The iPhone and iPod Touch are often seen as credible rivals to Nintendo’s DSi but the Japanese gaming giant has ruled out adding phone functionality to its handheld gaming device. In April, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the firm would offer a phone if it could avoid the monthly subscriptions. Now, Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, speaking to the Nytimes.com ahead of the gaming industry
Subscriber content
?
Subscriber content comes from Gigaom Research, bridging the gap between breaking news and long-tail research. Visit any of our reports to learn more and subscribe.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
["wijax_0649495ce8eafb5f1dc60691ceb1a769","wijax_731bf2632d27e430f315b44a037e4955"]
{"source":"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2009\/05\/27\/419-nintendo-rules-out-phone-functionality\/wijax\/49e8740702c6da9341d50357217fb629","varname":"wijax_ec6f9969406c69dc82d98425f67cb3f1","title_element":"header","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Cheader%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fheader%3E"}
{"source":"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2009\/05\/27\/419-nintendo-rules-out-phone-functionality\/wijax\/49e8740702c6da9341d50357217fb629","varname":"wijax_ec6f9969406c69dc82d98425f67cb3f1","title_element":"header","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Cheader%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fheader%3E"}
Comments have been disabled for this post