iPhone casts a hex on games consoles...

[Avinash_Tyagi]

nitekrawler1285 said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

nitekrawler1285 said:
I didn't think anyone could do it but i think that the iphone may be attacking an even lower tier than the DS and Wii. With upcoming AAA developers it may start upstreaming...

Doubtful as its price and features don't position it to aim at a lower tier than Nintendo, thing is gaming is a secondary feature for the iphone

what is the price of the iphone?  As well as it's subscription plan? I would like to include it and the cost of the ds and see if it would be cheaper to get the iphone or buy a game for your ds every month cause given the practical non cost of the games I'm not sure the pricing is terribly different.

The fact that gaming is secondary is actually the brilliance of their position.  They don't have to aim and position. People who love and use the device for it's useful features will eventually find their way to games.  Making people who don't game currently or aren't interested in games(or non-gamers) eventual gamers because of boredom and easy access.  Some apps are even more lifestyle and simple fun than Nintendo stuff.  It's a step above the ridiculously simple online flash games that compose the lowest tier.

 

$200 plus $30 a month for two years, which over two years comes to $920

DS lite is like $130 and each game is like $30-40, so a lot cheaper to get a DS lite.  Because for the price of the ipod plus two year contract you can get the DS and over 20 games.

Actually the problem is having too many features, see the iphone overshoots the market for those looking for gaming, as most of those aren't looking for a smartphone, and its price is too high to hit the lower tier as I just showed, not to mention its gaming software is subpar compared to the DS, the DS on the other hand, is perfect for those in the lower tiers, not to mention, the DS is the handheld of choice for kids, meaning it has more gaming exposure in households than the iPhone.

And just being lifestyle isn't enough, the games have to be good, and nothing on the iPhone can challenge what the DS has in that regard, like Nintendogs, brain age, etc.

Basically the iPhone becomes just the thing you use to game when your DS isn't around, for most people, its not going to replace the DS at best it will supplement it.