Apple Voted Largest Influence On Gaming Industry

[Baresark]

I was coming on here with the intention of quoting and laughing at people who said Steve Jobs was massively influential to this, but then no one agreed at all with this rather insane poll.

Clearly, the questions were not explicit at all when you look at the random collection of favorites from the mentioned sections. Even to the point where it puts percentage picks next to items that are not remotely attempting or doing the same thing within the industry.

 

[Bluntman1138]

SO a five minute "Game APP" is what is considered as a game these days????


I dont want to live on this planet anymore.....

 

[BristolBerserker]

Nope. That is bollocks.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

So apparently the infrastructure that had been in place for decades which enabled games to have the ability to exist on iphones is less important than the fact that more people play casual games than normal console games, according to those "videogame professionals".


Well, I sure hope I don't ever get to experience the fruits of those people's profession...and considering I don't game exclusively in 20 minute spreads that's quite likely so I'm happy.




In all seriousness though, that's more about the current modern game reality than games when taken as a whole, also it's more about money or popularity than quality or artistic merit, thus nobody should be bent over it or in fact give it any sense of validity through pretending it matters. It's just a nice way to say goodbye to the boss of the smart people who made our phones and computers do the fusion dance.

 

[Zing]

Yeah...no.

I agree Apple does have some influence on the gaming industry. But more than Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft? Or hell, even big name developers/publishers like Blizzard, Valve or EA? No way.

In fact you can put it under all of the names I just mentioned, and probably a few more.

 

[irequirefood]

What the hell. Shigeru Miyamoto should be number one, or at least have a higher % than goddamn 7%

Also, where is the list for actual games that had the biggest influence on gaming, that seems like the most obvious thing of the many many many many things that have an influence on gaming?

I agree. There should have been a game section. I'd be curious to see who votes for what on that.

 

[scorptatious]

What.

While it is true that Apple has provided gaming to a large demographic with tablets and phones, people like say, Nintendo practically made gaming the way it is today.

 

[TheDooD]

Who in clusterfuck was chosen for this pole and why in the fuck are they dick riding Apple it's only RECENTLY those bastards got into gaming. No way in hell they did more then Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft.

 

[Char-Nobyl]

That doesn't seem right. And the statistics seem rather...bizarre. Not just in their distribution, but they just seem like weird questions. How many options were there on the first statistic? And what were they asking voters to measure? It has the Playstation One, Steam, and the iPhone on the same list. One is a console, one is a distribution/gaming program, and the other is a phone that happens to play games. Why are these put into the same question?

And the other one? The fact that Mark Zuckerberg is on the list seals the deal: this was a poorly-made survey. The guy who created a social networking site that later allowed users to post games they created is not in the same category as someone like Miyamoto, who actually, you know, makes games.

I wanted to check the source and get some kind of point of reference, but, lo and behold, the only source is a sourceless article on the same subject. Goddamnit, Escapist.

 

[aashell13]

well, it's probably skewed by several things. first off, steve died recently and was probably the most prominent of the people listed to begin with, so he benefited most from name recognition. second off, iphone and ipad games have made a big impact in the casual arena. they're an entirely different breed from the more traditional PC+console markets, but they are there and they are significant.

I'm not saying that jobs deserves to be remembered as particularly significant to games specifically, just guessing at an explanation of the poll results.

 

[geizr]

So much conditioned hatred, it's not even funny; juxtapose "Apple" or "Steve Jobs" with any kind of positive commentary and watch the torrent of hatred flow across the forums.

Even so, however, after reading the Forbes article one person linked, even as a user of Apple products, I have to agree that the survey is clearly biased by vested interest and can't be taken too seriously, not without some significant qualification of the bounds of applicability.

 

[snfonseka]

industry professionals? in which industry? because it seems like normal gamers have a clear idea about the gaming industry that those so called professionals.

 

[Nouw]

Giving Steve Jobs respect because he died has just gone way too damn far. Yes Angry Birds is one of the best-selling videogames of all time and yes there are hundreds of 'videogames' on the I-Pod Touch and IPhone but that doesn't rank them higher than the guys who made some of the earliest freaking consoles!

 

[TheDooD]

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The funny thing this wasn't positive commentary it was complete bullshit. No shit he just died but it's messed up to shine merit where he himself has done nothing to truly impact it. Those developers that chose to make games on the iPhone. Those men and women should be on the list not Steve Jobs. Apple got lucky damn lucky they shouldn't dare claim all the credit to that because it could as easily been on other outlets.

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666 posts hell yea

 

[emeraldrafael]

Yeah, im not seeing it. maybe if you said this decade (well... maybe last decade, this one is still pretty young), I'd be inclined to agree.

I think people are just trying to load on more "awards" to now passed mr. jobs to justify the argument of him being one of the greatest human beings to have lived. Which isnt to necessarily say he isnt, but this seems a bit of a stretch.

 

[Pegghead]

Blergh, industry "professionals" just want to look hip and like they're supporting the little guys with stuff like this. So Apple produced a phone that could handle games that weren't fodder tripe? Big whoop, doesn't change the fact that they're all just mini-games (and the few that actually try/i] to hold up as serious games either fail hard or reek of something that could've made it elsewhere if not forcing it onto the trendy platform).

 

[Merlark]

really...steve jobs influenced gaming more than Shigeru Miyamoto...Shigeru Mi-ya-friggen-moto?
REALLY?

I mean, alright. Jobs is dead and we want to remember the positive things here but comparing this marketing guy to someone that not already revived then defined the gaming industry but actually CREATED the largest icons in gaming and not to mention fathered the very medium in which games are played...The D-pad, the analog-stick, hand held gaming, motion controls...

But Steve jobs actually influenced gaming more?

Wow...I tell you, I certainly don't know enough about steve jobs thats weighing the scale so much.

I call BS on this survey.

 

[geizr]

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The funny thing this wasn't positive commentary it was complete bullshit. No shit he just died but it's messed up to shine merit where he himself has done nothing to truly impact it. Those developers that chose to make games on the iPhone. Those men and women should be on the list not Steve Jobs. Apple got lucky damn lucky they shouldn't dare claim all the credit to that because it could as easily been on other outlets.

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666 posts hell yea

I agree with you that the survey is significantly skewed, and that skewing is clearly being caused by vested interest(i.e. those whose livelihoods have become dependent upon iPhone gaming); thus, the survey's results require significant qualification to bound its applicability. I said as much in the second passage of my post. Even so, you do have to admit that there is a certain conditioned reflex among posters in gaming and tech forums toward extreme vitriol whenever "Apple" or "Steve Jobs" is mentioned in any way that paints a picture that is positive or advantageous to the company, bullshit or not.

 

[Ashley Blalock]

I think perhaps a good deal of it has to do with Steve Jobs being such a famous front man. It's a bit like when Colonel Sanders was the front guy for KFC, sure other people sold chicken but he stood out from the crowd in his white suit. So the survey seems more like quick name the first person who comes to mind instead of how important are they in the history of gaming.

The newest i-Phone is kind of the rage right now as well and surveys can lean toward whatever seems to be the latest greatest product of the moment.

Other companies introduced ideas like portable gaming, quick simple games, or buying games from home instead of the store so I don't think Apple is the great influence on games as just a company that was able to cash in on the innovation other companies brought to gaming.

If I'm giving top credit I'd have to say Nintendo for introducing the 2600 to make gaming at home a reality for the early gaming generation and Game Boy for popularizing the idea that gaming could be portable.