No Competition (Score 1)

A cellphone is a convenient gaming tool, but the quality of the game is usually poor. The re-play value of a cellphone game is limited, and in my opinion cellphone games cannot hold my attention for longer than a few minutes. The biggest problem within cellphone gaming is that its easier to pirate and distribute among your friends than a game you must purchase from the store. Since the economy is down, people are upgrading their home theater systems. More and more families are getting higher definition televisions, quality sound systems, and want to be entertained at home rather than spending their money out on a short-lived benefit. A quality game built for consoles offers many more hours of enjoyment for the price you pay, not to mention the existence of multiplayer and online gameplay makes it easier to enjoy with more people. Instead of fretting about the new kid in town taking the lemonade sales, console companies should concentrate on making a better product or a new innovative product. We have already witnessed Nintendo's response to innovative gaming with the WII. It's healthy pressure and something to think about, but saying that Apple's iPhone is going to eat into the console sales is ridiculous because of 160 new titles. Cellphone games are more compact, lower budget and quick to product so it's no wonder people are trying to make a quick buck with a new video game. People like their cellphones naturally, but the quality of the gaming product is nowhere near the quality of a Playstation, Wii or Xbox game.