No love for the PSP+Dragonball Evolution and the DSi

The selection of PSP games at my local Wal-Mart seems to be on the verge of extinction. Like the majestic dodo before it, the PSP is uttering its last defeated cry before disappearing entirely. I can understand the fact that it's not as popular as the DS, but a single row between the PS3 and PS2 games seems a bit underwhelming to me. Luckily, my new favorite system is still well-represented in Gamestops and online, but for the world's biggest retailer to be giving it quite that huge of a shaft is discouraging. Still, I can't help but find title after title to keep me busy with it, with the latest being Resistance:Retribution and a digital copy of Rayman 2 from the PSN store. Next up will probably be a Wipeout game and Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?.

What will not be up next will be the PSP adaption of Dragonball: Evolution. I'm a long-time, die-hard Dragonball fan. I still geek-out when I catch DBZ on late-night TV, and I've had more dreams about flying and shooting fireballs than I'll ever care to admit. But, seriously, Dragonball Evolution makes me vomit a bit. Will I probably still see it just because it is what it is? Yes, almost defintely. Will I find fault in every little detail and end up hating it to it's very core? Absolutely.

As a final thought, I bought my wife a DSi yesterday, and I've had the opportunity to play around with it a bit, and it's a fun next step for the system. It's not a revolution by any means, but the cameras, new operating system and expanded memory open up a variety of possibilities that I'll be interested to see evolve over the life of the device. Must-buy? Probably not, but for a DS fan with a bit of disposable income it's a solid purchase. I particularly liked the sound-recording and manipulation program built into the system. It's goofy and completely unneccessary, but then alot of times the best things in life are just that.