Would a 3D Ipad do better than the 3DS?

[Joelcool7]

spurgeonryan said:

superchunk said:

I'm not going to even read the OP as the question itself is just stupid.

iPad is not a games device... its a tablet. It sells to a far larger set of consumers and will of course sell better regardless of the crossover of functionality... which really only is one, i.e. games.

This is like asking if a computer will sell more than a console. It just makes no sense at all.

What I'd like to know is who will sell more $30 to $50 games, given the content is pretty much the same to justify the price similarity. My guess? 3DS by the truckload.

My question to that would be, does the Ipad or even Iphone have 30-50 dollar games? Obviously the 3DS is the clear winner with that. Makes me wonder if the higher game prices evens them out some in the end. Just to sell the same amount an Ipad game needs to sell a lot more copies (Duh!).

What if the 3DIPAD was mainly just a gaming pad, and there was still the regular Ipad 2 out there? That would be the true question here. There is not doubt that the 3D ipad would win as it is now.

lol Spurge I don't think I have ever pointed out something you say as being well whack. But this is whack Apple would never create a "just gaming pad". But in the hypothetical scenerio that Apple did creates a video games centric 3D I-Pad with 30$ or so games, it would fail miserably to beat Nintendo's 3DS.

Apple lacks the first party content, the third party content while decent is not in the same league as the better third party content on 3DS. take away the 99cent games on I-Pad and software sales would plummet nobody is going to pay 30-50$ for Angry Birds 3D. Apple would be commiting suicide to take Nintendo on head to head.

Apple will never do that, the hypethical scenerio is irrational. Even if Apple attacks the home consoles it will be with a home entertainment unit not a video games console. It will be Apple TV or such with games not a games console with other features. Apple knows they do not have the expertise to make games capable of competing with Nintendo, MS or Sony on an even playing field. Apple needs the multimedia support and all their other devisions in order to compete.

You will never see an Apple console dedicated to gaming the way any of Nintendo's consoles are. The way Microsoft and Sony are headed putting such a great emphasis on movies and growing on music , Apple could likely create a product with similar attributes. But could never take on any of the big three head to head on an even playing field.