With the iPhone and iPad providing some pretty decent gaming experiences (Infinity Bladecomes to mind), Apple is quickly becomes a major player in the video game industry…whether they intend to or not.
Says CEO Tim Cook: “I view that we are in gaming now in a fairly big way. One of the reasons people buy an iPod touch is gaming. Some buy it for music. I realize that is not the big screen you are talking about. Gaming has kind of evolved a bit. More people play on portable devices. Where we might go in the future, we’ll see. Customers love games.
I’m not interested in being in the console business in what is thought of as traditional gaming. But Apple is a big player today, and things in the future will only make that bigger.”
Regarding the iPod Touch: “Not only is it the most popular music player in the world, but we’re excited to announce it’s now also the most popular portable game player in the world.”
It’s news like this that makes you wonder what Nintendo and Sony need to do to keep their 3DS and Vita relevant, respectively.
SOURCE | ALLTHINGSD
