With all of the technological advances in cell phones today, gaming systems have been affected. People are questioning Nintendo's gaming abilities when put up next to an iPhone. Nintendo is working hard to stay at the top, they realize that any entertainment time that isn't for them is hurting them. Playstation and Microsoft are planning to add motion control systems to their gaming stystems. Nintendo is stepping up their game with their second generation of motion control with their wii motion plus. Nintendo is a good spot because most of their software is motion-enabled whereas all of it's competitors have to make software and all of the applications that goes along with motion-enabled.
Nintendo has hardware developers working with software developers dailty to strategize and come up with the next big thing for Nintendo like Wii. Even though Nintendo hasn't been working to have social networking along with their software they are workingon applications to add to it so consumers can use the Wi-Fi that's enabled with it. For examle, they are working to have a Netflix application so that as long as the consumer has an internet connection and a Netflix subscription, they can watch the movies with their Wii.
Nintendo is one of the oldest gaming systems, and it was the first company to have the motion-enabled software with its product. Nintendo opened the door to a new level of gaming. It's about time that Microsoft and Playstation step it up and join Nintendo. I don't think it's even possible to put the iPhone in the same category as the Wii or DS. Personally, Nintendo is my favorite gaming company and I would hate to see it lose the top spot to the iPhone.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/09/wii-xbox-playstation-technology-business-intelligence-nintendo_3.html
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I think that Nintendo will stay ahead of the competition especially with the Wii motion plus which adds an extra dimension to your game play. I think that Nintendo will continue to match all the services in social networking and internet usage that Playstation and the iPhone use, but it will continue to stay ahead in the use of the motion control in game play. The IT at Nintendo finds out just want the users of their gaming systems want in a game and they are able to produce innovative products that stay ahead of the curve of other systems.
ReplyDeleteI am interested to see what Nintendo will come up with to compete with the IPhone. I was unaware that Nintendo’s new competition was the IPhone. Nintendo is also my favorite gaming company I have had many of their products and although their product Nintendo 64 was my favorite, I am thoroughly impressed with the Wii and the Nintendo DS. I am sure that whatever Nintendos new ideas are will be a hit because I also don’t think that IPhone and Nintendo should not be put in the same category for video games.
ReplyDeleteI think Nintendo will always be ahead of the iPhone for gaming purposes. Nintendo has been around for a lot longer, and I personally think that playing video games on a phone is a very different experience than playing on an actual gaming set. The iPhone is pretty impressive when it comes to all of its capabilities and conveniences it provides people, but it is just not the same as playing games on Nintendo or other gaming systems for that matter. I also agree that you can't really compare them or put them in the same category because they are two systems that are meant to do two different things.
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