Amid all the doom and gloom surrounding the Wii U, Nintendo can at least draw consolation from the success (little remarked upon) of the 3DS handheld — achieved despite dire predictions at its launch that handheld games consoles would no longer be able to cope with the rise of mobile
phones as gaming platforms: «Some indie developers have told us that when they offer the same software on iOS and Android, and in the eShop on Nintendo 3DS, the 3DS eShop version sells most.
Not exact matches
Microsoft, which had been looking for ways to bolster its fledgling efforts in mobile -
phone software, saw Skype
as a potential partner for voice and video calls; it also saw the software
as an interesting way to enhance its broadband - connected Xbox
gaming platform.
Common forms of bullying using technology such
as computers,
gaming platforms and cell
phones will also be explored.
Xbox Live is setting itself up
as Microsoft's entertainment
platform - Â it's not just aboutÂ
gaming anymore and it is looking like Windows
Phone will be going along for the ride.
These so called â $ œunderdogsâ $ in the
gaming community
as well
as the Windows
Phone 7
platform will not be under for long.
As for the handheld
gaming sector, the area of
gaming surely most at risk from mobile
phones... well, the Nintendo 3DS has now sold over 50m units, putting it within a whisker of the top ten best - selling games
platforms of all time.
VulcanTM is an advanced 3D rendering API for enhanced
gaming,
as well
as for Daydream, the company's virtual reality
platform for new
phones, headsets and controllers.
If you're the sort of person who uses Outlook for email, Xbox One
as your
gaming console, and used a Windows
Phone until the
platform went out of style — this launcher is perfect.