Nintendo sees Apple as bigger threat than Microsoft and Sony

As a grown man on the subway in NYC...I wouldn't be caught dead playing video games on a Nintendo device...an iPhone, on the other hand...sure.

I may be missing something here, but there is a threshold that one must cross as an adult that makes it difficult to purchase a portable gaming only device...it is easier to maintain some level or respectability when playing solitaire on the iPhone...because it can be used to make "adult'" phone calls

I'm not sure why, but that is just the way I feel and it may be completely irrational.
Basically, IMHO, It would just seem harder to get laid.... ;)

I've said it before...
The iPhone and iPod touch are time killers while you are waiting to see the dentist, are
on public transportation or need something to distract a bratty kid.
I had a Nintendo DS first, and then an iPod touch.
After a few months I gave the iPod touch to my Mom who loves it (she has no games
on it).
I then gave my Nintendo DS to a friend and got myself a DSi XL.
I love video games, and that's why when I reach into my backpack I pull out a
Nintendo gaming system and not an Apple product that just happens to play games.

Granted, the price is quite expensive, but give it some time and the cost will come down.

Its not just 3D games that are new to the table, there will be 3D photos on the 3DS, it will also feature a motion sensor and gyro sensor - I personally can't wait to spend my hard earned pounds on these features on a dedicated games console.

I also love the sound of being able to download 3D films to the 3DS, this will be HUGE in the coming months and years!

And I think you underestimate the quality of the games from Nintendo, these are epic games that ooze quality and atmosphere.

I also prefer the cartridge games. Have spent a fair bit of money on both downloadable games from Nintendo and from the App store for my iPhone. Once you buy a game on the DS (cartridge) and clock it, you can trade it in for a new game. You cant do this with virtual purchases.

I suppose it comes down to how much you like games.

Have to agree on one thing though, that photo is awful!

It's the lost Miliband brother!

Yeah Nintendo is going to stand apart from Apple with their $300 Nintendo 3DS. When anyone can buy and iPod Touch 8gb with a camera and music capability for $229. So it doesn't have 3D yet. So what? It's not like 3D games are picking up yet.

I think Nintendo's pricing the Nintendo 3DS at $300 bucks is going to be their downfall. It's still using cartridges, it doesnt have onboard storage etc.

And before you start bitching and wailing, the announcement for the price for the 3DS was made in Japan at 25,000 yen which translates loosely for $300 USD. If Nintendo prices its handheld around the $200 - $250 price point I can see it then being competitive to the iPod Touch/iPhone market.

I just know im not going to spend that amount of money on a handheld, just because it has 3D...

PS. That mugshot of Reggie, reminds me of the haircuts in the 70's.

#1: using iphone/ipad-style touch controls for most traditional "nintendo-style" games just plain sucks. physical d-pad/joystick controls will always be more precise, and not have your fingers blocking the view.

#2: that is one ugly mug.

That photo is an even larger threat to Nintendo.....

I think Nintendo will be able to stand out from Apple with the introduction of the 3DS.

The iPod Touch / iPhone has some great titles, but none compete with the likes of Zelda, Mario, Metroid and the many other franchises they have under their belt.

Especially when they all go 3D in early 2011.

He's a famous hypnotist.

Fils-Aime? Wouldn't that be somewhat like boy-lover in french?