2009 Mar 26 2009

Apple and Nintendo: Are they or are not competitive?

Posted by at 14:59 in Apple , Microsoft , Nintendo , Nintendo DS , Sony , video games , Wii

If anything characterizes this generation of consoles is more competition. Competition, with innovative ideas, has made the situation of a rollover. Now companies like Sony can not just navel-gazing, we must be aware of other competitors, and not just traditional, but new and Apple, which is going strong with iPhone and iPod Touch.

When Apple introduced the iPod Touch as the next great gaming platform we were all a little surprised, but time proves them right. The games are becoming the star of the Apple store because many independent developers are releasing games, some of them beautiful bill.

Nintendo certainly fears that Apple steals users, although to the gallery go to the hackneyed "are not our responsibility." The same is said of Wii Sony and Microsoft to mask the truth. Does it sound right?

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I'll hide it in a pipe ...

The most interesting thing about this is that competition is pitching for Nintendo to head to the Red, from the more conservative position in the industry to one of greater acceptance of the Internet and its benefits. It's good that they are very concerned about the children, but that does not mean they should not connect their consoles to the Internet, but have to do with effective monitoring systems and good parental controls.

Moreover, the similarities between Nintendo DSi and Apple devices are many. What will make Nintendo DSi is basically what Apple has done: to open an online store with lots of games and applications. The two cameras also enable new ways to play by detecting the movement of the hands, something that Apple has also made thanks to the accelerometer ...

Are they or are not competitive?

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2 comments

2 comments on "Apple and Nintendo: Are or are not competitive?"

  1. Bilbo on 26 Mar 2009 at 20:09

    Hello, I greet the Apple marketing department Spain that promotes this post.

  2. George on 26 Mar 2009 at 23:12

    If you say so ...

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