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appleinsider.com - 12/13/2008
Apple declares iPhone a challenger to Nintendo DS
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Further shifting attention on the iPhone towards gaming, an Apple executive has out-and-out stated the device is a genuine competitor to the best handheld consoles on the market.

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Apple says iPhone is not a phone
MacBytes.com — It really should come as no surprise that Apple apparently does not consider the iPhone to be a phone at all, but rather what John Geleynse, Apple Director of Technology Evangelism calls "a console experience." That's what Geleynse told an iPhone Tech Talk developer event in San Jose, putting the iPhone firmly on a competitive footing with the likes of the Nintendo DS and possibly the Sony PSP. I am not at all surprised by this, and have in fact been arguing that ...

Doom Game Creator Suggests Apple Embarrassed About iPhone Gaming
The Iphone Spot — ... Carmack believes the executives at Apple have had to embrace the iPhone/Touch as a gaming platform as a result of the overwhelming popularity that games have enjoyed at the App store. Apple executive John Geleynse was quoted earlier this year as saying “it’s not a phone, it’s a console experience.” ...

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