Nintendo To Take On Apple With DSi App Store

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 19, 2009 @04:25AM from the they-could-merge-and-give-me-one-button-nintendogs dept.

Dave Allen writes "Despite Nintendo publicly claiming no direct competition with the iPhone or iPod Touch with its new DSi console, reports have been leaked about the Big N actively encouraging developers to begin work on small form gaming and non-gaming applications for the DSi's download service. This is the first step toward Nintendo putting together a direct App Store rival, and could be the marketing hook it's been desperately searching for to convince gamers to upgrade their DS." It seems only fair that since the iPhone is now a gaming platform, the DS is becoming a PDA. And, if the only difference between them is a 3G wireless connection, the rivalry can only get more fierce.

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Re:In other words... by DECS · 2009-03-19 20:10 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Yes, have you used the Wii store? It's a steaming pile of shit compared to iTunes.
Nintendo knows how to make fun gameplay, not how to market software or develop interfaces.
Ever play a Wii game?
"Hello!" Press A!
"I'm a cute star creature!!" Press A!
"I can give you a powerup!" Press A!
"Feed me star bits!" Press A!
"Do you want this or that type?" Select A or B on screen.
"Here you go!!!!!!" (animated delay) Press A!
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