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Re: Can the 'Funnest iPod Ever' Take on Nintendo and Sony?
Posted by: Chris Maxcer 2008-10-13 14:58:17

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This season, Apple has been marketing the iPod touch as "the funnest iPod ever." Instead of leading with music or even a media experience, the latest television ad shows game after game being played on the iPod's ample screen -- a motorcycle chasing game, that funky monkey in the ball, and others. The iTunes App Store has gobs of games. Plus, the multi-touch screen and accelerometer on the iPod touch allows for a wide variety of playful fun. However, can the iPod touch really play in the same league as Nintendo and Sony?

You don't get it
Posted by: puggsly 2008-10-13 17:45:09 In reply to: Chris Maxcer

It is true that the current crop of games (from mostly non-gaming companies) are for the casual gamer but when the likes of John Carmack pipe in and compare the iPhone to the Xbox and Playstation2, you should not take it lightly. It will be very interest as the major players bring their applications over. Already Mac only developers have ported some cool games with ease. What would WOW for iPhone be like? Doom? Quake? These are all real possibilities.