Opinion: Forbes comparing Apples to oranges with iPhone replacing DS theory
I’m not sure what is going on, but according to Forbes reporter Brian Caulfield, that Apple products may kill the Nintendo DS with applications that may turn cellular phones into a portable gaming system.
Caulfield wrote:
“Unlike Nintendo, which has created a gaming console with a motion-sensitive controller and a touch-sensitive handheld gaming system, Apple has crammed both capabilities into its iPhone and iPod Touch… The ability to pour fresh software into the iPhone, wirelessly, at the touch of a button already has game developers interested. ... The worst sign: Sophisticated games such as Electronic Arts’ ambitious new god-game, Spore, are already slated to be released for the iPhone at the same time it goes on sale for PCs, Macs and the Nintendo DS. ... Looks like the handheld gaming business, so long dominated by Nintendo, could be about to undergo a little evolution too.“
The iPhone could never replace a good old fashion handheld gaming system like the Nintendo DS…
Theory book on games: Gamer Theory
A book that treats video games as an art form worth studying is not a completely new idea but they are still relatively few and far between. Cultural magazine Brooklyn Rail features an article this month reviewing one such book, Gamer Theory by McKenzie Wark.
Gamer Theory takes a philosophical approach to the art of games, describing how they have shaped the way we look at the world as well as what games themselves say about the world. According to Wark…
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