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PoV: Smartphones will never replace handhelds |
Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: apple, Nintendo, Sony
Devices such as the iPhone and other smartphones are growing more and more popular in the gaming industry thanks to services such as the App Store and Android Marketplace, but they will never replace dedicated handhelds.
There are very few games on the App Store and Android Marketplace that are actually good. Most games are shallow and would be considered shovelware on any other platform.
There's no doubt that the App Store and Android Marketplace are great for small developers. Each service offers a great way for their games to get noticed, and due to the low price of most games, it sends shoppers into an impulse buying spree. Especially those who are used to games with more content -- I recently spent $30 on a dozen games, and the only ones that were worth the money were Galaxy on Fire II and Infinity Blade.
Even then, both of those games were extremely shallow. Compared to the Nintendo DS and PSP, and now the 3DS and soon the NGP, the iPhone and similar devices will never replace handhelds. The games just aren't deep enough. Would you rather play a handheld Zelda title or Angry Birds? Would you rather play a handheld Final Fantasy title or Cut the Rope?
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guess u havent heard of the xperia play then, i have one and i have to say its amazing....i can play N64 on a nice portable with physical controls finally
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Even if they do get proper gaming controls and better games I personally wouldnt much care to be getting text's or phone calls while im in the middle of a game and possibly already aggravated.
"God damnit what do you want?Im kind of busy mom"
Hehe.
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Gimme the console any day.
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PoV: Cats are a different species than dogs.... WOW REALLY??? i DID NOT KNOW DAT!?!? /sarcasm
PoV: A Playstation3 has better graphics and more indepth games than a SNES. OMGOMGOMG I just so never knew dat :S /sarcasm
PoV: Nintendo released 3DS in March. Here's an example on what to talk about in teh article: "in my point of view, i think that the nintendo 3DS did infact release in the month of march. now, we all have our views, but i'm pretty sure that mine isn't biased."
^^there you go QJ, hope to see you use some of those topics in your next articles /sarcasm
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On Topic : All the Apps are really shot games, once you really start enjoying them, you've ocmpleted them.
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But I see where you're coming from. This "view" is pointless.
"Smartphones will never replace handhelds"
Of course. That is on par with PSP will never replace NDS and NDS will never replace PSP.
Nothing replaces the other and THANK GOD!!! It's called competition, it's called having a market. These things are what makes consumer products GREAT!!!
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