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Xen on 01 March 2011
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RolStoppable said:
Xen said:

@rol: Disagree. Smartphone gaming is on a sharp advent and Sony actually did some good stuff with the NGP so far. Nintendo being weaker than before, when releasing DS, is something I don't see at all.

There's no data that shows smartphone gaming cutting into the software sales of dedicated handheld gaming machines and the good stuff Sony has done with the NGP appears more or less restricted to things that their fanbase can get excited about.

Nintendo seems to be a little bit obsessed with 3D. If you remember, technology and three dimensional gameplay were not among the reasons why the DS was so successful.

True, but if advertised correctly, I don't see why can't it replicate the success of the DS. It's almsot the same, just better.

As for NGP, the device is reportedly easier to develop for and will have a certain "playstation suite" going for it, multi platform intergration could help. Also, while the DS didn't thrive on strong graphics to get its sales done, the PSP did. NGP games look brilliant - it could be a factor for purchase.

Lastly, about smarthphones, I'm only talking logic. Lots of DS owners would be perfectly satisified with simple iOS/Android games. Why should they get a portable gaming system?