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The Nintendo DS, when it was first revealed to the masses, excited the industry, although many public thought that Nintendo was done for in the face of the Sony PSP which had superior graphical firepower – but it seems that in the end, Nintendo’s X-factor in the handheld gaming industry saw them through, and for the first instance, it proved that two screens are better than one where a portable console is concerned. The same cannot be said of your Android-powered smartphone whether it is your primary portable gaming platform of choice, but that does not mean a similar view cannot be implemented.