Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
Yeah, I agree. Complaining about games being on a portable system is akin to people whining that so-and-so is exclusive to 360 or PS3 or whatever the person complaining doesn't own. It's a tad selfish, I think. If every good handheld exclusive is ported to a home console, then what's the point of the handheld even existing?
Because they're portable. That's like the whole thing, isn't it?

That would be pretty crappy for the people that are interested in the handheld if there are no good exclusives.
Wait, why? I don't understand why it would matter if they were exclusive or not. Good games are good games.

Handhelds play an invaluable role in the current market. They're preserving styles of design that are mostly gone from home consoles. There are many fantastic games, both 2D and 3D, on the current handhelds that feel like they could've fit right in with the best games of the PS1 and N64. These types of games would almost never be developed for the home consoles, and if they were, they'd certainly have to be different (or perhaps sold as a cheap digital release that the developer couldn't profit on). I think a lot of games are handheld exclusive because that's the only place they could be, to be honest, and I'm very glad the handhelds exist to give developers this outlet. Personally, I'm enjoying the libraries of the DS and PSP more than any of the current home consoles. If you like 90s gaming, they're great.
Real talk. I'd expand and say they'd fit in best with the 32 and 16-bit generation of games. A lot of DS games remind me of SNES titles than N64 or PS1 titles.