The best selling iPhone applications are video games. Knowing this we can safely predict that the market of casual gaming, especially on mobile devices, is likely to expend in the few years. iPhone seems to be the leader in mobile gaming. To compete, Nintendo recently released a revised version of DS console called Nintendo DSi.
The DSi has two key improvements: (1) better multimedia support -- take photos using the built-in camera, record audio notes and listen to music, and (2) wireless game downloads -- similar to Wii, DSi users can download games using points from Nintendo's online store.
Arc Technica has an in-depth review of the Nintendo DSi
The design of DSi is an obvious attempt to compete with iPhone. In the world of mobile computing and social web, the fine line between a device being a game console and a communication tool is blur. iPhone evolved from being a communication tool to being a multimedia player and a game console. The design of DSi is an evolution from the opposite direction.
Here is my speculation. Given that DSi already comes with the Opera browser (a non-game application), soon we will see more non-game applications from Nintendo. It will allow individual developers to sell third-party applications through its online store. Maybe Skype, Facebook and Google will all compete for application users, not just on iPhone and Blackberry, but also on Nintendo's mobile platform.
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The DSi has two key improvements: (1) better multimedia support -- take photos using the built-in camera, record audio notes and listen to music, and (2) wireless game downloads -- similar to Wii, DSi users can download games using points from Nintendo's online store.
Arc Technica has an in-depth review of the Nintendo DSi
The design of DSi is an obvious attempt to compete with iPhone. In the world of mobile computing and social web, the fine line between a device being a game console and a communication tool is blur. iPhone evolved from being a communication tool to being a multimedia player and a game console. The design of DSi is an evolution from the opposite direction.
Here is my speculation. Given that DSi already comes with the Opera browser (a non-game application), soon we will see more non-game applications from Nintendo. It will allow individual developers to sell third-party applications through its online store. Maybe Skype, Facebook and Google will all compete for application users, not just on iPhone and Blackberry, but also on Nintendo's mobile platform.
Technorati Tags: DSi, Nintendo, iPhone
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