Usually sensible buisness journal Forbes is either being incredibly far sighted, or it has been knocking back pint after pint of Apple’s lysergic Kool-Aid.
In article published this week, the magazine claims that the time is right for Apple to push the iPhone as a mobile games platform that could grind the Nintendo DS into dust.
This would be the Nintendo DS that is currently the market leader, with a vast library of top quality games.
The key, says the article is the fact the iPhone combines both of the hot new gaming interfaces (the DS’ touchscreenand the Wii’s motion sensor) in one pocket sized device.
Frankly, this seems like wishful thinking on the part of someone who has never actually played a video game. While the touch screen is a top choice for certain genres (point-and-click adventures spring most readily to mind) there is a reason that even the motion-sensing Wii also comes with a D-Pad.
UK firm Censorit has been quick off the mark following the recent Byron Review, which looked at child safety and new technology, and spurred calls for more content filtering.
