is any violence on the DS, it is very limited. Stick with the ds.
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July 27th, 2009 at 2:47 am
im 10 and my sister has a ds which she doesn’t use. i use it for pokemon platinum and some link and mario games but
buy a psp, this is coming from a kid too.
BUT buy either
a) A modded psp 2000 off ebay.
b) Buy a new psp 2000 and mod it yourself
When you mod it you can
Download free games and play them like god of war, ( i play GTA but he is 8), patapon, loco roco, megaman the maverick hunters, naruto etc
PLay GBA, SNES,NES,DGEN and even though its buggy and not a touch screen DS games
i have good gba games like zelda the minish cap, games like super mario bros 3 on the nes, my sister plays the old link on the snes, i play Sonic the hedgehog on the dgen and i play the psp games. ( duh)
And you can do the normal stuff like
Internet Browser ( search ipsp, you will be amazed)
Music
Photos
Videos ( download psp video 9)
and games!
Trust me you think he will like the ds but he will like a psp better
and if you want him extremely happy, buy an old, uses ds phat off ebay for like 70 dollars.. There
don’t get the new psp 3000 becauswe its un moddable
get a 4gb memory stick
PSP has been in for like 5 years and is still the king.
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I got a psp 2000 for my tenth birthday and got it modded from my bro
I have apps that::
Let me go on youtube
get the iphone apps on my psp ( ipsp)
download and play games
AN ebook reader ( bookr)
and more
buy him a silicone case and a hori screen protector or a invisible shield full body protection. get a carrying case too.
trust me, he will love it.