Iwata Says "Absolutely Not" to Smartphone Games

[epdm2be]

[citation][nom]OwnageRofl2[/nom]...isnt that what the xperia play is trying(and failing horribly though)...[/citation]
You actually answered your own question as why Nintendo should stay away from smartphones.

 

[Guest]

I applaud Nintendo's stance on this. Nintendo has first and foremost always been about fun, quality gaming. Let the uninformed shareholders bark at you all they want, as long as you keep releasing quality games, the real gamers will always support you, Nintendo.

Nintendo has really made some stumbles with the 3DS and I am not nearly the Nintendo fan that I used to be, but I can't help but respect their dedication to true, classic video gaming.

In my opinion, if the gaming market turns to micro smartphone games, then the industry is dead regardless of whether Nintendo, Sony, or anyone else follows along. Angry Birds and Farmville aren't video games.

 

[hoofhearted]

Here's an idea. Why not just add "phone and text" capability to the 3DS? Continue to make it the best gaming experience as Nintendo has, but just slap in phone and text capability. Maybe add a sim card slot, and people could plug in their headphones make calls, text or even download games. I would love to be able to bring it to work and justify it as my "phone"

 

[law shay]

[citation][nom]hoofhearted[/nom]Here's an idea. Why not just add "phone and text" capability to the 3DS? Continue to make it the best gaming experience as Nintendo has, but just slap in phone and text capability. Maybe add a sim card slot, and people could plug in their headphones make calls, text or even download games. I would love to be able to bring it to work and justify it as my "phone"[/citation]
The point is they don't have any patents on Antenna etc.

 

[dread_cthulhu]

...I foresee pain in Nintendo's future... They'll end up being the next Sega, a company which THEY bought. All of their intellectual properties, and everything will become a part of some larger corporation like Sony or Microsoft, and we'll Sonic, Mario, and Master Chief all in the same game! Super Smash Brothers 4! Or is it 5 now? LOL

 

[oatmeal25]

Nintendo stuck in the past? Well that's a first

 

[xenol]

I like how people say Nintendo's stuck in the past... yet they've basically pioneered a ton of hardware based features in consoles.

In order for a video game company like Nintendo to succeed, they need a stable platform that isn't subjected to variation. The smartphone "platform" (used loosely) is a highly variable system, and I daresay it's more volatile than the PC gaming market.

 

[beardguy]

I've said it before, touch screen phones suck for gaming.

Problem is Nintendo, you need to deliver hardware people actually want. The 3DS could have and should have been so much better. People wouldn't be expecting Nintendo to create mobile games as much if Nintendo came out with a killer handheld gaming device. The 3DS is much better off with the price drop, but it's still just kind of lame ... especially with the Vita around the corner.

 

[back_by_demand]

Nintendo has been a part of the "mobile" future for many years, anyone remember the Gameboy? Today they have the 3DS.
What you are griping about is that it doesn't have a phone built in.
[citation][nom]beardguy[/nom]I've said it before, touch screen phones suck for gaming. Problem is Nintendo, you need to deliver hardware people actually want[/citation]
People did want it, but the sticking point has lways been pricing, when they did the recent price drop sales went up by 260%, that is pretty conclusive.

 

[beardguy]

@back_by_demand

Yeah it's selling alot better now, the price drop was a smart move by Nintendo. IMHO they should have ditched the whole 3D thing and tried to focus on better hardware though. I mean, for most people 3D will give them a headache in a few minutes (for me it did) and it's really not good for young kids eyes as we saw with the reports. Once the Vita comes out, I just don't see any compelling reason for anyone to buy a 3DS even with the new price. I guess my point is, I don't think people "wanted" 3D.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]beardguy[/nom]Once the Vita comes out, I just don't see any compelling reason for anyone to buy a 3DS even with the new price. I guess my point is, I don't think people "wanted" 3D.[/citation]
I couldn't see any reason to buy the Wii when the PS3 came out, but it still sold as many as the PS3 and Xbox360 put together.
Sometimes you just can't predict what people want, even if the hardware appears inferior, people are weird like that.
The only thing we should really say about Nintendo is never to underestimate them.

 

[Shin-san]

Definitely a good choice. I have a smartphone, but it has issues being so many things at once. I end up buying dedicated devices like an MP3 player and a GPS to compensate for the smartphone's shortcomings

 

[namlocnz]

Satoru Iwata is the reason we don't have secret aliases catching pokemon at 2am in a beautiful dx11 pokemon mmorpg and now we dont get pokemon on android either? can someone at Toms please sort him out.