Comments on: Apple needs Nintendo to counter Microsoft http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Mii Flash generator » Make You Go Hmm http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-543237 Mii Flash generator » Make You Go Hmm Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:23:56 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-543237 [...] Nintendo has hit a homerun with the Wii captivating gamers of all ages. USA Today is reporting that Nintendo profits are up 77%. They already own the portable gamer market with their slew of Gameboys which prompted me to write last year that Apple and Nintendo should hook up. [...] […] Nintendo has hit a homerun with the Wii captivating gamers of all ages. USA Today is reporting that Nintendo profits are up 77%. They already own the portable gamer market with their slew of Gameboys which prompted me to write last year that Apple and Nintendo should hook up. […]

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357174 TDavid Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:22:44 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357174 Ross - I didn't address whether or not Nintendo actually <i>could</i> be bought, and that's certainly a valid perspective, but both companies could really, really use each other. In the portable gaming market where both Microsoft and Sony are lagging, Apple could have instant traction. They know what it's like being #1 with the iPod so this would be an advantangeous position in a different sector and could tiein to an iPod with games someday that doesn't suck (games on the iPod haven't been that exciting to date). I really don't see Apple going anywhere any time soon building their own games division, if that's even what they are up to. Ross - I didn’t address whether or not Nintendo actually could be bought, and that’s certainly a valid perspective, but both companies could really, really use each other. In the portable gaming market where both Microsoft and Sony are lagging, Apple could have instant traction. They know what it’s like being #1 with the iPod so this would be an advantangeous position in a different sector and could tiein to an iPod with games someday that doesn’t suck (games on the iPod haven’t been that exciting to date). I really don’t see Apple going anywhere any time soon building their own games division, if that’s even what they are up to.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357172 TDavid Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357172 Hi Vlad - thank you for taking time to comment. I was being a bit facetious with that comment. I realize Apple makes software, but as you pointed out the bulk of their money comes from hardware (iPod in particular). And they certainly aren't known for their <i>game</i> software, which is what concerns me if they are seriously contemplating starting a new initiative. Hi Vlad - thank you for taking time to comment. I was being a bit facetious with that comment. I realize Apple makes software, but as you pointed out the bulk of their money comes from hardware (iPod in particular). And they certainly aren’t known for their game software, which is what concerns me if they are seriously contemplating starting a new initiative.

]]> By: Ross http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357151 Ross Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:10:18 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357151 I remember reading somewhere that the convoluted setup of a lot of Japanese companies and their holdings made it nigh on impossible for Japanese companies to be bought. Unfortunately, I forget the Japanese word for it. I'd still like to see Nintendo owned by Apple (or partnering at the least). I remember reading somewhere that the convoluted setup of a lot of Japanese companies and their holdings made it nigh on impossible for Japanese companies to be bought. Unfortunately, I forget the Japanese word for it.

I’d still like to see Nintendo owned by Apple (or partnering at the least).

]]> By: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection - Will TiVo Be Apple’s Little Secret At This Year’s Macworld? http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357149 Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection - Will TiVo Be Apple’s Little Secret At This Year’s Macworld? Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:04:12 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357149 [...] When Steve Jobs announced his iTV strategy last fall, for many of us it sounded pretty weak. You have to pay $300 to buy a device that then downloads movies that you still have to pay for and then to top it all off you only get “near DVD quality.”? While I understand why the Apple fans would like the product, it’s hard for me to imagine it having a more widespread appeal without DVR functionality or a Nintendo attached. [...] […] When Steve Jobs announced his iTV strategy last fall, for many of us it sounded pretty weak. You have to pay $300 to buy a device that then downloads movies that you still have to pay for and then to top it all off you only get “near DVD quality.”? While I understand why the Apple fans would like the product, it’s hard for me to imagine it having a more widespread appeal without DVR functionality or a Nintendo attached. […]

]]> By: Vlad http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357097 Vlad Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:17:15 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061205/4019/#comment-357097 Interesting thought. I kind of cringe at the idea of apple in the gaming business. But who knows! Critics thought it was a mistake for apple to get into the consumer electronic market a la iPod. A nitpicky comment: "Apple is a hardware company, not a software company". They make the bulk of their money from hardware, but they are definitely a software company. Erm, OSX? iLife? FinalCut Pro? Interesting thought. I kind of cringe at the idea of apple in the gaming business. But who knows! Critics thought it was a mistake for apple to get into the consumer electronic market a la iPod.

A nitpicky comment:
“Apple is a hardware company, not a software company”. They make the bulk of their money from hardware, but they are definitely a software company. Erm, OSX? iLife? FinalCut Pro?

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