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Elite1 on 13 December 2008

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/12/apple-the-iphone-is-a-gaming-console/

Apple: "the iPhone is a gaming console"

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Dec 12th 2008 at 4:43PM


According to extremely reliable and embarrassingly handsome Engadget sources, at an iPhone event held today, John Geleynse (AKA Director of Technology Evangelism at Apple) made some statements regarding the iPhone platform that should seriously raise a few eyebrows. During an ADC "iPhone Tech Talk" in San Jose, Geleynse apparently waxed excited about the potential for the handheld as a viable threat to the DS (and the PSP by proxy), calling the iPhone a "gaming console" and claiming that "it's not a phone, it's a console experience." Pretty bold talk about a device that has yet to really prove its gaming mettle, but nothing new from the Apple camp as far as we're concerned. Considering these comments alongside those from a recent interview in which Greg Joswiak compared the touch to the DS, it seems clear that the company is making a noticeable effort to push this angle. Adding some fuel to that fire is PR that just went out announcing a series of EA "sneak peek" events at Apple Stores around the US. In their words:

Throughout the month of December Apple Stores in New York, LA, San Francisco and Chicago will host special "EA Games Sneak Peek" events where Electronic Arts will discuss why the iPod touch and iPhone are amazing platforms for mobile gaming...

While there's no question the iPhone and touch have made inroads when it comes to gaming, it still isn't clear that there's going to be anything beyond a casual interest for these devices. Then again, if the Wii's success has proven anything, it's that there's plenty of cash in casual if you can make it appealing enough. And you know how Apple feels about appealing products and money.

Personally, I do not consider this a handheld console, just another phone with some games. I do think that Apple will persue this idea and eventually release a more suitable handheld gaming device. What are your thoughts?


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vonboy on 13 December 2008

whatever comes of this will pale in comparison to what the ds has to offer.



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SmokedHostage on 13 December 2008

If it was a gaming console, I'm sure VGChartz would be tracking software and hardware sales by now...



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FaRmLaNd on 13 December 2008

How could they track the software sales? They're from digital distribution, vgchartz can't track software sales for the iphone for the same reason it doesn't track steam sales.

Just looking at some sales. In q4 2008 apple sold "6,892,000 iPhones" http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/21/notes_of_interest_for_apples_q4_2008_results_call.htm The article also states that they've sold over 10 million iphones this year. So its hardware sales are impressive, not that that translates into impressive software sales neccesarily as it isn't a device thats just for playing games.



bigjon on 13 December 2008

o great. I cant wait til they have commercials patronizing DS and PSP users....



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Sam Yikin on 13 December 2008
SmokedHostage said:
If it was a gaming console, I'm sure VGChartz would be tracking software and hardware sales by now...

 

It can't, actually.

I don't really think this claim is valid until some more substantial games appear on the iPhone platform. There are some real gems up there now like Field Runners and suposedly Aurora Feint (haven't played it, but I've heard many good things about it), no real "killer apps". Yet. Lately there has been some promising improvements in the overall game lineup.

 

Also, the fact that all games are under $10.00 is definitely nice. A huge number are free.



Esmoreit on 13 December 2008
bigjon said:
o great. I cant wait til they have commercials patronizing DS and PSP users....

*Stupid giggly blonde*: "Hi, I'm a DS".

*Big annoying black girl*: "Hi, I'm a psp"

*Hip not-too-black-to-scare-off-racists-but-black-enough-to-be-accepted-as-cool girl": "Hi, I'm an apple iphone"

"So DS what can you do?"

"I can draw things with this stick thingy here, and take care of my puppy's, and I can make windmills turn by blowing into this here..."

"Uhu.. and psp what do you do?"

"Well, I can download files, listen to music, take pictures, can get hacked and.."

"Well that's a lot, but what about the games? No... well...ok"...

 

And at that point I will probably try and see how far I can get a psp up the PR-directors rectum for those horse-shit commercials. 



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