2011 is going to be a banner year for mobile gaming. A year ago, I was planning on breaking my piggy bank to buy Nintendo stock for the 3DS alone. However, that was a year ago, and we’ve seen Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices unexpectedly catapult themselves into the mobile gaming arena in ways no one could have predicted.
Retro gaming console emulator apps are now welcome on the Apple App Store and can even offer downloadable games.
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Epic Games winning its cases against both Apple and Google is shaping the way forward for the future of mobile gaming.
I feel alot of mobile gamers are kids which will at some point probably turn to console or pc. Mobile gaming just doesn't cut it for me.
My current DS sits at home collecting dust somewhere and then my iPhone is constantly being charged because I use it so much. I think if I get a 3DS I will use it for a month and then it will go back to what is happening now. Its just the fact that im trying to carry around less not more and my iPhone does that.
I cannot freakin' wait for the 3DS!!
Nintendo>Apple
3Ds shits on apple Iphone anytime even on their sleep, i rather pick psp but this 3Ds vs Iphone and like a real sony fan i rather pick nintendo as my second favorite systems rite after sony.