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True Gamer
As the iPhone has proven itself to be a formidable competitor in the handheld gaming business, the president of Nintendo has said his company must differentiate itself to survive.
As Apple portrays the iPod touch and iPhone as the ultimate portable gaming machine, Nintendo, maker of the Nintendo DS, has seen its profits freefall last quarter, from 133 billion yen a year prior to 64 billion yen. Highlighting the newfound competition between Apple and Nintendo, The Wall Street Journal noted that Nintendo has fended off several potential portable challengers, but it hasn't quite faced a competitor like the iPhone.
ارباح ننتتدو تنخفض من 113 مليار ين في الربع الثالث من 2008 إلى 64 مليار في الربع الثالث هذه السنة بسبب منافسة الايفون و الايبود توتش لسوق الالعاب مما جعل من ابل اقوى منافس تواجهه ننتندو لفترة طويلة .
رغم انه ساتورا ايواتا ماك يوزر و يمتلك ماكبوك و ايفون و يعتبر من فانز ابل (مش مستغرب كون سياسة الشركتين ما تختلف كثير في توافقيه السوفتوير و الهاردوير) لكنه يرفض وجود منافسة بين ننتندو و ابل و لا يرغب بإنشاءها ملمح انه شئ لا يشعره بالراحة ....Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, is reportedly an Apple fan who uses an iPhone and Mac laptop. He also denied that there is a rivalry between his company and Apple, noting that attempts to create one makes him "uncomfortable." But Iwata also allegedly sees the iPhone as enough of a threat that Nintendo must work to stand out from it and devices like it.
"If we can't make clear why customers pay a lot of money to play games on Nintendo hardware and Nintendo software and differentiate ourselves from games on the mobile phone or iPhone, then our future is dark," he said.
Iwata and Nintendo said they believe the iPhone attracts a different kind of game playing market, as dedicated hardware like the DS offers unique titles unavailable anywhere else. Among those are Nintendo-exclusive franchises like Mario and Zelda.
But one advantage Apple does have over Nintendo and Sony is the price and availability of software. The company boasted at its media event in September that, at that moment, the iPhone OS had 21,179 game and entertainment titles available via its App Store, compared to 3,680 for the Nintendo DS and 607 for the Sony PSP. Many of those are budget-priced, with major franchises like Madden football selling for under $10. Comparatively, most games for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP cost between $25 and $40.
واو !! سوق العاب الايفون مهدد الكل !! شخصياً مستحيل يحل محل الاجهزة المتخصصة (DS - PSP) بس بمنظور ننتندو و المطورين امثال العبقري جون كارماك و غيره ،،،،، كلهم إعترفوا انه شئ غير متوقع من ابل و صار .
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