Indeed and the Mario game is also coming to Android later, so it looks like Nintendo is looking into mobile now.
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Apple's Tim Cook Meets Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto During Japan Visit
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I wonder if Tim helped them with the NX?
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Maybe they'll release at the same time? Would that blow your mind? What if Apple helped with the NX? That would blow me through the roof.
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Maybe they'll release at the same time? Would that blow your mind? What if Apple helped with the NX? That would blow me through the roof.
Yes, yes, release all the original Nintendo back catalog of NES, SNES, N64, etc., games... My issue is that playing most games natively on the iPhone can be challenging. Add in all of the extra buttons required to perfect a more complex gaming experience and it's miserable at best. If a Nintendo "library" was ever to be officially released on iOS, Nintendo would be smart to also sell a wifi-enabled controller that can easily connect to a Traditional or Plus size iPhone. Nintendo's stock would soar.
Like it or not Apple has already surpassed Nintendo in the world of gaming and every other gamemnaker too. Apple doesn't make software titles so I'm not suggesting that but in terms of mobile hardware and the developer community for gaming, Nintendo is bowing down before Apple. Why else do you think Minamoto is on stage with Tim?
I can extrapolate from a 5-year retro of his deliverables, trajectory and demeanour. He's great at operations, while the Apple's innovation magic slowly faded. Yes he's has had some big wins like the larger iPhone 6. And it's nice to see the company taking a stance on green/LGBT/privacy causes. But there have been big misses. He promised amazing products in Apple's pipeline, and instead we got one slow iteration after another, a Siri that still doesn't work, and a Watch that's yet to become a hit. The tweaks are appreciated (except the kludgy Maps, Music, iOS 10) but the company hasn't exactly broken new ground since 2012.
At the same time, his executives are responsible for some of the most contentious blunders to be spoken out loud, like Schiller's "courage" or the "sad 5-year old PCs" (that the Mac Pro is about to turn into). In fact the company itself feels like it's going through mid-life crisis.
The publicity photo was simply a good conversation starter.
Like @yaxomoxay said above, "Now that all the processes somehow work, and now that we all know that Apple can indeed survive without Steve it's time to bring the leader that the company needs."
There is already a bevy of excellent BT controllers that hold your phone as you play. Apple is sure to release its own iController.
This is exactly what needs to happen. Or should've happened a long time ago. I've said in the past on MR that the longer he stays on Apple, there could be long term damage he could be inadvertently causing.
When I see this picture of this fool sitting across from a titan, a god of the gaming industry, it harkens back to one story how Microsoft considered buying Nintendo out seen here:
http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/04/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/
Tim better not be thinking the same thing.
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I think it's the other way around. It's Tim and company that's kissing Shigeru's behind.
I wonder what this will lead to...
My guess: a Mac that's 0.5mm thinner, with fewer ports. Introduced with a video of Jony Ive telling us how wonderful it is (speaking really slowly so we know it's something profound..)
My guess: a Mac that's 0.5mm thinner, with fewer ports. Introduced with a video of Jony Ive telling us how wonderful it is (speaking really slowly so we know it's something profound..)
All that Nintendo needs to do is release their titles on Apple TV and we are set!
Wow, I think you nailed it. I'm not completely happy with the direction Apple are heading in, but I do love how integrated and "easy" it's all becoming. I like that my watch tracks my health, alerts me to new stuff, my music and photo libraries are available across all my devices (just like IMAP emails). My "main computer" is no longer such. My main computer now is the one I want to use in the current situation I'm in. And at times that can be my iPhone, or it could be my 27" gigantic iMac. I get it now.
I've always thought Apple and Nintendo were similar. Neither really chased (early on at least) the market, they carved out a niche for themselves and happily dominated it. After the Amiga the Apple Mac was the design machine to get, after all. Right now I'll happily buy or preorder any Nintendo game from a series I enjoy, whereas, though I spend a lot of time on my PS4 I feel it's much more disposable.
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They do? I'm 30 years old and Nintendo has just always had that perception (to me) of making enjoyable, universal games. Like, Smash Bros and New Mario U are all easy to pick up but the top gameplay layer is reserved for genuine masters. I like that.
Lol you're talking as if Cook was screwing in the Macs and riding the bulldozer on the spaceship construction...
Why? Nintendo sell their own hardware you can do that on, with controllers that look/feel like the originals. It's really good!
Android is the most popular smartphone OS. Should Apple let us install that on our phones?
A few months ago, I came to the conclusion that Nintendo should stop making the "console" part of the system.
Nintendo makes great controllers and great games, but to keep the sticker price low, they have to compromise on the CPU, GPU, RAM, and HD.
I think it'd be in Nintendo's best interest to just drop the box. Most consumers already buy $600+ boxes with superior CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage, called phones. Nintendo should just create a ~$100 package that comes with a high quality controller*, a way to get your phone to display graphics on your TV, and a code to download your first game free (replacing the pack-in game.)
*When I say controller, I mean whatever input it is Nintendo wants to play around with this time, whether it's the joystick and trigger button from the N64, the motion tracking from the Wii, or the second screen from the Wii U. Nintendo has never gone a generation without massively changing the controller... they shouldn't suddenly be like Microsoft or Sony and make nothing but controllers with dual joysticks, shoulder triggers, and a couple of buttons on the face. The Microsoft controller has hardly changed ever, other than slimming it down, and Sony hasn't changed anything since the PS2.
Nintendo makes great controllers and great games, but to keep the sticker price low, they have to compromise on the CPU, GPU, RAM, and HD.
I think it'd be in Nintendo's best interest to just drop the box. Most consumers already buy $600+ boxes with superior CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage, called phones. Nintendo should just create a ~$100 package that comes with a high quality controller*, a way to get your phone to display graphics on your TV, and a code to download your first game free (replacing the pack-in game.)
*When I say controller, I mean whatever input it is Nintendo wants to play around with this time, whether it's the joystick and trigger button from the N64, the motion tracking from the Wii, or the second screen from the Wii U. Nintendo has never gone a generation without massively changing the controller... they shouldn't suddenly be like Microsoft or Sony and make nothing but controllers with dual joysticks, shoulder triggers, and a couple of buttons on the face. The Microsoft controller has hardly changed ever, other than slimming it down, and Sony hasn't changed anything since the PS2.
I wonder what this will lead to...
My guess: a Mac that's 0.5mm thinner, with fewer ports. Introduced with a video of Jony Ive telling us how wonderful it is (speaking really slowly so we know it's something profound..)
And available in rose gold, jet black....
Nobody is useless.
They can always be USED as a bad example.
Now to you:
Please post what have you done and accomplished in life so far that qualifies you to call
a man who runs a billion dollar company useless, a cheerleader etc.?
Ready for your listing............................................................
You could probably not run Apple for 10 minutes, so please stop being a keyboard assassin
and get a life!
It's almost like there's an even coming at the end of the month revolved around the Mac.
This would be awesome. I think it would also be important for the controller to serve as a backup battery of sorts. Higher-end gaming absolutely destroys a phone's battery.
Well, I just believe there is only so much gaming that can be done on smartphones. Yes, there are controllers that you can fit your phone in but those are great if you are on the go. While at home, on the couch, sometimes playing on the big screen is better.
As much as I like Nintendo (I grew up playing Mario and Sega's Sonic in the 80s), I'm not planning on buying their console anytime soon. As long as Nintendo doesn't release a console with enough hardware power so 3rd party developers can port their blockbuster AAA game titles without compromising video/sound quality and/or FPS, I'm not buying their hardware, and I feel I'm not alone on this matter. You can tell by Nintendo's console sales. If I was able to play all the games that are released on XBox and PS4 (obviously not the exclusives) on a Nintendo console, I would buy one because that would be the best of both worlds. Until then, I pass...
By releasing some of their titles on Apple TV, Nintendo would reach those consumers that would be willing to purchase their games but not their hardware, and that would be good for sales.
Plus, I'm sorry but your logic doesn't make sense. I'm not asking Nintendo to release their Wii U OS (if such thing even exists) for Apple TV, or even asking Apple to allow it to happen. All I'm asking is that a popular software (app) from one company (Nintendo) to be released on the App Store of another (Apple TV in this case), and companies do it all the time like Apple Music for Android, Google Maps and Drive for iOS, etc. It increases their sale numbers and exposure.
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Asian guy: "What are you reading there Tim?"
Tim: "Just some Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Forums"
Lmao
Tim: "Just some Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Forums"
Lmao