No... it doesn't have a Power Glove. Therefore, it's not "bad" as in good, but "bad" as in bad.

Some might, obviously, but most not. Definitely not.

God, I really hate these type of comparisons. Mobile gaming on any smartphone is just a natural evolution of the flash and java applet gaming that has existed since the early days of the internet. Only difference now, is its easier to monetize and report on.

The thing is, mass market success is only relative to the competition and is generally temporary as the mass market are fickle and will move on when the new "in thing", hits the block or market saturation occurs. It has happened twice in the past 10 years in the game industry alone. The PS1/PS2 mass market is the same market the DS and Wii took over, and that same mass market are those Iphone adopters. The only question is, who and what is next.

Like the NES how?

It's like the NES in that it's many people's first exposure to gaming and games tend to be very arcade-like.

It's not like the NES in that distribution costs are fantastically low and Apple is much less restrictive than Nintendo when it comes to licensing terms.

It's like the NES in that it's probably the fastest-growing game platform of its time and its attracting a lot of ports and development from other platforms.

It's not like the NES in that it is not a dedicated gaming platform and the hardware manufacturer develops no game software themselves outside of some middleware tools and services.