Sony's PSP launched on Thursday (at a beefy $349.99 for the Gretzky Value Pack). This is a typical PSP sales transaction:

PSP Purchaser: Do you have any PSPs left?
EB Games Employee: Yep. $349.99.
PSP Purchaser: How much would I get for trading in my Nintendo DS?
EB Games Employee: $93, but $150 if you have a game.
PSP Purchaser: No...no...I don't have any games. They didn't really release any.
EB Games Employee: Yeah, I know, that sucks. So, I guess you don't want to do it...
PSP Purchaser: Are you kidding? Of course I want to do it.

That, nearly word-for-word, is how a typical transaction goes. But why? Why is everyone suddenly trading in their $200 systems for not quite half of what they paid.

Here's why:

	Nintendo DS	Sony PSP	Advantage
Launch Date	November 21	March 24	Push
Price	$199.99	$299.99-$349.99	DS
Bundles	Um...Metroid Prime Hunters Demo	$50 value pack, Spider-man 2 Movie, Gretzky Hockey game	PSP
Launch Titles	Super Mario DS...and Metroid demo	Tony Hawk Underground 2, NFL Street 2, Lumines, Dark Stalkers, Untold Legends...	PSP
System Performance	Essentially, a handheld N64 (thumbs up)	Essentially, a handheld PS2 (everything up)	Gimme a P!
Backwards Compatibility	Gameboy Advance games	Ain't none	DS
Future Outlook	Pokémon!!! Mario!!!	Gobs of games. Weekly new release movies	Gimme an S!
Overall	Nice little system, but please, please release some games	Gabba gabba hey	Gimme a P!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we have been taking Nintendo DS's in like mad. The system's been out for four months, and the PSP alreadyhas more games and accessories. I love you Nintendo, so why do you hurt me so?