Apple need this controller to compete with Nintendo

There’s no denying that the mobile gaming market has exploded over the last couple of years thanks to the creation of low-cost downloadable games. Apple has been the driving force behind this new market thanks to the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. Where do they go from here? It’s time to start eating Nintendo’s lunch.

[ashbc]

I would love a controller for my Ipad. Every time I am about to break my records on a game the stupid unresponsive fucking screen screws me out of the satisfaction. It doesn't help I have big fingers I guess.

[vglulz]

I've found some games to be super responsive and others to be poor. Depends on the developer I guess. I think the iPad is technically the most responsive touch screen out of the current tablet selection which always helps.

[jeseth]

Nintendo = Awesome exclusive franchises.

Playstation = Awesome exclusive franchises.

Xbox = Awesome exclusive franchises.

Apple = Jack $h!+.

All apple can make are trendy looking electronics that are underpowered and milked to death. But the sheep of the world flock to them because they are a status symbol, have beautiful people in their commercials (have you ever seen a fat or non-hip looking person in an apple commercial?), etc.

I would love to see Apple try and get into the gaming market. We make fun of Nintendo for under-teching their systems . . .Apple leaves features out on purpose so they can sell you the same thing with one new feature the next year but it should and could have been included on the current iteration of iTouch, Pod, Pad, Phone, etc.

Apple is a joke. But suckers keep buying into it.

[Bull5hifT]

yeah i really dont wanna walk around with a WiiMote to use my snes Emulator, anyone know where i can get Super Mario RPG;legend of the seven stars? on SNES4IPhone

[Rush]

@jeseth

Not to be a jackass but there are currently more exclusive games on the Iphone then there are on the Xbox 360 PS3 and Nintendo Wii combined fact.

As for awesome exclusives, game's like the Chaos Ring series comes to mind.

And as am not an exclusive whore that argument holds little water to me.

I am happy to except improved versions of awesome PSP game's however like Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions without low down's and Retina support. And awesome games like Crimson Gem Sega.

Or even Dead Space for 59 pence or Monopoly for 59 pence which offers the same experience as the one released on the PS3 which costs about 30x more.

I also get the better versions of The Sims games compared to the handheld games that cost far less.

And Final Fantasy 3 DS remake with Retina support which looks 5x better then the DS version at 1/4 the cost.

[billyboi122]

Apple will never compete with Nintendo's library of games. Maybe if Apple start investing in some exclusives then things might start to change.

I like the idea of having the option to use a controller though. If I had an iPad I'd invest in a controller if it meant I could games with more depth than just touching the screen. It seems like wasted potential at the minute.

[Technical World]

If they made a controller how many people would make games that use it? Most people that aren't gamers and just want an iPad won't buy it because they don't care enough to get something like that. And most gamers, at least on N4G don't like to use their iPad or iPhone to play video games. Oh and also, an extra controller to carry gets rid of any portability for any of them. Carryig around two different devices is a hassle. I'll stick to my 3DS untill it's built in with really good games.

[billyboi122]

Carrying a wireless controller with your iPad gets rid of portability? Yeah, good luck with that. Obviously the whole market of iPad owners won't want the controller, but for the people who want a deeper game experience the option would be nice.

If you read the article, it does mention that the controller would be made with the iPad in mind rather than the other iDevices.

[Pikajew]

A mini game is not as good as a full game

Mario is a lot better than any ipod game. These people are to blind to see that

[vglulz]

This.

And who are the people you're referring to btw?

[Pikajew]

The people who think iPods are taking over the portable market and consoles

[Cpt_kitten]

ummm apple needs to stay away from gaming, aside from there computers which are really nice to do business work on (thats it nothing else) they have horrid products which of course sell like hot cakes cause stupid people buy stupid stuff

[Kee]

Apple do apps. They don't do games. An apple gaming system would look cool, but it'd just be full of 30 minute time wasters.

[Kyur4ThePain]

For which people pay three bucks a pop. Ka-Ching.

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

which is what my wii is. a 30 minute time waster, when the friends come over and fire it up for a little bit until the novelty wears off. The worst gaming decision I have made in a long time was buying that wii after a night of drunken mario kart and wii sports. I havent turned it on since new years.

I can have more fun throwing on a app time waster than the wii. different strokes for different folks I guess.

[Raendom]

Man a blutooth controller that would sync with my iPod would be amazing, I think it's feasible to do so (essentially the code is talking to buttons anyway, but instead of real ones the developers create virtual ones).

May/probably will never happen because Apple want to dumb down everything to the point anyone can use it, which isn't bad - but Microsoft beat them to the punch with Kinect I think - don't even have to touch your device to interact.

GTA Chinatown on iPod/iPhone/(lol iPad) will be like an entirely new game with controller input.

[Pikajew]

Or you can just play GTA:CW on a DS or PSP...

[Raendom]

It was full price on those systems, I guess you could re-buy it on Vita as it's backwards compatabile iirc.

[Kyur4ThePain]

*SIGH*
And they need four wheel drive to compete with Jeep.
Get it?

[specialguest]

Apple knows its products lack certain features, but they refuse to incorporate it into their line of products(at least not yet). Who care what the mainstream wants, it's either Apple's way or no way. Instead, they prefer to milk their customers until they finally include these features. Remember the iphone? While other phones had nice 5mp and up cameras and a flash for many years, the iphone stuck with it's shitty low res camera with NO flash until the iphone4 finally arrived.

[kevnb]

fortunately apple isnt the only game in town, I can play ps1 games on my tv through my galaxy s ii and a bluetooth controller. I bought all the games way back in the day when console games werent just watered down pc games, but to be able to just plug that in anywhere I want with better graphics than the original? Just think of what it will be like in 5 years.

[Dwalls1171]

This is STUPID apple and nintendo have nothing to do with each other...apple has nothing to do with gaming..so stop talking about them

[vglulz]

Ignorance will get you no where.

[WooHooAlex]

That is the ugliest controller I've ever seen.

[frostyhat123]

N64?

[ShadowKingx]

alot of people will benefit since you can hook your ipad to tv's a controller would a plus.

[Raider69]

The true way for apple to rival,N,Sony and M$ is to bring a complete gaming machine to the market.Someone will probably get owned by the move,but who cares i just want games,an competition is always welcome.

[TBONEJF]

WHY are they still debating APPLE VS NINTENDO FOR?

[charmer]

apple need to stick to computers and leave gaming to nintendo and the wiiu

[garotasdeprograma]

yup

[Bolts]

An Apple product with buttons is not an Apple product. That's not how they roll. I bet there are thousands of Apple engineers slaving night and day to incoperate the functions of the keyboard into a single button as we speak.

[kevnb]

apple doesnt need anything, but android is starting to slowly support these out of the ordinary type things. You can already play several apps with bluetooth or usb controllers.

[Stealth2k]

"low cost downloadable games" dont equal good games

Even with the controller they cant compete with real games