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[citation][nom]Weegee64[/nom]Agnickolov is right... Apple is positioning iTV as a home gaming console with some multimedia capabilities. This could easily challenge nintendo, since the Wii is very similar to iTV spec-wise, minus the motion controls. Also, the Apple apps will be cheaper than a full $50 game; great for the casual gamer. Apple is not foolish enough to leave out 1080p if iTV is meant for only tv. The 720p will enable higher fps in games as well. Nintendo is already getting owned by iTouch in the mobile gaming market; now their console is going to have competition as well.[/citation]
Except the Wii has already run it's life cycle pretty much, there isn't anything to steal away, everyone who wanted a Wii has one. Even though there's no announcement, Nintendo's probably already working on their next console, I mean, everyone else is going to have a motion sensor gimmick now, the Wii is losing one of it's major sell points as it is.
The idea that apps are a replacement for real games is an absolute joke. The reason they're so cheap is because there's not a lot of effort put into most. Those totally expensive 50$ games have full dev teams behind them, the only thing Apps would take away are the casual gamers. If they want cheap games, Wii and DSi both have their own cheap minigames to satisfy simpler minds. The only thing apps have over other games is the content delivery. There's nothing stopping Nintendo from announcing their own new system with 1080p and downloadable content as soon as the iTV comes out, and with their superior first party and better third party support (than Apple at least), they'd win that fight easily.
Except the Wii has already run it's life cycle pretty much, there isn't anything to steal away, everyone who wanted a Wii has one. Even though there's no announcement, Nintendo's probably already working on their next console, I mean, everyone else is going to have a motion sensor gimmick now, the Wii is losing one of it's major sell points as it is.
The idea that apps are a replacement for real games is an absolute joke. The reason they're so cheap is because there's not a lot of effort put into most. Those totally expensive 50$ games have full dev teams behind them, the only thing Apps would take away are the casual gamers. If they want cheap games, Wii and DSi both have their own cheap minigames to satisfy simpler minds. The only thing apps have over other games is the content delivery. There's nothing stopping Nintendo from announcing their own new system with 1080p and downloadable content as soon as the iTV comes out, and with their superior first party and better third party support (than Apple at least), they'd win that fight easily.