
The advent of Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPad has created an entirely new segment in the handheld market for games and other applications. While this segment has increased dramatically over the past few years, some, namely Nintendo's Satoru Iwata, don't think this is the best thing for gaming.

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.
Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.
LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.
Interesting to consider, but I would like to disagree. Perhaps he's just upset that there's a bit more competition within the industry?
I am inclined to agree with his comments about Apps, you really do have to look around for a quality product as there's so much crap. But it's not like the Wii is a haven for top quality games.
Hes talking about gaming in general.
Its funny that bullshit article writing like this exists.
not once did he mention handhelds
i dont care if the industry crash again, im still playing counterstrike every day , along whit GT5 ,matured gamers know wher to look for good games.
"He further goes on to state that these developers don't care as much about maintaining a high value of standards, instead focusing on "quantity" to gain profit."
hahaha has he looked at the titles released on the Wii lately?