Nintendo DS vs. Sony Play Station Portable

Here's a look at the gaming industry via a famous system rivalry written by GadgetJax!!

 

 

The Video game industry is always trying to take one step ahead of the competition by releasing new Game Consoles to combat already-released consoles.
This has happened MANY times. THe whole purpose of the Sega Genesis(Known as the Sega Mega Drive in Europe and Asia)in 1989 was to rival the NES(Famicom in Japan), and it did. It was superior in pretty much every way to Nintendo's current consoles, well, until 1991, when the Super NES (Super Famicom in Japan) was released.
The Genesis and the Super NES had one of the most serious rivalries in gaming history(as of 11/4/2013, PS4 and XBox One may outrival it) and is still talked about and compared by fans to this day.

But I'm Not talking about that today, that's for another article.

Today, I'll be discussing another frequently talked about rivalry, The Nintendo DS and the Sony PlayStationPortable. Both console were handhelds(Meaning they didn't have to be hooked up to a TV, Moniter, etc.), and both were released in 2004(well, in Japan, at least. It took a year for the PSP to reach America.).
The DS was released on November 21 in America, and December 2 in Japan. On the other hand, The Sony PSP was released on December 12, 2004 in Japan, and March 24, 2005. Obviously, this gave the Nintendo DS more time to get acquainted with gamers.
Both systems also had a large number of launch titles available, meaning players wouldn't have to wait long for any blockbuster titles to come out for either system.
The following games were launch titles for their respective systems.

Nintendo DS:
Asphalt Urban GT
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Madden NFL 2005
Ping Pals
Ridge Racer DS
Spider-Man 2
Sprung
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt
Super Mario 64 DS
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Tiger Woods PGA Tour

PSP:
Ape Escape: On the Loose
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Dynasty Warriors
Gretzky NHL
Lumines 
Metal Gear Acid 
NBA
Need for Speed: Underground Rivals
NFL Street 2 Unleashed
Ridge Racer
Spider-Man 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix
Twisted Metal: Head-On 
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
Wipeout Pure
World Tour Soccer

Overall, it seems that both systems had their fair share of launch titles, but launch games don't make the console. Which console sold better?
The Nintendo DS. Hands down.
The DS, as of now, has sold 153.96 million systems. While the PSP only sold 76.3 million. However, we're not comparing which console sold better, but which console is the overall better choice.
So, which one is it?

To be continued in Part 2

-GadgetJax