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If you can’t beat them join them. With the iPhone days away from being launched Nintendo has apparently begun working with Apple, licensing a limited amount of content for the new phone. It was rumored a while back that Nintendo was planning on releasing a phone on their own, however this was scuttled shortly after the iPhone was first shown in January.
These exclusive games will be released on the iTunes Store at a $29.00 price point a few months after the iPhone launches. No word on whether Nintendo will be distributing iPod versions of these games. A major hangup in development has been the lack of buttons on the iPhone that was remedied by a touchscreen D-pad. One might wonder how Nintendo fans may see view playing on a phone without a traditional D-pad.
Asked anonymously whether or not these games would cut into Nintendo DS sales, we heard a resounding no. The logic is that because the licensed games will be exclusive and cater to an older audience they should not intrude into Nintendo’s existing markets.
The one thing Nintendo does worry about is their amount of control of Apple. While not developing a cell phone internally has its advantages, giving up control of platform has not historically been a practice Nintendo has taken. Nevertheless Nintendo sees gaming on Mobile Smart Phones as a threat to their core business and a partnership with Apple could be seen as a bold move into a very profitable market. One thing is for sure Nintendo should expect to share in the marketing spotlight of the iPhone in the same way that AT&T has.
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105 Responses to “Nintendo and Apple to partner on games for iPhone”
Wow that is sweet I wonder how it will work with the touch screen Dpad. I personally would have rather seen them partner with Sony that Nintendo. Oh well retro gaming is kind of in, so maybe Mario on iPhone will be cool.
I guess I will be staring at my iphone quite a bit then. I remeber being so addicted to Mario on the original Gameboy.
Rumor: Nintendo Working on iPhone Games…
An eyebrow-raising rumor has it that Nintendo and Apple have teamed up to bring games to the iPhone, with $29 Nintendo games coming to the touchscreen device within a few months of launch. The games are said to use a……
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Don’t know how the games will function without a d-pad? Did you guys miss the DS completely?
Brain training is obviously the killer app here.
hope the iphone will be cracked as soon as possible
then whohooo the next best thing since gameboy
Brain Training? Phone Games are best for mindless activities while waiting. Sitting at a airport and delayed for 2 hours is a perfect time for mindless activities such as a phone game. Otherwise I cannot see anyone JUST playing games on the iPhone. Although Jobs is pretty smart about corraling the content with hardware excitement. Makes me think of when the Connectix VGS was introduced at the same time the iMac was. Just more gas on a already hot fire.
Somehow i doubt this is true, nintendo has its own touch screen interface device in the ds and it wouldnt move its market to a different device. a digital d pad? i dont think so
ridiculous. but it works - you got extra hits on your site from the apple drones. well done.
A lot of people said that was true of Apple introducing a cell phone, it boils down to money. If it is mutually beneficial to Nintendo and Apple and everyone takes a nice amount of coin home anything can happen. Apple would see you a flaming pile if you buy it. Whether or not Nintendo has a touch screen device right now is besides the point. How many adults own one? I think very few.
Nintendo has always been in love with Apple now they get to be inside one.
Digital D Pad or Touch screen Ipod, both are just as illogical. Looks like we will probably get both.
I have to agree with anthony pittarelli, Nintendo already has a hit handheld gaming system. Why would they want to share their success?
And touch screen controls aren’t such a good idea in my opinion.
I too am skeptical, but there was one time when the beattles would never be on iTunes for some of the same reasons. Getting partnered with Apple makes sense to get some attention. I agree with David when he points out that very few adults would consider owning a DS however many are old school enough to put it on their iPhone. If it plays well than go for it.
I second the comment on MacDailyNews by Mr. Reese…
Didn’t it say games targeting an older audience, NOT older games. Probably puzzle games, pinball, golf, bowling, etc.?
Games using the motion sensor could be very cool! There are some motion sensor games for PowerBooks and MacBooks that are fun.
Whatever it is, it’s good news and at $30, not a bad deal.
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>”ed on June 19th, 2007 5:17 pm
ridiculous. but it works - you got extra hits on your site from the apple drones. well done.”
And you’re one of the windiot iPhone news troll
>”Anthony Pittarelli on June 19th, 2007 5:05 pm
Somehow i doubt this is true, nintendo has its own touch screen interface device in the ds and it wouldnt move its market to a different device. a digital d pad? i dont think so”
I agree this is fake news though it would still work well on the iPhone because much like the Wii, the iPhone has built-in accelerometer.
Would the author of this article mind naming or linking to their source. There is no mention of where this rumour came from so it is very difficult to take seriously.
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Hey I digg it. I was there when the first story broke.
http://digg.com/apple/Nintendo_and_Apple_to_partner_on_games_for_iPhone#c7267053
Wiseass I figure you probably have some sort of info anything you can share so I can see it from the horse’s mouth?
Send it to my user name’s email.
Thanks,
Nerf
Of course Noheat.com was one of the only ones that got the original iPhone rumors correct. So DO consider the source.
http://www.noheat.com/2006/10/18/apple-iphone-feature-leaks/
Nerf thanks for coming by and check your email!
Did you ever start up your own site? Offer is still open to write for Noheat.com.
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[…] iPhone | Entwickeln Nintendo und Apple gemeinsam Spiele? Apple und Nintendo sollen gemeinsam Spiele für das iPhone entwickeln. Da Apple zur WWDC kein SDK für Entwickler bereitgestellte, vergibt man wohl nur ausgesuchte Lizenzen an bestimmte Software-Hersteller bzw. stellt diesen eine Schnittstelle zur Verfügung. Die Spiele sollen ca. 29 Dollar kosten und dürften umfangreicher als die iPod-Spiele sein. Nach Aussage der Gerüchte sollen die Spiele ausschließlich für das iPhone erstellt werden. Für Apple sind attraktive Software für das iPhone wichtig. Gerade der Spielemarkt ist hier sehr interessant. Ob sich nun das Gerücht bewahrheitet gilt abzuwarten. Abwegig ist dies jedoch nicht. Auch durch die Multitouch-Oberfläche ließen sich aufregende Spiele erstellen. […]
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[…] O site NoHeat publicou hoje que a Nintendo liberou os direitos de propriedade de alguns dos seus tÃtulos para uso no tão esperado telefone celular da Apple batizado de iPhone. Diversos jogos no precinho de $29.00 estarão disponÃveis daqui a alguns meses nas lojas iTunes. Os jogos serão adaptados para que sejam controlados via touch-screen do iPhone já que é tudo que o telefone tem em questão de controle, as especulações ficam em torno de se esse “port” causará algum impacto nas vendas do Nintendo DS, a NoHeat informou que após estudos de mercado as fontes informaram que não, não haverá perda ou diminuição de vendas porque os jogos serão exclusivos e porque o público alvo do iPhone é outro. Bom, o site NoHeat se nega a entregar as fontes, não deixa de ser rumor pois nada oficial foi dito, mas se os rumores se confirmarem em verdade eu acho que o mercado vai ficar ainda mais difÃcil para os competidores da Nintendo pois a mesma não daria um tiro no pé no auge do seu “BOOM!“. [via NoHeat] Essa entrada foi postada em 19 de Junho de 2007, à s 17:39 e guardada na categoria de Rumores. Postado por c0rreia Comenta ai pra animar! […]
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This partnership makes sense and since the Wii I have often joked that Nintendo is in bed with Apple. Here’s why:
Wii pushes new technology to forward their numbers
Wii is backwards compatible with GameCube games
Wii’s design is very Apple inspired
Apple pushes new technology to forward their numbers
Apple is backwards compatible with PPC software thanks to Rosetta
Apple’s design makes computing sexy
Nintendo is to gaming what Apple is to computing - underdogs that make great systems that are simple to use.
There’s no question that this could NOT have been done with Sony.
Apple should buy Nintendo.
I agree with Wookie. It would be truly amazing. However, I think this Ninendo games on an iPhone is just a dream-filled rumor.
Apple is making 3rd party developers use web 2.0 standards. So how can this game be? Especially since the iPhone doesn’t run Flash, there’s hardly a good way to pull this off. The standards of the iPhone Javascript function top out at 5 seconds. Unless Apple made special concessions for Nintendo - which would be absurd and widely attacked.
I would proudly eat my words, but I sincerely doubt this is even remotely true.
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3 words: complete…. horse… hockey.
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[…] …when it comes to the two companies that make some of my favorite products to idly pass the time by, I have to at least note their existence. Some random tech rumormill I’ve never heard of called Noheat claims that Nintendo is going to produce games for Apple’s rapidly impending guaranteed-hundreds-of-millions-seller iPhone. The games will supposedly sell for $29 through the iTunes Store, will be “catered to an older audience” and will utilize a virtual D-pad on the touchscreen. […]
[…] Die Website Noheat.com berichtet, dass einige Monate nach Verkaufsstart des iPhones, Games von Nintendo über den iTunes Store angeboten werden sollen. Die exklusiven Spiele werden angeblich jeweils 29 $ kosten. Es wird nicht erwartet, dass die Games Nintendo-DS-Verkäufe erschweren werden, da es sich um exklusive Titel handeln soll, und sich das iPhone außerdem an ein älteres Publikum richtet. […]
Since the beginning of ipod, there has always been one major problem.
The battery, it has always sucked power in time of use. I have worked as an shopkeeper and seen all the ipods up to the 2nd gen of Nano. the battery time has always been an issue for the customers. And now when the hype has gone mad about this phone thingie, im having nightmares about the spec of the phone. I mean, why relase games to a product when the product will die shortly after starting up the game?
And IF Nintendo is going to release games to the iphone i sure hope that they consider the gaming experience and not the hype…
[…] Die Website Noheat.com berichtet, dass einige Monate nach Verkaufsstart des iPhones, Games von Nintendo über den iTunes Store angeboten werden sollen. Die exklusiven Spiele werden angeblich jeweils 29 $ kosten. Es wird nicht erwartet, dass die Games Nintendo-DS-Verkäufe erschweren werden, da es sich um exklusive Titel handeln soll, und sich das iPhone außerdem an ein älteres Publikum richtet. […]
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[…] Angebliche Partnerschaft zwischen Apple und NintendWenige Tage vor dem Verkaufsstart des iPhones, berichtet noheat.com über eine Partnerschaft von Apple und Nintendo. Demnach werden einige Nintendo-Spiele lizensiert und später über den iTuns Store erhältlich sein (Preis: 29 US-Dollar). Interessant dabei dürfte sein, wie spielbar die Games auf einem Multitouch-Screen sind. […]
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[…] Super Mario spelen op de iPhone? Het zou binnenkort werkelijkheid kunnen worden, want er zijn geruchten dat Nintendo een aantal spellen voor de iPhone wil licenseren. Althans, dat zegt de website No Heat, die geen bronnen kan noemen, maar wel weet te vertellen dat de games in de iTunes Store voor $29 per stuk te koop zijn. De games zijn gericht op een “wat ouder publiek”, dus het is te verwachten dat het niet de nieuwste games zijn. Als dit waar is, is Nintendo een van de weinige partijen die software voor de iPhone mogen ontwikkelen. Het is geen slechte keuze: er zijn al een hoop interessante spellen voor de Nintendo DS ontwikkeld, die aangepast kunnen worden voor de iPhone. Het is te hopen dat Nintendo daarbij ook gebruikmaakt van de bewegingssensoren die in de iPhone aanwezig zijn, net als bij de Wii. Toch is $29,99 een behoorlijk hoge prijs voor een spelletje: op de Wii betaal je gemiddeld zo’n $10 voor de wat oudere Mario-spelletjes. […]
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[…] Ich weiß jetzt ehrlich gesagt nicht ob ich weinen oder lachen soll?Was nicht sein soll, darf auch nicht sein - ich bin gerade etwas leer im Kopf. *heul* Apple und Nintendo ist wie Armani im Kinderzimmer, Austern mit Erdbeermarmelade oder Ferrari mit Kindersitz. Ich will Apple auf keinen Thron stellen und Nintendo auch nicht abwatschen - Letzteres habe ich sehr viel lieber als den durchgestylten MP3-Player. Aber diese Kombination geht mal gar nicht. […]
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iPhone podrÃa tener juegos de Nintendo…
Se rumorea que Apple y Nintendo habrÃan llegado a un acuerdo que permitirÃa a los juegos de Nintendo funcionar sobre del dispositivo de Apple.
Noheat afirma que la empresa japonesa licenciará sus contenidos para que puedan jugarse sobre los iPhon…
Just add an accessory for DPad
For that matter just add an accessory for a tactile feel keyboard. Slides out from behind
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[…] Apple und Nintendo Hallo, wenn man diesem Bericht Glauben schenken kann, dann wird es für das iPhone irgendwann mal Spiele von Nintendo geben.Sie sollen im iTunes Store angeboten werden zum Kauf von 29 Dollar.Ich denke, dass Nintendo keine Spiele auf das iPhone rausbringen wird.Naja hier der Bericht auf Englisch! Was haltet ihr davon? __________________ What you gon’ do with all that junk?All that junk inside your trunk! Geändert von Sasuke (Heute um 08:08 Uhr). […]
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“How many adults own one? I think very few.” -David Pearson
As far as I understand, the majority of DS owners are adults.
This isn’t 1997.
I guess it depends on what you define as an adult. Blickblocks I would suspect is around 16. An iPhone is geared to 25 - 45 year old adults. Its simply an incredulous statement that adults run around with a Nintendo DS to play games. Yeah right! I have enough stuff to carry around let alone my kids toys LOL.
[…] There was the YouTube announcement (although no one seemed to register the fact that the service will eventually also be available to anyone at m.youtube.com…). Then the rumor of a Nintendo partnership for iPhone-exclusive games. And let’s not forget the juicy controversies of the iPhone model with the mysterious growing hands and the missing 12th application icon. AT&T’s hired 2,000 employees just to handle the launch, which is probably a smart move, considering that 19 million mobile phone users (67% belonging to other networks) to get their paws on one in recent survey. […]
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