I remember being at GDC 2007 and wandering around on the first day of the event, checking out the mobile gaming area and hearing what sounded like semi-feigned enthusiasm on the part of the developers about their games. “The future of mobile gaming looks bright!” was what I kept hearing, but somehow I couldn’t quite see it (although this was before I owned an iPhone).
Apparently that’s been the general word on the street for some time, but Nintendo doesn’t think too much of it. David Yarnton, the General Manager of Nintendo Uk, recently commented on the topic in an interview with The Times, saying:
“Mobile phone gaming has been ‘going to happen’ for a long time. We’re still waiting.”
Wow. It’s so … cold. Yarnton also commented on what Nintendo had in mind when designing the DSi:
“We could have added lots of things, but then you become a jack of all trades, and a master of none. One of the things we are really honest about is that we stay faithful to our roots, of being a games company. The most important criterion is to make sure that what we’re offering can do the best games.”
Can’t argue with that, really. How do you feel about mobile gaming? Is it still more or less unappealing to you, or do you enjoy it?
[Via CVG]
