I kinda agree! Playing Castlevania on my PSP is still more satisfying than Angry Birds on my iPod touch… But to each his own! :)

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Making The Argument Against “i” Gaming

Just over a decade ago, we saw more diversity in the handheld gaming market. There were the likes of Sega, SNK, Bandai, and more at least attempting to take a piece of the market. Nowadays, it’s down to just three major players. Of course, the major hitters are Apple’s iPhone/iPod line, Nintendo’s DS and 3DS, and Sony with the PSP and NGP (PSP2).

Oh how the times have changed from the innocent 90’s.

Apple’s so-called “gaming efforts” have produced the bite-sized diversions we now call “games”. If I sound a little bit unhappy with the current situation, you’ll have to forgive me. It’s not that I don’t like any games on the “i” devices. After I play Angry Birds for a half hour, I just don’t feel satisfied by the game I just played. It’s like trying to eat at a fast-food restaurant when you’re craving a steak. It’ll fill you up and it tastes okay but you’ll still want that 16oz New York strip loin after. I think we really need to identify the problems that the portables are facing before we can even think about possible solutions…

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