Prowler485 said:
Don't fuck with Nintendo, Apple.
Japanese based company > American based company
I don't think that's the basis of it at all. In fact, that's pretty much irrelevant. Just because it's based in Japan doesn't mean it's better. Even I'd rather take an iPhone over a DS (come on, smart phones are awesome).
I'd only call this bad news for Nintendo and it's gaming fan base. It seems that gimmicks like the DSi camera are here to stay, and won't be going anywhere for a while now that this "new enemy" has been declared. Who knows what features could be taken out of the 3DS just to make room for things to compete with Apple.
Not to mention Nintendo has been making shit gadgets for years. They ARE the Apple of the gaming world. Their products are pieces of garbage that look really cool and futuristic, just like Apple (with some exceptions such as the iPhone itself and anything that's not complete shovelware on the DS).
As for gaming software, there will always be cartridges until the public is so fed up with them that we just get rid of them, which I highly doubt will happen. Nintendo would be stupid to abandon cartridge-based gaming just to compete with Apple. On the flip side, I can see an Apple home console coming out in the near future.
Overall, I want Apple to win. Since I don't have enough money to buy shiny trash, I'll stick to the moderately overpriced products from Nintendo. The reason why I want Apple to win is because I want Nintendo presidents and CEO's to open their damn eyes and actually put some investments into high-tech specs to make a console or handheld with.