Apple has revealed its plans for games on iPhone, which a Forbes report says has the potential to “kill the Nintendo DS”.
The Apple App Store will launch in July as part of the 2.0 iPhone firmware, Free to iPhone owners but $10 for folks with a iPod Touch.
Games can be downloaded by mobile connection if they’re less than 10MB and via WiFi if they’re larger.
Launch titles include puzzler Enigmo, kart racer Cromag Rally and Sega’s sexy, sexy Super Monkey Ball, which will all go for $9.99 each. Spore, Pacman, Bejeweled and more are also on the way.
“The ability to pour fresh software into the iPhone, wirelessly, at the touch of a button already has game developers interested,” said Forbes’ in its ‘Why Apple could kill the Nintendo DS’ article.”
“Apple is the first to master a pair of tricks that have made Nintendo’s latest products so compelling; a touch-screen interface and the ability to pick up on motion. The key difference: Unlike Nintendo, which has created a gaming console with a motion-sensitive controller and a touch-sensitive handheld gaming system, Apple has crammed both capabilities into its iPhone and iPod Touch.”
“Looks like the handheld gaming business, so long dominated by Nintendo, could be about to undergo a little evolution too,” boldy claims Forbes.
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