nintie watch out..

coz ipod touch/iphone have touch capabilities better than the ds. also apple's gadgets have an accelerometer which can be use for better experience of gaming. i guess steve jobs is not happy his money that he wants more. An Igame anyone?

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Apple couldn't rise to the level of "Mobile Gaming Force" if they wanted to.

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I fullheartedly believe they could. Cheap games+online store accessible anywhere (kinda). It has the potential to be massive and some very big publishers are behind them. The only problem is I can't see them breaking past "mobile phone" quality games. It's going to take one hell of a game to make other devs and players sit up and take it seriously. But as much as I like Apple I still don't use it for playing games... DS Lite and PSP for me :3

Wait a minute now, Let's not be naive about this.

Well, I can see it. And, CLEARLY. See, i remember the "PRE" Ipod days. Oh those were the good old days! I was at a young tender age back then. Back when there was a striving and competitive market amongst many different MP3 players and such. Apple announced that they were thinking about throwing their hat into portable audio ring. We all laughed and scoffed at them for wanting to create anything other than Macs. How dare they want to make a dollar holler like that! How droll! Fast forward to today: And, now it is Apple who is laughing. All the way to the bank. They have managed to release, distribute, and finally practically monopolize the entire market while simultaneously setting a new standard for the industry. With that being said, If the business experts are saying that Apple is yet again, "throwing their hat in the ring of gaming", then you better listen. The DSi was not a mistake on Nintendo's part. And, right now if Sony is smart, they are doing a complete overhaul of the PSP's form factor. The Ipod gaming threat is REAL. Fin.

WTF!?!?!?!?!

I fully know for FACT they will not. The iPhone simply can not handle the power or the function (input). It's games are extremly basic and will remain that way. Also, don't forget the DSi brings game downloads as well.

why why?

why does apple even want to compete with sony and nintendo for handheld dominance? i think its pointless for apple to even bother geez let us gamers be =P lol

Has anyone tried to play a decent game on an apple device?

I realize that with the accelerometer and touch screen there are a ton of options for gaming, but there are certain things expected by a gamer that those two features can't provide. First of all, if the hardware is capable of handling a decent game, you still have a very small display to work with, because some of it will have to be taken up for buttons on the touch screen. Second of all, trying to play a game with virtual buttons just isn't the same as using physical ones. So for apple to have a chance in this market, I think they will need some major changes in their hardware before we really need to worry. With that being said, their are enough people who are just crazy about apple to where they would buy the games and possibly keep a market up. But I doubt many true gamers will follow suit. Just my opinion though.

Most people who carry ipods are afraid of games

they bought ipods cause it looks shiny and tries so hard to flash it like a diamonds on the ears.....Apple has always suck at gaming and iPhone is no exceptions..........by all means join the handheld market, they already know it's a losing battle as most of it's users perfer just flashing it off like mindless robots vibrating their jaws 24/7

New tech to the rescue

I don't believe the iPhone is a threat to dedicated handhelds, though haptic touch screen technology is closer than you might think. Basically, when you press a "key" on the screen it pops up 0.1mm, enough to feel like you're touching an actual key or d-pad. It's like micro-force-feedback under your the tips of your thumbs. Who knows, maybe Nokia won't license it to Apple or other competitors. Heh, maybe they will waste it on a new model of N-Gage.

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How strange, I always carry an iPod with me (either a shuffle when climbing and hiking or a 5.5G for everything else) and I'm not afraid of games. I bought it because my TV recording software records in H.264 and the playback is sublime on an iPod. The battery life is 24 hours, has a very fast menu and the best interface of any portable music player. And it's widely supported with games, video and music formats, has a massive store, podcasts and with some Shure E3's it sounds better than anything else I've tried. You've demonstrated you know very little of the market or the product. *toasts glass*

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Apple aren't trying to compete for handheld dominance though. Other people are saying this, apart from Steve Jobs embarrassing presentation on the matter. It is BusinessWeek saying this. And it's not pointless. App sales (mostly games) are through the roof. They've hit a market. Research stuff before you shoot your mouth off :3

WTF?

I'll have to agree with ISOHeaven (although half of the time he just trolls around here). Anyways, thanks QJ for linking this article, i always like to start of my weekends with a good laugh. Thanks guys :))