Apple has huge stashes of cash. I keep wondering when they'll do something, like purchasing Nintendo. So far, all of their purchases have seemed pretty minor.

Apple has huge stashes of cash. I keep wondering when they'll do something, like purchasing Nintendo. So far, all of their purchases have seemed pretty minor. I think most iOS games are low quality. Even when they are extremely polished, they lack depth. Having brand new mario and zelda games on the platforms would reverse this. Beyond that, from the little bit that I know about Nintendo's next console platform, it sounds basically exactly like Apple TV plus an iPad. Beyond that, Apple also has a really strong platform for distributing software over the air to non-desktop/laptop devices. I think Apple is in a better position for next-gen gaming. I don't know if the next Nintendo console is going to have games that are distributed via physical media, but if they do, I wont be buying one. At this point, having to go out and buy a game, and getting up to switch games, are big negatives. I'm not sure if nintendo has enough experience to do this right. It looks like 3ds games are still sent via physical media, not over the net. Besides that, using the Wii for watching Netflix nightly leaves me with the distinct impression that the Wii was designed with internet usage almost as an afterthought, certainly not as a core function of the device. Which is fine, but even basic functionality improvements haven't happened. Every time you switch networks on the wii, it asks you to perform a system update, which takes 5+ minutes to check to see if your system needs updated. Which seems insane to me for something that amounts to sending a hash of app_ids -> versions. Additionally, Apple tries to remain very family-friendly, which is a market that Nintendo dominates in the traditional gaming market. It certainly seems like a smart move.