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kushal3337@wii on 01 August 2008

I just read yesterday's Houston Chronicle paper and there was another article about the IPhone. Right in the article said,

"Playing these titles on an iPhone has me thinking that Nintendo and Sony better watch out."

"It may mean gamers won't need to carry a Nintendo DS or Sony PSP down the road."

This no threat in my opinon because many people say the IPhone has alot of problems in its hardware esp. battery.

Is this something to watch for?

 



                       

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NiKKoM on 01 August 2008

Yes... never underestimate the hipness of Apple...



 

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Valkyria00 on 01 August 2008

 No its not. Millions of people arent going to flock to Apple stores to buy a iPhone just to play the games.

Little kids will not recieve iPhones for christmas as a caming system. 

Which is why iPhone is not a real gaming platform or a compitetor. Kids are a big market and they wont want an iPhone they'll say I want a Nintendo or a gamestation Playstation.



MrBubbles on 01 August 2008

whats the cost of the iphone? $300?...$400?
i dont think the handhelds or consoles have any worries.



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kingofwale on 01 August 2008

i was playing Super Monkey Ball on my iphone the other day. Almost got robbed. so the rule is? Never take out a 600 dollar product on the subway.

It's innovative and it works well, but nobody is going to pay 600 bucks for a "mobile gaming device"

Might steal some fanbase from ultra casual gamer, but it has nothing on hardcore DS owners or PSP owners.



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kitler53 on 01 August 2008

i think the iphone isn't too much of a threat for the simple reason that apple isn't advertising it as a game console, of course that could change down the line.



NiKKoM on 01 August 2008

I believe that the Iphone owners and future Iphone owners see this as an great addition to the phone/mp3/video abilities.. preventing them to buy a DS or a PSP.. so Apple may steal potential DS and PSP buyers..



 

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c0rd on 01 August 2008
kingofwale said:
i was playing Super Monkey Ball on my iphone the other day. Almost got robbed. so the rule is? Never take out a 600 dollar product on the subway.

It's innovative and it works well, but nobody is going to pay 600 bucks for a "mobile gaming device"

Might steal some fanbase from ultra casual gamer, but it has nothing on hardcore DS owners or PSP owners.

Isn't the cheapest iPhone down to to $199?  That's cheaper than the PSP was at one point, I don't think price is the biggest barrier (though it is a factor).

 



Sam Yikin on 01 August 2008

It can be, but it's not going to be marketed as one so it will never really be.



kingofwale on 01 August 2008
c0rd said:
kingofwale said:
i was playing Super Monkey Ball on my iphone the other day. Almost got robbed. so the rule is? Never take out a 600 dollar product on the subway.

It's innovative and it works well, but nobody is going to pay 600 bucks for a "mobile gaming device"

Might steal some fanbase from ultra casual gamer, but it has nothing on hardcore DS owners or PSP owners.

Isn't the cheapest iPhone down to to $199? That's cheaper than the PSP was at one point, I don't think price is the biggest barrier (though it is a factor).

 

yeah, but PSP doesn't lock you for 2-3 years with over 60 bucks a month charges.

 



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)