Comments on: Ultimate Gaming Handheld: Apple iPhone vs Nintendo DS

By: AdUki

AdUki — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:55:02 +0000

btw nobody mentioned GPU here… iphone has only strong processor, but 3D graphics, lightning effects and so on, runs only on processor… but on nintendo DS and PSP these things handle GPU so they don’t need strong processor like on iphone

By: groltz

groltz — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:19:44 +0000

I got my Nintendo Dsi in black, but now I regret taking the black one.

By: Daniela

Daniela — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:54:43 +0000

I tried one racing game on the iPhone and said no way after that. The iPhone is great for some puzzle games, but I would say that’s it…anything else would eat at the battery and would take a d-pad to play properly, trust gamers that have been playing since they were in the womb..you will feel the frustration when motion controlled doesn’t feel as controlled as you’d like and you’re stuck in the same corner you started when before your meeting. And for third party controllers or anything you can use on the iPhone to simulate a d-pad…lol I thought the point was not having more “bulky” things in your pocket.

The fact remains that gamers that want to play a great 3d game or racing game WILL have a DS. Those that want a fun phone that they can pass the time with while waiting on a bus or waiting for a meeting to get started will play something casual on the iPhone. Those that have the money and game will have both..the DS Lite isn’t huge lol and fits just fine in a pocket or a purse.

I think there is room for games on the iPhone, but by no means will it ever replace the DS or top the DS in gaming quality, and remember Nintendo is known for it’s innovation and so much so that other consoles like to “borrow” ideas from Nintendo, you can say the same about Apple I know, but there’s no need to say one will be better than the other when one does one thing better and the other does it’s own thing better, and both can exist and succeed.

BTW; updates are already underway for the DS and the buzz is starting in Japan where they typically release any new first: http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-237531.html

By: Edison C

Edison C — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:22:45 +0000

I would still rather play a hand held game on a dedicated Nintendo DS. Sure, the iPhone games are fun when you want to kill some time, but for true gaming, it’s hard to beat the DS!

By: Nateisawesomeo

Nateisawesomeo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:09:22 +0000

@ wegmans

The iPhone is not an "All in one". I play ps3 games, I play xbox 360 games, and I play mario games. There are no real Nintendo games on an iPhone.

And where the hell do you live, the back waters of a modernize metropolis? You can't go anywhere now a days without some kid playing psp or Ds.

By: wegmans

wegmans — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:42:07 +0000

you’re all missing something… The iPhone is a PHONE! All in one!!! Why carry around two devices when you can have one? I work in finance and you’d be shot if you had a DS at work, but with the iPhone you are respectible haha I don’t know anyone who has a ds, but plenty who have an iphone/blackberry/smartphone and that is an untapped audience as far as games are concerned… Just you wait and see.. You can’t judge future returns on past performance!

By: Nateisawesomeo

Nateisawesomeo — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:28:08 +0000

One concept: D-pad. Where’s the D-pad. The DS is celebrated for its touch generation games, but that wasn’t the end all be all for the portable. I enjoy the touch, but D-pad is not a lost idea. I can’t imagine trying to play mario Kart on touch. Having a hard enough time playing it through motion controlled.

By: frog

frog — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:31:13 +0000

Most games on the iPhone are terrible. Real Football however gives some glimmer of hope. Problem at the moment is the games are are cut down versions with zero depth – that needs to change.

By: CHiRS

CHiRS — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:50:50 +0000

Give it time and the iPhone will be up there with the DS…

By: Azzuro

Azzuro — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:16:45 +0000

Games is not what the iphone is about – just a handy add-on and not really intended to compete directly with the DS. As an iphone user though i have to admit that i play the games very often only because i don’t want to carry a dedicated game console with me. However, i tend to like the really simple games rather than the complex ones because the user interface is not really built for advanced gaming. The customers the iphone is targetting for gaming are very different – purely leisurely gamers – i.e time killers. They both have their place but both products are more likely to grow the market than cannibalize eachother.