Nintendo: Arrogance or something else?

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

These devices are getting cheaper and cheaper and more and more capable. They're also generally priced more reasonably than Nintendo's handhelds. And as locked as they can be, they're far more open than any product Nintendo releases in terms of features.

During Apple's press conference today they presented their new online gaming network that will power the iPhone. You'll be able to invite contacts or use the matchmaking service. They'll have achievements and leaderboards as well. Plus with network connectivity out of the way (Wifi or 3G) they have a partial advantage of where the device can be used over Nintendo.

No it is not a 1:1 overlap but it's moving quickly in that direction.

http://gizmodo.com/5512637/iphone-40...d-achievements

Again, way overestimating. I repeat, until the iPods of the world have dedicated gaming controls, they will not make a serious dent in Nintendo's market share.

I'll break my opinion down a little more.

Cheapness doesn't matter, since the DS is priced at a cheap enough point where it doesn't matter.

Power doesn't matter. It has never mattered in the handheld world. This is nothing new.

Open nature doesn't matter. Look at the PC. It doesn't beat all other consoles, despite being quite open.

Gaming network doesn't matter. PSP I'm pretty sure has one. The X360 and PS3 have great ones. The PC has the ultimate open gaming network. The Wii and DS still win.

All that shit doesn't matter. They're nice, but they're not deal breakers. The games in the end, are the only thing that matter. Nintendo has them, and in my opinion, in large part it's because the DS has dedicated gaming controls and that they don't bother doing much of the other crap (albeit nice crap), and instead focus on the games. It's a handheld gaming device, and that's about it. Simple and does what you want it to.

Again, reiterating from that last topic about this, I'm not saying the DS and iPods can't coexist happily. I'm just saying that Nintendo has little to worry about when it comes to Apple, and for good reason.