| Metallicube said:I'm sorry, but people buy a smartphone because they want a PHONE, not a portable gaming console. They buy an ipod because they want a music player. NOBODY, I repeat, NOBODY buys a smartphone for the primary purpose of playing games.
People who want a GAMING console will buy a GAMING portable. Nothing will convince me otherwise. This is common sense here.. Case in point: Apple is not competition to Nintendo, whatsoever. Period. |
Consumers' tastes change. That is common sense. I think what is clear is that there is a big paradigm shift going on in terms of dedicated devices being overrun by do-it-all devices (smartphones). That should be clear as day by now, and Apple is the forerunner.
Society's tastes change overtime because of drastic changes like these. If everybody already has a phone, and it is capable of playing some sort of game, consumers may start to ask themselves why they feel the need to spend 200-300 dollars on hardware, plus 40 dollars on additional software. Not everybody who owns a Nintendo, Sony, or MS console is hardcore enough to retain their taste in a particular hobby down the long haul. They eventually settle for less, especially when it's convienent.
