Next-Gen: Nintendo Not #1

[Raze]

Jumpin said:

Raze said:

Azelover said:

I disagree, in fact I think Nintendo could have another monopoly in the home console business. 3DS is gonna be less successful than the original and they will lose to the iPhone, but on the console side I see them achieving much more than they have.

You really think so? Even with the Android market starting to stomp the crap out of iPhone's market share?

Android isn't really a suitable gaming platform, it has too much variety in hardware and resolutions. The iOS platform is very suitable though, and is making large waves. Whether it will be able to compete against standard handhelds, I don't know - I would say that if it weren't for the 3DS, then yes, but the 3DS looks like the proper path to avoid direct competition.

I understand your point about hardware spec differences, but for the most part, Android requires a certain minimum spec. Even phones that got  got the 2.1 update aren't safe from being left out from the 2.2 update. I guess it comes down to picking an Android version to develop for moreso than catering to the hardware. Android is generously easier to program on than the iPhone, extending itself to a much more widely accepting development community. I do agree though, that the 3DS is in league of its own, and no reasonably priced phone is going to be able to compete.