To the 3DS and PS Vita maybe, but to home consoles? Probably not. To someone who doesn't care about the game market, home consoles and portable game systems may look like the same thing, but their audiences are different with only some overlap.
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Image of Logitech iPhone Game Controller Leaked
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I am sure people wouldn't mind buying 2DS, 3DS or DSi to play 20 year old Zelda games.
nobody is going to buy some 3rd party attachment just to play games on the iPhone.
The idea that Nintendo have to cater to that 0.01% of iPhone users who are going to buy a controller attachment (and eventually left somewhere collecting dust) is simply stupid.
haha, yeah, probably this controlla will be outdated when they'll release iphone 6(which probably will be bigger)
Seeing all these whacky comments about "no analog sticks, no buy" and keep thinking that people seriously need to open up to newer and perhaps better input mechanisms.
I understand you may be used to those but even Valve is going a different direction with the Steam Box Controller.
http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/
Now I'm not saying this controller is the way to go, just don't automatically shoot something down for lacking something your used to...that sounds just like the masses when they complained about no BlackBerry style tactile keyboard on the iPhone. Bad move for Apple I guess.
I understand you may be used to those but even Valve is going a different direction with the Steam Box Controller.
http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/
Now I'm not saying this controller is the way to go, just don't automatically shoot something down for lacking something your used to...that sounds just like the masses when they complained about no BlackBerry style tactile keyboard on the iPhone. Bad move for Apple I guess.
Seeing all these whacky comments about "no analog sticks, no buy" and keep thinking that people seriously need to open up to newer and perhaps better input mechanisms.
I understand you may be used to those but even Valve is going a different direction with the Steam Box Controller.
http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/
Now I'm not saying this controller is the way to go, just don't automatically shoot something down for lacking something your used to...that sounds just like the masses when they complained about no BlackBerry style tactile keyboard on the iPhone. Bad move for Apple I guess.
People are getting all worked up for uninformed reasons. There are three kinds of controllers that Apple will support, the one pictured is just *one* of these (example shown is for iPhone, but iPad is also supported and below is a photo of what one of those would look like - sorry the images are so large):
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Here is the one with dual analog joysticks and dual shoulder buttons:
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And here is the one that doesn't require a physical connection:
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Here's an image of one for the iPad (featuring two joysticks):
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Lots of options coming, so no need to set your hair on fire and run around screaming that the world is ending.
Nintendo and Sony better be worried about the mobile scene. I had an original Gameboy and a Game Gear when I was a kid and my kids had DS's and PSP's when they were real young then the ipod touch and ipad came out. They couldn't care less about a handheld device and I suspect a whole new generation of kids are the same, and they are be used to paying .99 or in some cases a few bucks for an "expensive" game.
They still play their 360's about 90% of the time and are getting the new One but as far as a dedicated handheld, these ios/android devices are the future
They still play their 360's about 90% of the time and are getting the new One but as far as a dedicated handheld, these ios/android devices are the future
Sony may drop out of the market eventually, but I don't think Nintendo is going anywhere for a while.
Until Apple standardizes some sort of physical button control system and sets some sort of standard of quality for games on iOS I don't think Nintendo has anything to worry about.
There's simply too much garbage on the App Store. You have to sift through 10,000 terrible garbage games to find the one gem in the bunch.
Some developers are actually jumping ship to the Nintendo eShop because they have a much better chance of success because they don't get as easily lost in the shuffle.
Gunman Clive Developer: 3DS eShop Is "Healthier" Than iOSGunman Clive recently made quite an impact on the 3DS eShop, earning a positive review from us and bagging some decent sales.
You might assume however that the Nintendo version of the game trails its iOS and Android siblings quite badly - after all, the smartphone editions came out in April last year, and the 3DS version was only released in Europe on December 20th and North America on January 3rd.
However, the developer has revealed on NeoGAF that the eShop version has now outsold the iOS edition of the game. Android remains out in front by quite some distance, but it's still a pleasant surprise. Many people consider iOS to be the most popular digital platform for games right now, but it just goes to show that the bigger something becomes, the harder it is to get yourself noticed.
Mobile dev abandons overcrowded iOS, Android, for 3DS eShop
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I dunno, some folks will, some folks won't. Just because you don't want to buy the hardware doesn't give you the innate right to break copyright law.
I think maybe the term you're looking for is "re-release"? A remake typically involves a company rebuilding a game from the ground up, but keeping the same mechanics, story, and general design.
Super Mario All-Stars is a remake.
The Klonoa Wii game from 2009 is a remake.
In the world of films, last year's Total Recall was a remake. Next year's Robocop is a remake. Same general theme and story, but remade from the ground up.
I somehow doubt you own the hardware to rip cartridges.
Here is a long term issue that I'm not seeing talked about with iOS vs Console quality. Memory. Most iOS devices just don't have the physical capacity to store the data needed to run modern and upcoming console games. Until you get to the 64 GB models your going to have limited space for textures and object models.
Hopefully Apple has something in the works for local data storage solutions.
Hopefully Apple has something in the works for local data storage solutions.
That's true. Sony said recently that the upcoming Killzone title for the PS4 is going to be 50GB. When the majority of your phone sales are models that only have roughly 27GB of usable storage at the most, that's a major issue.
Bring on the controllers and the classic console emulators for iOS! I'm going to have to play Legend of Zelda one more time
Yeah good luck with the classic console emulators. Won't happen in your lifetime.
I don't think anyone is buying new phones for the "phone" part of the phone, though. Which is kind of weird. That is, I mean, we do buy smartphones for their ability to make phone calls, but the quality of the call and technology behind how the call is made isn't something that gets us to buy the new model. It's everything else aside from it's ability to make phone calls.
But, none the less, your point does stand which is weird itself compared to game consoles. But then we are comparing apples to oranges.
It's already been done by sneaking it into a utility app... or of course there's always JB as well.
Well yeah, if you want to do shady things to your phone you can do whatever you like, but why would he say bring on the iOS emulators if they already exist?
It's because he's asking for official ones. And that won't happen.
Hey, come on.... It wouldn't be the internet if people weren't making snap judgements from one picture and then setting their hair on fire and run around screaming that the world is ending.
Remember when the GameCube successor was only known by its development code name of "Revolution" and then everyone lost their mind when the production name of "Wii" was announced?
people who wants Nintendo games on whatever their platform of choice (PSVita, iOS, Android, Xbox whatever) is say it.
not sure what's the point I just proved. blankly saying someone proved your point doesn't make it true.
Right, but people have wanted Nintendo out of the hardware business and to be a software game only company since... forever.
They've whined and bemoaned for Nintendo games on Genesis, on Dreamcast, on Playstation, then Playstation 2, then Xbox, the 360, the PS3, then PSP and Vita, and now PS4 and XB one. Nintendo has had no problems selling games on their own hardware.
So again, who says Nintendo has to cater to anyone but themselves? Don't tell me you're going to offer the entirely cliché reason of they're doomed if they don't sell their games on X, Y, and Z platforms.
They've whined and bemoaned for Nintendo games on Genesis, on Dreamcast, on Playstation, then Playstation 2, then Xbox, the 360, the PS3, then PSP and Vita, and now PS4 and XB one. Nintendo has had no problems selling games on their own hardware.
So again, who says Nintendo has to cater to anyone but themselves? Don't tell me you're going to offer the entirely cliché reason of they're doomed if they don't sell their games on X, Y, and Z platforms.
The point is that though emulators are cool now, you can't effectively play most games with the touch controls on the screen and need a real controller.
But if you've gone through the hassle of jailbreaking your iPhone you've already got a multitude of control options at your disposal, so this controller option should be a moot point.