Pac-Man, Galaga And Many Others Coming To An iPhone Near You!
Apple is trumpeting the fact today that 100,000 iPhone developers have downloaded the iPhone SDK (myself included) in the first four days of availability, and with the announcement of both Spore and Super Monkey Ball at the iPhone Software Roadmap, we can expect lots of games to come soon!
What other games are coming? Apple has this little tidbit hidden in their press release today:
"We're very excited about Apple's new SDK and reaching every iPhone user through the new App Store," said Scott Rubin, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Namco Networks. "We can't wait to show off great new versions of arcade classics like PAC-MAN and Galaga that use the revolutionary features of the iPhone and iPod touch."
That's right! PAC-MAN and Galaga love on the iPhone!
But the gaming goodness doesn't just stop at Namco's offerings as Popcap, purveyors of all things casual gaming also had a spotlight in Apple's press release:
"Apple's become an important mobile game platform with the iPhone SDK," said Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, PopCap. "The new SDK gives us the tools to innovate and reinvent games like Bejeweled, Zuma and Peggle. With the new App Store we can reach every iPhone and iPod touch user on the planet."
I think we can safely say that a healthy chunk of those 100,000 developers are game developers looking to jump on the iPhone craze, which makes me and my iPhone very, very happy.
iPhone SDK Downloads Top 100,000 [Apple]
Den Den Boy
Posted to Video Games on 12 March 2008
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PEGGLE, PEGGLE, PEGGLE!
I think this whole thing is so hysterical. It's not like the iPhone is built for gaming. Apple's going to make a fortune on replacing the screens after they've been "power poked" into a cracked up mess!!
I think you're much more likely to injure your finger than the screen by poking at it.
@David B:
Have you ever put your finger to an iPhone screen?
It's like trying to shove your finger through a window. If you can do it, you've got freakish fingers.