Apple vs. Nintendo: game on?
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Aug 12, 2007 at 11:11am
Two of the hottest tech companies, Nintendo and Apple, appeared head for a showdown now that Nintendo has moved to patent its tilt sensitivity on its best-selling portable system, Nintendo DS, essentially to turn it into mobile Nintendo Wii. That sounds a lot like the motion-based accelerometer in the iPhone, according to The New York Post.
Meanwhile, Apple has been secretly plotting its foray into portable video games for months, looking to add games to its hot iPhone, the article adds, citing “various on- and off-the-record sources.” Nintendo’s new patent will likely bring about a modified Nintendo DS as opposed to an entire new system, especially since the DS has sold 26 million units worldwide, according to the Post.
“It is far more likely that they will release a motion-sensitive version of the current DS so that it can interface with the Wii [home system] in creative ways,” says Engadget.com Editorial Director Peter Rojas. He also told the Post that Apple is expected to make a gaming announcement soon, “by Macworld in January at the latest.”
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