Did handheld gaming just die?

[SpectacularWebHead]

Dude, I've had this debate before and won with evidence that fanboys such as yourself dismissed as "NOOOO YOU'RE A TROLL GO 'WAY". That picture is irrelevant to what my argument is because my main point about black and white 2 is that it is the same as black and white 1. Arguably you could say that it's like platinum was for diamond and pearl, but that isn't how it's being marketed. It's being marketed as an experience totally seperate from the previous games. This is a lie. I mean come on, emerald, platinum etc were pushing it, but they knew their place. And lets face it, nintendo has a real habit of releasing the same game under different name with graphical tweaks, texture upgrades and like, one new feature, but this really crosses the line of what they should be allowed to get away with. If you feel the need to tell me why I'm a troll, come at me bro.

Completely different story.
Changed world and the route you progress through it.
More than the gen 6 Pokes avaiable from the start.

It sounds pretty much like a direct sequel to me and from what I've played of it it is a completely different game. Even the routes with the least changes look completely different.

Pokemon doesn't have a story. You do the gyms. You do the big bad guy. You do the elite four. that is literally the only plot. You can't shake that up at all.
World changes in this game are frickin' tiny, literally, alternate texture in certain areas, and a couple of the towns have switched places. That's really easy to do, and for all intensive purposes, not really a ground breaking change.
...Okay so that last one is a point in it's favour because, cyndaquil, but still... It's not strictly speaking adding new stuff to give you the original stuff back. That's cut and pasting.

Look, you can't really do direct sequalage for pokemon, because pokemon is not exactly reknowned for it's amazing story. It's not a direct sequel, it's a chop and change with alternate textures, two or three changed areas, and the ability to start with less shitty looking pokemon.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

It didn't really die. There will always be handhelds from Nintendo, and good games for those. The same ones every time (Mario, Zelda, etc.). And then all the crap and gimmicks that no-one will want. Sony, I don't know, they might not even bother next time. I loved the PSP, and it's clear their handhelds are quality products, but there are just. No. Games. What's more, I get the impression they want it to work with the console a lot more closely, but are just s*** at implementing those functions. Ad-Hoc Party, enough said.

Phone gaming though, well, everyone knows about that. It may be held back by basic controls but damn do they find creative ways of overcoming it.