"Clearly it doesn't look like their platform is a viable profit platform for game development because so many of the games are free versus paid downloads," Fils-Aime said. He later added that the games that Nintendo provided on the DS were much different. "If our games represent a range between snacks of entertainment and full meals, depending n the type of game, (Apple's) aren't even a mouthful, in terms of the gaming experience you get."
Despite these words, Nintendo has been keeping their eye on the iPhone OS lineup. Earlier in the year, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that if Nintendo couldn't differentiate itself from Apple, then their future in the market was bleak.
Are there any games that cost more than $1.99 on the App store?
If someone where to release a "real" game with a "real" budget from a "real" publisher, and price it expecting to make their money back($19.99 - $29.99), would it even sell to the iPhone crowd?