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Nintendo needs to be careful. I'm not sure they realize just how dire their situation is, especially in the handheld market. Apple is already in danger of maki

by cletus 16y ago

Nintendo needs to be careful. I'm not sure they realize just how dire their situation is, especially in the handheld market. Apple is already in danger of making the 3DS (and other handhelds like the PSP) extinct. The iPod Touch is a serious threat to every other handheld "console". Yet Nintendo and Sony both (in separate ways) continue alienating their fans. The A5 processor has (allegedly) 9 times the graphics power of the A4, which is already capable of playing some pretty decent games, even 3D games (eg Infinity Blade, Dungeon Defender, Rage). Just how long do you think it'll before Apple makes the Apple TV a gaming console? Now this is a fundamentally different model than the touch model their current devices have. The importance of this can't be overstated but Apple has an huge user base and all the distribution infrastructure it needs for this. Nintendo has proven that you don't need bleeding edge graphics to sell consoles (like Microsoft and Sony provide). There is (IMHO) absolutely a market for Apple to extend the iTunes ecosystem into console gaming.

cabalamat 16y ago
There's also an untapped market for using the iPad (or similar devices) for multi-player in-one-room games. E.g. you could have a poker game where each player's iPad displays their cards, and where betting, dealing cards, blind levels, etc are handled by the computers, so that the game mechanics flow a lot faster than is usual in face-to-face poker. Or e.g. with monopoly where the iPads handle all the game mechanics.
- adw 16y ago
  Scrabble for iPad already does this in part (tile rack on your iPod/iPhone). It's a bit pricy yet but this is obviously a thing which is coming.
- r00fus 16y ago
  Every time family comes over, we play multipong, wurdle (yes, works great for groups) and battleheart (again, 1p but works well with multiple fingers). This is a very interesting untapped market, but how to make a breakout hit in this market is still not clear to me.
  - stcredzero 16y ago
    The Kinect has a tremendous potential here as well.
uvTwitch 16y ago
Apple are never going to become a major player in the videogame market, for one simple reason: They refuse to have any buttons. Finger touchscreens are immensely sub-par for gaming; there's a reason the most popular iOS games are all simple, casual affairs like Angry Birds.
jrubyer 16y ago
>>Nintendo has proven that you don't need bleeding edge graphics to sell consoles That's true, but you do need a deep and enjoyable gaming experience to be successful - something which I don't think the appstore model of pricing around 99cents is going to bring out soon. So, the DS and PSP are here to stay. tl:dr deep and fun games > graphics power

by cletus 16y ago

cabalamat 16y ago

There's also an untapped market for using the iPad (or similar devices) for multi-player in-one-room games. E.g. you could have a poker game where each player's iPad displays their cards, and where betting, dealing cards, blind levels, etc are handled by the computers, so that the game mechanics flow a lot faster than is usual in face-to-face poker. Or e.g. with monopoly where the iPads handle all the game mechanics.

adw 16y ago
Scrabble for iPad already does this in part (tile rack on your iPod/iPhone). It's a bit pricy yet but this is obviously a thing which is coming.
r00fus 16y ago
Every time family comes over, we play multipong, wurdle (yes, works great for groups) and battleheart (again, 1p but works well with multiple fingers). This is a very interesting untapped market, but how to make a breakout hit in this market is still not clear to me.
- stcredzero 16y ago
  The Kinect has a tremendous potential here as well.

uvTwitch 16y ago

Apple are never going to become a major player in the videogame market, for one simple reason: They refuse to have any buttons. Finger touchscreens are immensely sub-par for gaming; there's a reason the most popular iOS games are all simple, casual affairs like Angry Birds.

jrubyer 16y ago

>>Nintendo has proven that you don't need bleeding edge graphics to sell consoles That's true, but you do need a deep and enjoyable gaming experience to be successful - something which I don't think the appstore model of pricing around 99cents is going to bring out soon. So, the DS and PSP are here to stay. tl:dr deep and fun games > graphics power