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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    06/22/09

    In reply to Gamebone Valiantly Tries to Improve iPhone Gaming
    Hey kiddo, wanna play?


    I have an iPhone and a Bone in my pocket.

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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    06/12/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    Got a deja vú feeling...


    I remember the J2ME days when suddenly all us devs thought mobile gaming was the next big thing (a colleague of mine was sure the Ngage could destroy the GBA for good...)


    Problem is, MOST CELLPHONE USERS DONT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT GAMING. Thats why only a few companies like Gameloft were able to make a biz on this (thanks to a lot of outsourcing BTW) and even they are moving towards more traditional venues, like the DS.


    More so, no gamer I know thinks the touchscreen can or will ever replace a real pad.


    Sorry Maclovers and Appletards, but the fact is that unless Apple makes a new console (Pippin anyone?) or a gaming-dedicated iPhone, this is all hype...

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    Image of XuanDawkins XuanDawkins
    06/11/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    except that not everyone that buys an iphone plays games. Everyone that buys an xbox or ps3 does.
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    06/11/09

    @XuanDawkins: Thanks for repeating what I said in the post.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/11/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    It is quite a big market, which I hope will continue to grow. The thing to think about is that the average iPhone/Touch user is going to spend $10.00 on a game, while a console gamer is going to spend $20.00 to $60.00.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    06/11/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    You know, I don't even know where my cell phone is right now. Guess spending loads on data charges is not in my cards.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/11/09

    @Shamoononon, Vampire Grater: Wearen't talking about a cell phone. We're talking about the magical iPhone.

    /sarcasm
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    Image of Freddie DeBoer Freddie DeBoer
    06/11/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    I'm surprised you call the fact that not everyone who buys an iPhone will do so to play games an advantage. When that comes to moving units, it's a distinct disadvantage. Everyone who purchases a DS is going to be buying games, and feeding licensing dollars to Nintendo. I know quite a few iPhone owners who aren't interested in buying any games.
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    06/11/09

    @Freddie DeBoer: I didn't, I said it ruled out a lot of the market.
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    Image of MissingPieces MissingPieces
    06/11/09

    In reply to The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For
    Playing on a phone will never beat my couch and big ass flat panel! N E V E R !
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    Image of IwishIwasAmime IwishIwasAmime
    06/11/09

    @MissingPieces: except when you're on a train
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    06/11/09

    @IwishIwasAmime: Or on a boat.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    06/11/09

    In reply to Doom Resurrection for iPhone Due Next Week; Here's the Trailer
    In that video the cross hairs seem to move like they're caught in molasses. Not an auspicious sign, IMHO.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/11/09

    In reply to Doom Resurrection for iPhone Due Next Week; Here's the Trailer
    Sure it looks good for an iPhone game, but it still looks pretty crappy - no better than a DS. And I have no doubt that the controls will be frustrating.


    The iPhone is fine for casual gaming - BubbleBobble, Scrabble and the like, but not for gaming gaming. Games like this offer a certain "wow-factor" but they don't ultimately deliver. For portable gaming, the PSP really can't be beat.

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    Image of kwellman kwellman
    06/11/09

    @weatherman: Great idea, judge the game controls before you have any idea what they are like!
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/11/09

    @kwellman: the only controls there could possibly be are on the touchscreen, obscuring the game. The controls could be fantastic for an iPhone and it wouldn't matter - there is no way that the controls on a game like this won't suck compared to anything with an analog stick and hardware buttons. Touchscreen might be fine for puzzle games or even RPG and RTS, but never for an FPS.


    @Dillinger23: this doesn't look any better to me than Metroid did on the DS, and that was a first-gen DS title.

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    Image of Carlos Andres Cortes Carlos Andres Cortes
    06/11/09

    @weatherman: I guess you have never played with an iphone
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/11/09

    @Carlos Andres Cortes: I have an iPhone. I just didn't sign the Apple EULA that came with it requiring me to say that it was the best device ever for all things.
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    Image of wetworker wetworker
    04/30/09

    In reply to Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
    Apple + Games = LOL
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/30/09

    @wetworker: Oh my god, you are such an ignoramus. Don't you think that Apple would have the same chance of getting into the gaming industry as Microsoft did? I mean just look at their history of...bbwwahaha! I'm sorry. I just can't keep a straight face any longer. Ahhaha that's a good one...
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    04/30/09

    @wetworker:


    Two words: Oregon Trail.


    And you were saying?

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/30/09

    In reply to Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
    Well, eventually there won't be dedicated mobile phones, mobile email, music players or portable game machines. Once electronics get cheap enough, they can all be shoved into one unit. It happened for desktop computers (the exception would be that there are still game consoles, but really, that has more to do with TVs vs. monitors). The inevitable long term solution for mobile devices is to have a flexible OS with a strong application development base that can be used for everything. Credit Apple for recognizing that.


    And yeah, there will be peripherals if you want physical game controls.

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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    04/30/09

    In reply to Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
    Yes, Apple really needs to build on the success of the Pippin.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/30/09

    @admoseremic: Don't forget the Merry. And there was that weird vibe between the Frodo and the Sam. Not sure what was up with that.
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    04/30/09

    In reply to Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
    Imagine some intense Super Smash iBrothers on the train to work with some rando next to you.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/30/09

    @BergenCountyJC: You mean playing Super Smash iBrothers on the iTrain on the way to iWork. It's the future!
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/08

    In reply to 3D Power Is Highly Varied Across iPhone/iPod Touch Iterations
    Irrelevant to me at this point. After the iPhone 3G, I'm getting the Bold.
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    Image of spyz88 spyz88
    11/24/08

    In reply to 3D Power Is Highly Varied Across iPhone/iPod Touch Iterations
    I didnt know there was an iPod 3G...


    ;)

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/08

    @spyz88: It was the "ghost-button" iPod.



    3G ultimately means "third generation" and is not exclusive to cellphone networks.

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