Forbes:" Why Apple Could Kill The Nintendo DS "

:lol.."sough" :lol: .....

Forbes believes that Steve Jobs will announce the App Store, a service to let iPhone and iPod Touch owners to download games and other software, at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 this Monday. They believe the App Store combined with the iPhones capabilities could be a Nintendo DS killer.The iPhone and the iPod Touch combine the touch-sensitive screen of a Nintendo DS with the motion sensitivity of the Nintendo Wii. Now add the ability to pour fresh games into the system at the touch of a button. Will this create a problem for Nintendo in handheld gaming? ..umm NO :lol:

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Depends if they get developer support and software sales.

So far, they're getting one of them.

Apple?

Vidya gaems?

lolno

Since when were the iPhone ans iPod Touch motion sensing?

Mobile phone gaming is already pretty big, but it has not slowed the DS a bit. Its also funny how they left out the PSP. Does Forbes assume its not a contender?

If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.Soulreavercross

You can never be too sure there could be the "Hey im a DS and im an iPhone" Commercial to win public support

kirk4ever

Poor DS :(

I dunno exactly who would support Apple? As in who would develop for them?

[QUOTE="Soulreavercross"]If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.wdave92

You can never be too sure there could be the "Hey im a DS and im an iPhone" Commercial to win public support

I'm sure price will play a huge factor here

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Jeimseu

Poor DS :(

I dunno exactly who would support Apple? As in who would develop for them?

true-BUT people said that too when they made ipod and wanted to make itunes..steve jobs personally went to big artists and then voila everyone signed up...but im still skeptic..and personally it too pricey,,

Since when were the iPhone and iPod Touch motion sensing?travt-down

If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.Soulreavercross

Sales wise, yea. It already beat it in quality. Also, DS suffers from a turd lineup.

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Jeimseu

Poor DS :(

I dunno exactly who would support Apple? As in who would develop for them?

EA already are, Activision are and some other developers are.

Since when were the iPhone ans iPod Touch motion sensing?

Mobile phone gaming is already pretty big, but it has not slowed the DS a bit. Its also funny how they left out the PSP. Does Forbes assume its not a contender?

travt-down

You don't have an iphone right? I have one and it has motion sensing, actually i have a game that you have to move the celphone to move a car, its kind of cool

Han't Apple done enough damage with their crappy "computers."Doctor-Salvador

Yeah they should learn from Microsoft and Windows Vista :roll:

[QUOTE="travt-down"]

Since when were the iPhone ans iPod Touch motion sensing?

Mobile phone gaming is already pretty big, but it has not slowed the DS a bit. Its also funny how they left out the PSP. Does Forbes assume its not a contender?

Pelon208

You don't have an iphone right? I have one and it has motion sensing, actually i have a game that you have to move the celphone to move a car, its kind of cool

Weird. I had no idea.

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[QUOTE="Soulreavercross"]If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.Soulreavercross

You can never be too sure there could be the "Hey im a DS and im an iPhone" Commercial to win public support

I'm sure price will play a huge factor here

touche man mac products are always overpriced

[QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"]Han't Apple done enough damage with their crappy "computers."Pelon208

Yeah they should learn from Microsoft and Windows Vista :roll:

MS makes operating systems, macs are actual computers.

Aint nothing touching the DS, Apple have missed the boat this gen IMO, Maybe next gen they might bring out some kind of I-Game, but good look competing against the DS and PSP Sucessor though, as i doubt anything Apple can R&D in time will have the functionality of the next Sony and Nintendo Consoles.

My opinion is it will be a financial black hole for anybody who enters the handheld market now, the PSP isnt doing as good as the DS but people forget how well the PSP has sold in comparison to the likes of the Sega Gamegear, Atari Lynx ect.

DS Will outsell the PS2 IMO and the PSP will probably Sell over 50m-60m easy.

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"]Han't Apple done enough damage with their crappy "computers."Doctor-Salvador

Yeah they should learn from Microsoft and Windows Vista :roll:

MS makes operating systems, macs are actual computers.

I have a Mac for 2 years and no problems i just upgrade it to Leopard, and i have Toshiba for work and the problem is Windows last week i formated my PC for the 3 time it just keep freezing and freezing its so anoying, and i only have installed on it office 2007, acceses, Adobe acrobat and that kind of stuff.

So yeah MS has done a great job with their software lately :roll:

Nintendo is the master of the hand held. They focus on price, length of battery, good design, durablitity, and most of all - games.

Apple is overpriced IMO, plus IPODS scratch so easy (not sure if they improved them), and they just know how to design things properly in this case. I never had a reason to associate games and Apple at all.

I'd be astonished if they made any ground in the handheld game market

If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.Soulreavercross

Very well said.

[QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"][QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"]Han't Apple done enough damage with their crappy "computers."Pelon208

Yeah they should learn from Microsoft and Windows Vista :roll:

MS makes operating systems, macs are actual computers.

I have a Mac for 2 years and no problems i just upgrade it to Leopard, and i have Toshiba for work and the problem is Windows last week i formated my PC for the 3 time it just keep freezing and freezing its so anoying, and i only have installed on it office 2007, acceses, Adobe acrobat and that kind of stuff.

So yeah MS has done a great job with their software lately :roll:

I haven't used Vista yet, but I have used XP for years, and I have had no problems with the exception of a few viruses. You're also forgetting that there is more than one brand of OS.

[QUOTE="Pelon208"][QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"][QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="Doctor-Salvador"]Han't Apple done enough damage with their crappy "computers."Doctor-Salvador

Yeah they should learn from Microsoft and Windows Vista :roll:

MS makes operating systems, macs are actual computers.

I have a Mac for 2 years and no problems i just upgrade it to Leopard, and i have Toshiba for work and the problem is Windows last week i formated my PC for the 3 time it just keep freezing and freezing its so anoying, and i only have installed on it office 2007, acceses, Adobe acrobat and that kind of stuff.

So yeah MS has done a great job with their software lately :roll:

I haven't used Vista yet, but I have used XP for years, and I have had no problems with the exception of a few viruses. You're also forgetting that there is more than one brand of OS.

Just try leopard for 1 week or 2 and you will change your mind like me. Trust me its way better than any windows

P.S: Where you from, i mean for the Salvador

I have a Mac for 2 years and no problems i just upgrade it to Leopard, and i have Toshiba for work and the problem is Windows last week i formated my PC for the 3 time it just keep freezing and freezing its so anoying, and i only have installed on it office 2007, acceses, Adobe acrobat and that kind of stuff.

So yeah MS has done a great job with their software lately :roll:

Pelon208

Uh..and why are you so quick to pin that on Microsoft? Sounds like either a hardware issue, or an issue with the person at the keyboard.

I've been running Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit) for nearly a year now -- never had any problems with it. My last BSOD (or other major system error) was actually with Windows 98 :|

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]I have a Mac for 2 years and no problems i just upgrade it to Leopard, and i have Toshiba for work and the problem is Windows last week i formated my PC for the 3 time it just keep freezing and freezing its so anoying, and i only have installed on it office 2007, acceses, Adobe acrobat and that kind of stuff.

So yeah MS has done a great job with their software lately :roll:

Velocitas8

Uh..and why are you so quick to pin that on Microsoft? Sounds like either a hardware issue, or an issue with the person at the keyboard.

I've been running Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit) for nearly a year now -- never had any problems with it. My last BSOD (or other major system error) was actually with Windows 98 :|

Have you tried Leopard?

Have you tried Leopard? Pelon208

Has nothing to do with my post, but yes (though not for any extended period of time.)

I'll take Windows and Linux over OS X any day: Windows for its vast software library and gaming. Linux for customization, utmost reliability/security, and the open-source software community.

Leopard looks nice, but it doesn't appeal to me in the least bit.

The only company that can take a share from DS( no beat it though ) is nokia with ngage2 considering that it has way more resourses than apple and is by far the biggest mobile maker. Plus iphone is not even that great of a phone and i cant see how can you play games besides driving games without any buttonsadamosmaki

How do professional journalists get away with writing stuff like this? It's so ridiculous it's not even funny.

• No Nintendogs
• Super Mario
• Mario Kart
• Pokemon
• Animal Crossing

If the PSP couldn't beat the DS, nothing can.Soulreavercross

deja vu

I remember when the psp was first revealed. Sony hailing it as the ds killer due to the "Sony Brand name recognition" and what not.

We all know how that turned out :|

deja vu

I remember when the psp was first revealed. Sony hailing it as the ds killer due to the "Sony Brand name recognition" and what not.

We all know how that turned out :|

Shinobishyguy

DS may have better sales but the PSP is a better system.pwner372

LMAO

PSP is garbage

[QUOTE="pwner372"]DS may have better sales but the PSP is a better system.vicmackey39

LMAO

PSP is garbage