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Originally Posted by as147
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Most core gamers will use PSP etc. Hardcore players wouldn't go anywhere near a PRE or iPhone. Casual players play rarely so the value of iPhone games is quite low.
GPS, facebook, IM, video recording, PIM, calendar, waether, stocks, movie times, news, twitter, sms, email, music, rss etc
Thats the stuff most folk want these devices for, to help them with their busy and connected lives
Remember this is the first release of the SDK and to me it was more important to get it out there so folks can start writing stuff. There is no doubt that it will be given additional capabilities as it matures. How long did Apple take to get its SDK out there and how long before an App store was available and working for everyone?
There are many phones in this segment, Nokia, Samsung, Windowze Mobile, iPhone they all don't suffer from not copying the iPhone.
Nokia outsells almost every manufacturer combined. Are they know for games?
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I'd like to take issue with most of your post. You are correct in that hardcore gamers will prefer a PSP for now. Already though hardcore games are being played on the iPhone/iPod Touch. There's a saying in the photography world that "the best camera is the one you have with you." If you have a fancy one at home and a lesser model on you, are you going to ask the world to stop so you can go home and get it?
Casual gamers don't play rarely. What they don't do is play compulsively like hardcore gamers. There's a difference. There's commuters on trains who play games on their phones everyday. Those aren't rare players. And its a market that overwhelmingly outnumbers the hardcore market, just take a look at the Nintendo Wii's sales vs the Sony PS3 and XBox 360.
Yes Nokia outsells everyone else. But everytime someone points this out its like they're totally ignoring that the vast majority of the phones Nokia sells are simple cheap dumbphones, and the market for those is shrinking. Nokia's high end expensive phones have taken a serious hit in sales and thats where most of their profit is.
Nokia: Profits Down 90%, But At Least We’ve Hit Bottom
The big profits are in the smartphone sector hence:
Whoa, Apple and RIM Make a Lot of Money - Apple - Gizmodo
"Surprise, Apple and RIM actually make a lot of money despite selling only 3 percent of the world's cellphones. Together, they pull in 35 percent of the industry's operating profits. An analyst suggests that if iPhone and BlackBerry's marketshare climbs to 5 percent, they'll rake in something like 58 percent of the industry's operating profits.
Man, Nokia's billion phone strategy don't look so great now does it?"