After fielding several complaints over its app-approval policy, it seems rather ironic that Apple would allow an app that looks (and works) exactly like a Nintendo DS into its App Store. That said, it could have something to do with the way the app works.
Look for more news on this once Nintendo catches wind of it.
Nintendo DS lookalike app hits the App Store
Apple might have let one slip by. An app that looks awfully similar to the Nintendo DS is now available in its App Store.
According to the app’s App Store listing, more games, case colors, and microphone functionality will be made available at some point in the future.
Early last month, Apple rejected a Commodore 64 emulator called C64 that was trying to gain entry into its App Store. The app, which allowed owners to use Commodore BASIC, also allowed users to play authentic Commodore 64 titles. In a rejection notice sent to the app’s developers, Apple cited section 3.2.2 of its iPhone Developer’s Agreement, which states that “an application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means.”
Does that look like a Nintendo DS to you?
DS Double Sys is not, theoretically,North Face Footwear, an emulator. The game is a simulation of a Nintendo DS. That might have helped the app gain admission into the App Store.