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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
Despite my poking fun I kind of see where Xantar is coming from.
I think the real question is why is the Wii doing so good and is the future of gaming the "serious person's" console or more Wii-oriented gaming and is gaming's future even on the console or on gadgets that appeal to morons like the iTampon.
That's my question.
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Your question poses another problem I have. Nintendo definitely underestimates the Android/App Store and the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and any other multifunction device where gaming is starting to grow. Then again, I think you do too.
The iPad may have a terrible name and a few definite shortcomings, but it also fills a gap that encroaches on the handheld market to a degree (and the iPod Touch even more so). Why would I buy a $200 DSi XL when I can spend $300 and get an iPod Touch? It does a lot more, and if I jailbreak it (no reason not to without a phone contract) I can even emulate Nintendo's back library on the go.
60% of the apps on the iPad are games. Some of them serious. And as the iPad is charging more of a premium on apps, big name developers will be less shy about bringing their games to it.
Regardless of how much you like the iPad, it sold 300,000+ units on the first day. It (and other tablets like it) is going to be around for a while.