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Soleron on 03 April 2011

Nintendo are correct here. Any indie dev with a world-beating game (and it would have to be better than Angry Birds to be worth it) can get a license from Nintendo themselves.

The 3DS is not an iPhone. The danger for Nintendo is that they focus too much on making every game a 3D-fest with crazy budgets and overshoot the mass market.



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Conegamer on 03 April 2011
Seece said:
Jumpin said:

I don't think there's really any threat from cell phone applications to real games; it's like saying that people will give up eating proper meals bought at restaraunts and the grocery store, because they can by a candy for 1 cent at the gas station.

 

Sure there is a place for candy, but they're never going to take the place of a full meal.

Not entirely though, but I imagin a lot of people actually have switched to gaming on an iphone or w/e rather than DS because it suits their needs more. Silly analogy ...

No, not really...

What he's trying to say is for us gamers (which, let's be fair, was the point of this article. What casual gamer's gonna read an article like this anyway?), it's alright to occasionally 'snack' on games like Angry Birds. It's fine if you're just going on a bus journey for a few minutes, after all...

But after a while, we realise that Angry Birds just don't cut it. What if we want to sit down for a few hours and play a massie RPG, or a competitive online shooter etc. ? Iphone/ Mobile gaming can't do that at the moment, and may not for many years to come. In that way, Console gaming acts as the full meal. 

So whilst the games are just quick-fire and not substantial, Nintendo have nothing to worry about. It just can't grow further the way it is IMO



 

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Conegamer on 03 April 2011
cyberninja45 said:

Its as simple as this I don't buy an Iphone to get angry birds, I get angry birds cause  I already have an Iphone so why not. With the 3ds, I buy a 3ds cause I want to get the zelda or mario, not because I already have a 3ds  so why not buy those games.

Very nice analogy...

I like it.

I like it. A lot

 

 



 

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Albion on 03 April 2011

So what do you want Nintendo to do? 

makes cell phones o.0?

 

I can't help but feel your pushing it a bit to far. Though there is truth in what you say.

I dont feel we are boiling down to a new dark age in Nintendo's history.



Conegamer on 03 April 2011
Albion said:

So what do you want Nintendo to do? 

makes cell phones o.0?

 

I can't help but feel your pushing it a bit to far. Though there is truth in what you say.

I dont feel we are boiling down to a new dark age in Nintendo's history.

Nor do I. Nintendo are doing perfectly fine, if not, their handheld wouldn't have shattered sales records and the like!



 

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Seece on 03 April 2011
Conegamer said:
Seece said:
Jumpin said:

I don't think there's really any threat from cell phone applications to real games; it's like saying that people will give up eating proper meals bought at restaraunts and the grocery store, because they can by a candy for 1 cent at the gas station.

 

Sure there is a place for candy, but they're never going to take the place of a full meal.

Not entirely though, but I imagin a lot of people actually have switched to gaming on an iphone or w/e rather than DS because it suits their needs more. Silly analogy ...

No, not really...

What he's trying to say is for us gamers (which, let's be fair, was the point of this article. What casual gamer's gonna read an article like this anyway?), it's alright to occasionally 'snack' on games like Angry Birds. It's fine if you're just going on a bus journey for a few minutes, after all...

But after a while, we realise that Angry Birds just don't cut it. What if we want to sit down for a few hours and play a massie RPG, or a competitive online shooter etc. ? Iphone/ Mobile gaming can't do that at the moment, and may not for many years to come. In that way, Console gaming acts as the full meal. 

So whilst the games are just quick-fire and not substantial, Nintendo have nothing to worry about. It just can't grow further the way it is IMO

I don't care who you think the article is aimed at, that's irrelevent.

The point of the article talks about apple as competition ....



 

cyberninja45 on 03 April 2011

The app store is a sad market. They have to sell their games dirt cheap just to compete. The only thing nintendo is concern about it that it may devalue videogames(in general) in the eyes of consumers.



My 3ds friendcode: 5413-0232-9676 (G-cyber)



Conegamer on 03 April 2011
Seece said:
Conegamer said:
Seece said:
Jumpin said:

I don't think there's really any threat from cell phone applications to real games; it's like saying that people will give up eating proper meals bought at restaraunts and the grocery store, because they can by a candy for 1 cent at the gas station.

 

Sure there is a place for candy, but they're never going to take the place of a full meal.

Not entirely though, but I imagin a lot of people actually have switched to gaming on an iphone or w/e rather than DS because it suits their needs more. Silly analogy ...

No, not really...

What he's trying to say is for us gamers (which, let's be fair, was the point of this article. What casual gamer's gonna read an article like this anyway?), it's alright to occasionally 'snack' on games like Angry Birds. It's fine if you're just going on a bus journey for a few minutes, after all...

But after a while, we realise that Angry Birds just don't cut it. What if we want to sit down for a few hours and play a massie RPG, or a competitive online shooter etc. ? Iphone/ Mobile gaming can't do that at the moment, and may not for many years to come. In that way, Console gaming acts as the full meal. 

So whilst the games are just quick-fire and not substantial, Nintendo have nothing to worry about. It just can't grow further the way it is IMO

I don't care who you think the article is aimed at, that's irrelevent.

The point of the article talks about apple as competition ....

Fine, but the point remains the same

IF the 360 only had garage devs and the Iphone had all the Halos and CODs etc., which one would you buy?

Moblie gaming can't take off until it has the games. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are only here because they made good games. Sega and Atari died because they couldn't. That's all there is to it at the end of the day



 

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Play4Fun on 03 April 2011

 Nintendo is doomed. No doubts about it this time.

Oh well...they put up a good fight.



Conegamer on 03 April 2011
Play4Fun said:

 Nintendo is doomed. No doubts about it this time.

Oh well...they put up a good fight.

Yep. state funeral



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.