Android and the Iphone are a threat to Sony and Nintendo good reason why !

[Avinash_Tyagi]

mrstickball said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:
And how is any of this a threat to Nintendo? Gaming on Iphone and Android is an afterthought, not to mention, Nintendo has the games that keep bringing in people, not to mention, Nintendo is about to launch a completely new platform which will likely see explosive growth

Despite it being an afterthought, gaming on the iPhone and Android sure are growing at a breakneck rate.

Nintendo does indeed have games that bring in people - but so do many developers. If these developers start supporting phones seriously (and many have to success), then the phones will be very prominent gaming devices.

I'll gladly take on a bet with you: Android hardware will outsell 3DS hardware 2:1 after launch.

 

How many games have outsold Nintendo's big titles, like Mario and Pokemon?

 

They are growing, but are they a threat to Nintendo, well I don't believe so, as we can see from continued DS sales, even now in its last few years.  So even if it grows larger than Nintendo in sales and hardware, will it in any way affect Nintendo?  All signs point to no, at worst it'll just be another split in the market.

Sorry stick, you know my long standing policy of not taking any bets, I think the whole bet thing is stupid