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Nintendo To Take On Apple With DSi App Store

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Re:The iPhone isn't a gaming platform by GameGod0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The fun part is that Nintendo actually saw the tamagotchi as a very direct competitor while designing Mario 64.

    I'll read the rest of your post in a sec, I forgot to feed my Mario 64... brb

  2. Re:In other words... by Hordeking · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yet another additional surplus extra "me too" in the market.

    I think you mean "mii too!"

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  3. Re:Really bad summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly! Just how when I buy cereal it's competing with parking meters which are competing with movie tickets that are also competing with ikea furniture!