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Nintendo DS emulator on iPhone
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Same between DSI and IPHONE 3GS
TOUCH SCREEN
WIFI
MIC
CAMERA
AND MORE!!
make one for iPod touch 3.0
ideas for use "!" not "-"
TOUCH SCREEN
WIFI
MIC
CAMERA
AND MORE!!
make one for iPod touch 3.0
ideas for use "!" not "-"
NOOOOOOO 
i got kick off the zodttd forum, but i did get info, Zod's too buzy, i remember i once emailed zod.
i got kick off the zodttd forum, but i did get info, Zod's too buzy, i remember i once emailed zod.Wii mote
Some of the emulators already have wii mote support built in which eliminates all need for buttons on the Ipod/iphone itself (accept of course touch screen)
Hey, wait for or get an ipod game pad or bluetooth gamepad to play the games.
Some of the emulators already have wii mote support built in which eliminates all need for buttons on the Ipod/iphone itself (accept of course touch screen)
sure, ds would be hard for iphone, but what about iPad? Especially iPad 2 which has a good cpu+gpu, i believe it's capable of emulating the DS.
Still never going to happen. Won't be granted access on the App Store. Hell, even the DOS emulator was kicked off it, and that's perfectly legal.
Challenge!!
Comeon guys!! why r u guys saying its not possible to have a NDS on the iphone. Anything is possible!! might be a challenge but its possible....If the bottom screen could interchange between the touch screen and a dpad and button interface... wouldnt that work? Im asking here........ It might b alil troublesome switchin back and forth and i dunno if it will work with all games... but hey its possible.....
Comeon guys!! why r u guys saying its not possible to have a NDS on the iphone. Anything is possible!! might be a challenge but its possible....If the bottom screen could interchange between the touch screen and a dpad and button interface... wouldnt that work? Im asking here........ It might b alil troublesome switchin back and forth and i dunno if it will work with all games... but hey its possible.....
If you're going to emulate all that stuff -- a touch screen, a main screen, all the buttons, and the D-pad, then the iPad is probably a much better target. At least you've got all the space.
The DS is a great thing to own, though. Granted, my DS Lite has sat in the dresser for ages, but there's always a used one. In the year or two I was actively playing with it, I really enjoyed it.
The company that, since 2004, have dominated both the gaming markets they were in, that have released a system that's outperforming one of the machines they dominated with, now have to worry about relevancy?
When Nintendo and Apple get into an agreement and then get the patents for the breakthrough touch screen monitor that Jeff Han presented years ago. Then we'll talk simulators.
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Yes, everyone should bow down and sell out to Apple.
While Nintendo has dropped the ball lately, they've been around since the 1800s and have an incredibly loyal fan base, they'll have no problem surviving. So long as Pokemon exists, Nintendo and their hardware will still be around. All it will take to turn the 3DS into a success is a pair of good Pokemon RPGs.Yes, everyone should bow down and sell out to Apple.
Yeah all they need is more Pokemon. No problem. LOL
"Just surviving" isn't good for companies in the current competitive climate, and I'm quite sure businesses such as Nintendo and their shareholders are looking to continue making a profit (otherwise there's no real reason to be in business.) Current market realities are far different from a lot of what tech companies have been accustomed to traditionally. Some of the industry giants have had to radically rethink their business and some have even gone under/been bought out. The list of names is pretty shocking. Apple has been a force of change in the industry and has really brought us into a new era, but they have also been incredibly destructive to the competition (and to old and trusted paradigms), and to competition which they didn't even have a few years ago.
Nintendo has not reinvented their business since the introduction of the iPhone. They've had several years to do so.
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Nintendo doesn't need to reinvent their business since the iPhone has come onto the scene. I think you're mistaking the difference between those who game on cell phones(for which Apple has improved those game greatly) and those who use dedicated hardware. I like my iOS device, but I'm certainly not dropping my 3DS anytime soon.
And Nintendo also makes the Wii, which has done a wonderful job reinvent home gaming while making Nintendo tons of money.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395439,00.asp
Nintendo lost nearly a billion dollars in the last six months, on the back of lowest ever sales for the Wii console and disappointing 3DS handheld sales
Perhaps things will pick up next year, when the next-generation Wii, the Wii U, hits stores at some point after April 1.
Let's hope.
I'm not exactly sure you know what the games industry does. There is no reinvention in such a timeframe. Every 5-6 years Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo release new hardware. During that time you get some minor updates (Motion Plus, Move, Kinect) but nothing that reinvents the purpose of the console drastically, as such accessories have never sold well. I honestly can't think of one that has changed an existing console.
Wouldn't the ability to survive in such a bad climate be, you know, a really good sign? Especially when they posted their first loss in 20 years?
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The Wii is 6 year old hardware, the manufacturer announced a new machine for 2012.
The life-to-date sales of 3DS are better than the DS'. And the DS went on to be, well, the market leader.
It really is, it's what will kick the 3DS off into being yet another Nintendo juggernaut. Since you're so fond of posting links, check this out- http://www.qj.net/nintendo-ds/mods/pokemon-black-and-white-shatters-us-sales-records.html
Black/White have gone on to sell nearly 12 million units in under a year, those are staggering sales.
Diamond/Pearl had a similar effect on DS sales, in the lead up to the games release, along with the launch of the redesigned DS lite, DS sales went through the roof.
Pokemon will be what jump-start 3DS sales, wait for it. The 3DS is performing comparably to the DS at the same stage of their product cycles, it'll only improve from here.
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So can I say a Nintendo simulator on Apple products won't be realized in the next fifty years or so?
And the youtube video is no longer available.
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That and Mario, Mario Kart. Mario Kart DS is still one of the best selling games on that console and it's 5 years old (doesn't help that it's an insanely great game). If that doesn't help there is rumoured to be a new Pokemon 3DS game for Spring next year, so Autumn for the rest of the world.
Since *LTD* believes iOS is the future of gaming, he's thinking Nintendo should've changed up their business model by porting their exclusive IP to other platforms (basicallly, iOS). He's arguing if they don't do this, they won't survive because he thinks the iPad is gonna replace consoles and the iPhone is gonna replace handhelds.
This ignores the fact if Nintendo did, they would lose 30% profit to app store distribution and the price point of their IP would collapse (which is what's happened to every popular brand that's been ported to iOS due to commoditization). It also ignores the fact exclusive IP is what fuels their hardware sales. It also ignores the fact their games are much much better quality than iOS games, enough that it would hurt them to port them to a platform where games are just a cheap commoditized mess.