techprod1gy

Don't buy the game then.  I plopped down $10 bucks and love it.  This is 10X better than 99.9% of games on the App Store anyway.  With that said yes there are some aspects that need to be addressed.  I would expect to be able to play on any device including AppleTV.  This is not Mario?  It is designed for on the go gaming.  They did a great job to achieve this through the simple mechanic.  If you want "real Mario" then play it on a console.  It is that simple.

I really want to live in a world where it is a requirement to validate your statements with facts. This could be true but the number of conversions is left out so we do not know if it is a major deal or fluff...

I truly believe Apple is slow in the tech world.  But they are methodic.  They have a very good strategy to make great products and make huge sums of money.  For me at least they do lag behind in excitement factor.  It has been a while since I was giddy waiting for an announcement from them.  But that can be ok as they are focused on doing things right the first time and also addressing global issues along the way.  Not overly exciting most of the time but a very well run business.

Let's be patient with this.  I see why they did this but I also see why this can be an issue for many.  I believe one of the first updates will be an offline mode to address this.

It really does not matter. Anyone who wants a great product will wait for Apple's version with IOS.