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Apple could kill DS with iPod, says Forbes

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There's a feature on Forbes speculating that iPod and iPhone - and the software-delivering App Store - could bring trouble to Nintendo's dominace of the handheld market.

"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," says the piece.

"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."

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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