Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo president, is understood to have told his senior executives recently to regard the battle with Sony as a victory already won and to treat Apple, and its iPhone and iPad devices, as the “enemy of the future” .
oh god you bought the iphone version of megaman 2?! :lol
EDIT: I just checked and apparently capcom fixed the game. i just know it was a shoddy mess upon release
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Those are actual games, not .99 "games".
oh god you bought the iphone version of megaman 2?! :lol
EDIT: I just checked and apparently capcom fixed the game. i just know it was a shoddy mess upon release
Got it during the .99 Capcom sale with G&G. Originally it was a port of the Cellphone version, but after complaints they re-did it to be the NES version. Beat it twice already.
apple might move in on DS territory but I can't imagine any big-budget Apple published games coming out.
Who cares, it's still touchscreen only.apple might move in on DS territory but I can't imagine any big-budget Apple published games coming out.
They're staffing up a games division right now.
I think the issue is that the "non-gamers" that Nintendo has been going after would rather just get an iPad then a DS. This "war with Apple" is going to be over the non-gamers. The iPad and its apps basically do all the non-game shit that Nintendo has been pushing recently.Finally, some common sense in this thread. Nintendo is threatened by Apple due to mindshare. All the casual DS users, can just settle for their Sudoku clones for 99 cents on their iPhones/iPods and not need to carry an extra device just to play games. Nintendo is definitely threatened by that.
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Those are actual games, not .99 "games".
Finally, some common sense in this thread.I really hate this term.
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Those are actual games, not .99 "games".
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Those are actual games, not .99 "games".
call of duty zombies?
uh... exactly what are these huge games being developed for iphone?
I think the issue is that the "non-gamers" that Nintendo has been going after would rather just get an iPad then a DS. This "war with Apple" is going to be over the non-gamers. The iPad and its apps basically do all the non-game shit that Nintendo has been pushing recently.
uh... exactly what are these huge games being developed for iphone?
Square just came out with a 3D JRPG called Chaos Rings that's exclusive to it instead of PSP.
The iPhone/iPod Touch are great Mp3 players
Got it during the .99 Capcom sale with G&G. Originally it was a port of the Cellphone version, but after complaints they re-did it to be the NES version. Beat it twice already.
Shigeru Miyamoto has said that Nintendo needs to decide whether to stick with its free online gaming service or introduce a paid subscription model.
Online-compatible Wii and DS titles are currently free to play using Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection service, but in a recent interview Miyamoto suggested this could change.
“… Probably the other thing that we are desperate to realise is the core [online] business structure,” Nintendo’s Entertainment Analysis and Development boss told us. “Do we need to demand customers pay monthly fees to enjoy online activities? Or give an online subscription that is free of charge, but then offer something extra for people that pay, so that they get some extra value? With these core business strategies I think we are less active than we should be.”
Chaos Rings is the vanguard of what Nintendo, the maker of the fabulously popular DS handheld console, and Sony, the maker of the PlayStation Portable, should have been fearing the last several years: that eventually major developers and publishers like Square Enix would start making iPhone-exclusive titles every bit as professional and polished as the games for their own systems. Chaos Rings costs $12.99 at Apple’s App Store — expensive for an iPhone game — but this product would easily find buyers at $29.99 on the DS or PlayStation Portable.
I’ll go even further. As an overall entertainment and design experience, Chaos Rings is more successful and ultimately more enjoyable than Final Fantasy XIII, the big-budget, high-definition home console blockbuster that Square Enix released in North America last month.
What is shocking, however, is that Chaos Rings is actually more open-ended and more empowering for the player than Final Fantasy XIII. In Final Fantasy XIII the player spends dozens and dozens of hours on entirely linear paths with no ability to decide where to go or what to do next. In Chaos Rings, by contrast, you must first choose between two completely different sets of characters and different story arcs. The game soon opens up to give the player multiple choices of what sort of environments to explore and what sort of foes to battle.
After 12 hours with Final Fantasy XIII, I was already gritting my teeth at the tedium, no matter how gorgeous it was. After nearly the same amount of time with Chaos Rings this week, I’m champing at the bit to keep going. The game’s three-dimensional animation is by far the best I have seen on the iPhone.
I want the iPod Touch really bad, but iTunes on Windows :'(
Nintendo as well
QuoteApple pose no immediate threat to Nintendo. Actual games will always triumph against $.99 'games
you know why it's obvious they are a threat?
Nintendo's constant almost weekly need to try and back handedly dis Apple/iphone/ipad gaming.
Hmm, I wonder why Apple has been trying to compare the iTouch to the DS and PsP at every single one of their press conferences. It's like their product isn't really meaningful to actual gamers? Like, by drawing direct comparisons to other products gives their product relevancy in the other products market?
No, I'm sure it's more like, "Developers who are not developing on iPhone yet. Look at this. You could be making money."
I want the iPod Touch really bad, but iTunes on Windows :'(
Man TripleA sucks
Nintendo as well
:lol
They went from #3 to #1 and made more money this generation than both the Ps3 and Xbox 360 combined.
Sony on the other hand went from #1 to #3 and has been failing on the Ps3 since its launch. If they get lucky (i.e Project Natal fails to catch on), the Ps3 will end up surpassing the 360 and be seated in 2nd place for this gen.
Hardly a victory for a company that sold 130 million consoles last gen.
Nintendo as well
:lol
They went from #3 to #1 and made more money this generation than both the Ps3 and Xbox 360 combined.
Sony on the other hand went from #1 to #3 and has been failing on the Ps3 since its launch. If they get lucky (i.e Project Natal fails to catch on), the Ps3 will end up surpassing the 360 and be seated in 2nd place for this gen.
Hardly a victory for a company that sold 130 million consoles last gen.
I'M NOT PLAYING THE FUCKING STOCK MARKET. I PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
jesus the ninfags are distinguished mentally-challenged.
I want the iPod Touch really bad, but iTunes on Windows :'(
If that's what's stopping you from getting an iTouch then that's kind of silly because iTunes on Windows is just fine. It may be a resource hog but the program itself runs perfectly.
Nintendo as well
:lol
They went from #3 to #1 and made more money this generation than both the Ps3 and Xbox 360 combined.
Sony on the other hand went from #1 to #3 and has been failing on the Ps3 since its launch. If they get lucky (i.e Project Natal fails to catch on), the Ps3 will end up surpassing the 360 and be seated in 2nd place for this gen.
Hardly a victory for a company that sold 130 million consoles last gen.
I'M NOT PLAYING THE FUCKING STOCK MARKET. I PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
Man TripleA sucks
Nintendo fans are proof that two nukes just weren't enough.
I really don't see how the iphone games are a threat to nintendo. Are they really?
But anyone who has played games for years should know that right now it's stale as all hell. It would be much better to just quit and do something useful in the meantime. When things get better, we can start playing again.
QuoteAs a portable gaming platform, the iPhone is a joke compared to the DS.
except it's not. Shame. At least your Blingyendough overlords aren't as dumb as their fanbase and can see that the iphone/pad are something to be concerned about.
QuoteAs a portable gaming platform, the iPhone is a joke compared to the DS.
except it's not. Shame. At least your Blingyendough overlords aren't as dumb as their fanbase and can see that the iphone/pad are something to be concerned about.
Yeah, the iPhone is definitely on par with the DS in terms of portable gaming.
Brb, g2g lmao.
make a complex $30 game for the DS, sell 3000 copies
make a tilt n' flick $1.99 game for Apple, sell 150,000 copies
Nintendo fans are proof that two nukes just weren't enough.Dude. Exceedingly lame.
I really don't see how the iphone games are a threat to nintendo. Are they really?
No.
The iPhone is a threat as a portable multimedia device, so realistically, it's Sony who have to up the ante with the PSP 2.
As a portable gaming platform, the iPhone is a joke compared to the DS.
Wait. Critter Crunch and Fruit Ninja were made by GAF members?
Ewww. Now I feel dirty.
Joystiq: You sent out a press release before the weekend claiming 140,000 copies sold of your iPhone/iPod Touch game, Fruit Ninja. What's the current total at?
Luke Muscat: Over 200,000 now. That's a pretty big milestone for us, we are very happy to have achieved such great success in a market that can be pretty unpredictable. If you're reading this and have purchased the game – you rule the App store!
make a complex $30 game for the DS, sell 3000 copies
make a tilt n' flick $1.99 game for Apple, sell 150,000 copies
Yeah, actually, I caught the reference. I just don't think it's appropriate to trot out for a laugh.Dude. Exceedingly lame.
http://digg.com/politics/NH_State_Rep_Anime_Example_of_Why_2_Nukes_Weren_t_Enough
QuoteYeah, the iPhone is definitely on par with the DS in terms of portable gaming.
hey, well, i LIKE the DS a lot. Think it's got a ton of great games. But guess what? So does the iphone! Yeah i know, crazy huh?
What stuff have you played on the Iphone?
Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
What happens to the mid budget, niche, outside of the mainstream games (usually the games I like fall into this category) after all this?
???Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
Actually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
Plenty of people here have joked about bombing Japan, chronovore.Yeah, and I shake my head every time.
???Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
Actually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
no
Quotedon't have an iPhone, but I've used my brothers Touch to play the definitive iPod game:
Scrabble.
Ah, so arguing with authority but from a position of ignorance of the subject matter?
Smells of generic nintendo fan ITT.QuoteActually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
lol, and why did it get ported? oh that's right - shitty third party sales on a nintendo platform! What a massive surprise that was!!!
TripleA paid a premium for portable GTA - and was damn proud of it!
Hey, it's weird that iPhone got Chinatown Wars and not Liberty City Stories, considering that it's Sony who should be worried about Apple.
Quotedon't have an iPhone, but I've used my brothers Touch to play the definitive iPod game:
Scrabble.
Ah, so arguing with authority but from a position of ignorance of the subject matter?
Smells of generic nintendo fan ITT.QuoteActually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
lol, and why did it get ported? oh that's right - shitty third party sales on a nintendo platform! What a massive surprise that was!!!
You must have missed the part where I said I played the iPods premium game offering.
Oh. But I thought only Ninfags and Wiitards brought up sales :'(
iPhone getting a port of a game sounds on par with an original DS game being ported to other handhelds? Am I missing something????Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
Actually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
no
Yes.
iPhone getting a port of a game sounds on par with an original DS game being ported to other handhelds? Am I missing something????Oh, a port.Sounds on par with the DS to me.
Actually, it sounds on par with DS games such as ChinaTown Wars being ported to other platforms.
no
Yes.
QuoteYou must have missed the part where I said I played the iPods premium game offering.
you played Scrabble - which, online, is still a great game - but hey - if you want to claim you know how the entire iphone games catalogue is off -one- title then be my guest to run around with your 'tard flag flying.QuoteOh. But I thought only Ninfags and Wiitards brought up sales
you aren't - third party developers do it all the time, looks like more and more are voting with their feet too.
Case here is a little different - you're trying to make some point about a DS game being ported, when the reason it was ported was it's failure on the host platform, whilst on the iphone it's been full of win.
Weird you wouldn't mention this game-so-great-it-got-ported as one of the host of premium titles on the iphone. But hey, doesn't matter. You don't think the iphone is a threat, nintendo do, and day on day more iphone games get made, downloaded and played. Sucks for you to miss out.
Anyways, list of great portable games content on iphone , off the top of my head - there's a fuckton more:
Esp.Ga.Luda 2
Canabalt
Chaos Rings
Angry Birds
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene
Dungeon Hunter
Football Manager 2010
Field Runners
Fargoal
Bejeweled 2
Retro Defense
WordJong
Drop7
And you're missing the part where half of the games on the DS are ports.
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.
Maybe after a dozen more ports, the iPhone will be a viable gaming platform like/as the DS.
Viable in terms of what, Sales? it's already there. :lol
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.
Factually speaking, the majority of the DSs great games are not ports.
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
I didn't say anything about popularity. If I did then shit like Scribblenauts would be included and that's hardly a game.Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.
Factually speaking, the majority of the DSs great games are not ports.
I agree, but you have to see where Beezy is coming from. Many of the better rpg games like Shiren or FF4 are flat out remakes or ports.
Real talk: DS has a lot of good games, but few great games. Most are forgotten once you're done with them.
I didn't say anything about popularity. If I did then shit like Scribblenauts would be included and that's hardly a game.Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
Real talk: DS has a lot of good games, but few great games.
You're using the pokemon games to support your argument? Really?
Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
Uh, many of the games we're talking about aren't that popular.
You're using the pokemon games to support your argument? Really?
I'm dying to know what's wrong with Pokemon.
Every iteration is like a port or a remake of its predecessor.
What are great ds games then?
You're using the pokemon games to support your argument? Really?
I'm dying to know what's wrong with Pokemon.
Every iteration is like a port or a remake of its predecessor.
:-\
:-\See what I mean? :lol
Oh, so now it's ok to play the opinion card? I've been dying to use it to defend the iPhone game library.
:-\See what I mean? :lol
I've played a lot of games on that metacritic list, but I don't see anything that I would actually call great. Most DS games are forgettable and leave no impression. Or maybe it's just me. Maybe I have a problem with handheld games.
I still need to try YI DS.:-\See what I mean? :lol
I've played a lot of games on that metacritic list, but I don't see anything that I would actually call great. Most DS games are forgettable and leave no impression. Or maybe it's just me. Maybe I have a problem with handheld games.
No, I agree. The problem with ds is the distinct lack of action-based games. It's a big story-based system, and honestly, games like rpgs are best on tvs so you can soak them in, in my opinion. This is why I prefer psp: more emphasis on pick up and play games. Now that's not to say ds doesn't have great pick up and play games.
Yoshi's Island ds and Canvas Curse are the shit.
if you are older than twelve, just about everything
Facts to the table? I tried the games, they all look identical to me. Only the fanatics will prove otherwise.
*flexes troll muscle*
still got it
Facts to the table? I tried the games, they all look identical to me. Only the fanatics will prove otherwise.
You should get your eyes checked, could be something serious.
::)
It just boggles my mind that anyone can look at the DS's amazing library of world-class, original titles and think that it's anything other than the best lineup since the SNES.This is the shit I'm talking about. What the fuck?
Great rumbler, notsureifserious. If you are then > overreactionton. Afaik, none of the people who listed the iPhone games actually think that its current library is better, but assuming that Nintendo was referring to the casual market in statement Manabyte posted, then yes, they have a right to at least get worried; the iPhone has already proven itself as a viable platform to host a wide range of casual titles.
It seriously is. And I really like the thing, but it's delusional fans piss me the fuck off. Especially at that other board.
But these comparisons to snes, psx and ps2 make zero sense.
Defending the DS against such baseless accusations IS the good fight, Eel. It just boggles my mind that anyone can look at the DS's amazing library of world-class, original titles and think that it's anything other than the best lineup since the SNES. Just don't get it at all. But as if that weren't bad enough, we've got people coming in here and trying to compare it to the iPhone? EL-OH-EL. The iPhone's games can't hold a candle to the DS, the later is so many lightyears ahead that the difference is incalculable. But, no, all those people have an agenda to besmirch Nintendo and try to sway other people's opinion's against the DS. It's a bit disgusting actually, but they actually know better. They know that the DS has a great libary, but they just can't stand to see a Nintendo system succeed. Everyone knows the PSP can't match up, so they go to the iPhone because it's less well known. They can trot out a few weird 2D shooters or some hackneyed FF-lite and throw out pictures of neat graphics and everyone "Oh's" and "Ah's" over them as if they're something amazing. Here's a hint: they're not. DS is where it's at and the sooner people start admitting this, the better. Or, you can keep up this silly argument and continue to show yourselves as fools, to no one's tears.
But these comparisons to snes, psx and ps2 make zero sense.
Yeah, well, that's just the view from the top of the hill as far as I'm concerned.
Or, you can keep up this silly argument and continue to show yourselves as fools, to no one's tears.
It just really irks me that some people set themselves up as "experts" and their view from the top of the hill is that the DS is some videogame stepchild to their beloved iPhone.
Maybe I'm being a bit forceful here, but it just irks me that TripleA and I are the only ones unwilling to let things slide. You're free to "disagree" with my opinion, but you should at least be able to admit the truth about how great the DS's library is.
Yeah, well, that's just the view from the top of the hill as far as I'm concerned.
What are great ds games then?
I'm still dying to know what's wrong with Pokemon.
QuoteDefending the DS against such baseless accusations IS the good fight, Eel. It just boggles my mind that anyone can look at the DS's amazing library of world-class, original titles and think that it's anything other than the best lineup since the SNES. Just don't get it at all. But as if that weren't bad enough, we've got people coming in here and trying to compare it to the iPhone? EL-OH-EL. The iPhone's games can't hold a candle to the DS, the later is so many lightyears ahead that the difference is incalculable. But, no, all those people have an agenda to besmirch Nintendo and try to sway other people's opinion's against the DS. It's a bit disgusting actually, but they actually know better. They know that the DS has a great libary, but they just can't stand to see a Nintendo system succeed. Everyone knows the PSP can't match up, so they go to the iPhone because it's less well known. They can trot out a few weird 2D shooters or some hackneyed FF-lite and throw out pictures of neat graphics and everyone "Oh's" and "Ah's" over them as if they're something amazing. Here's a hint: they're not. DS is where it's at and the sooner people start admitting this, the better. Or, you can keep up this silly argument and continue to show yourselves as fools, to no one's tears.
a bit disgusting actually? shut your stupid cunt mouth, for fuck sake - you look like a fucking tard shagger.
What a jizz muppet。
TripleA sucks
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
I'm pretty much convinced that NintendosBooger was TripleA's joke character.
I'm still dying to know what's wrong with Pokemon.
There's nothing wrong with it. In fact it's deceptively simple gameplay was so solid/addictive it hasn't needed changing all that much to remain popular. I can't handle them anymore though personally, tbh after the first one the franchise went downhill for me. I enjoyed gold and even a GBA one but they're all too similar to give you a real feeling of differentiation between games.
DS > SNES !?! :rofl :rofl :rofl
yea man:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.Oh really.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Oh really.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Xbox was overrated? Maybe Halo was, but I don't remember the Xbox itself being overrated.:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Oh really.
I'd say the N64 takes that honor... or the original Xbox.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Oh really.
I'd say the N64 takes that honor... or the original Xbox.
I didn't say anything about popularity. If I did then shit like Scribblenauts would be included and that's hardly a game.Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
Real talk: DS has a lot of good games, but few great games.
Scribblenauts is a great Nintendo DS game, I have no doubt that Scribblenauts 2 will address some of the complaints lodged at Scribblenauts 1.
Depends on what you consider good and what you consider great.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Not really. Dreamcast is the most overrated system of all time.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Not really. Dreamcast is the most overrated system of all time.
I'd agree with that, and I bought it day 1 along with about 8 or 9 games. To this day I never really understand people's fascination with the DC. In the end, I probably only really liked about 4 games on the thing - Skies of Arcadia, Soul Calibur, Virtua Tennis, and Soul Reaver. Everything else was pretty much forgetable.
yea man:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.Oh really.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Oh really.
I'd say the N64 takes that honor... or the original Xbox.
I didn't say anything about popularity. If I did then shit like Scribblenauts would be included and that's hardly a game.Half is a tad large a number, but that doesn't change the fact a lot of the better games on the system are ports/remakes.Half of the games that matter then. I'll never understand why some people try to put it on the same level as the PS2 or SNES.
That doesn't play compadre, we're talking about great games - not popular games.
Real talk: DS has a lot of good games, but few great games.
Scribblenauts is a great Nintendo DS game, I have no doubt that Scribblenauts 2 will address some of the complaints lodged at Scribblenauts 1.
Depends on what you consider good and what you consider great.
The "complaints." You mean like how the physics were completely broken, the controls were an incredible burden on the player, and that the gimmick wore off in 5 minutes?
Scribblenauts is a poor man's Crayon Physics.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Oh really.
I'd say the N64 takes that honor... or the original Xbox.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Not really. Dreamcast is the most overrated system of all time. DS comes second.
I knew Himu was getting Himu'd but I did not want to break his trance.
i don't get the reference's ???
Don't lie, no one did.
:lol ds is the most overrated system of all time.
Not really. Dreamcast is the most overrated system of all time.
I'd agree with that, and I bought it day 1 along with about 8 or 9 games. To this day I never really understand people's fascination with the DC. In the end, I probably only really liked about 4 games on the thing - Skies of Arcadia, Soul Calibur, Virtua Tennis, and Soul Reaver. Everything else was pretty much forgetable.