wraggster
March 5th, 2009, 21:36
Console giant says it's "still waiting for mobile games to happen".
Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has said that his firm didn’t feel the need to cram its upcoming DSi handheld with the latest gadgetry seen in mobile handsets, primarily because mobile gaming is not yet a realistic rival to portable consoles.
Speaking to The Times last month, Yarnton claimed: “Mobile phone gaming has been ‘going to happen’ for a long time. We’re still waiting.
“There are always going to be competitors in certain areas.
And sometimes it can focus your attention to make sure that you do things the right way. We could have added lots of things, but then you become a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none.
“One of the things we are really honest about is that we stay faithful to our roots, of being a games company. The most important criterion is to make sure that what we’re offering can do the best games.”
Nintendo's DSi console launches next month and will offer camera, audio playback functionality and online capabilities.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32817/Nintendo-scoffs-at-mobile-games
Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has said that his firm didn’t feel the need to cram its upcoming DSi handheld with the latest gadgetry seen in mobile handsets, primarily because mobile gaming is not yet a realistic rival to portable consoles.
Speaking to The Times last month, Yarnton claimed: “Mobile phone gaming has been ‘going to happen’ for a long time. We’re still waiting.
“There are always going to be competitors in certain areas.
And sometimes it can focus your attention to make sure that you do things the right way. We could have added lots of things, but then you become a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none.
“One of the things we are really honest about is that we stay faithful to our roots, of being a games company. The most important criterion is to make sure that what we’re offering can do the best games.”
Nintendo's DSi console launches next month and will offer camera, audio playback functionality and online capabilities.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32817/Nintendo-scoffs-at-mobile-games