[IGDA Mobile-SIG List] Future of mobile games

[Christopher Kassulke]

Ipod as well as the iphone are closed you cannot develop for it.

 

 

 

 

 

Von: mobile_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:mobile_games-bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von Jorge Gonzalez Sanchez
Gesendet: Sonntag, 11. März 2007 01:07
An: Mobile Game Development SIG Mailing List
Betreff: Re: [IGDA Mobile-SIG List] Future of mobile games

 

Hey Ohad,

 

Sounds interesting. Are there any whitepapers around where we could take a look at the standards in the handheld industry? We're cellphone devs, but the market is changing so fast it's dizzying.

 

Does anyone know anything about devving for Ipod? We just heard EA has a handful of games out. Is the devkit open as in J2ME or is it all pay-n-see?

 

cheers,

 

Jorge.

 

On 3/10/07, Ohad Barzilay <civax at mobilegd.com> wrote: 

 

Nice to see the progress of this thread.

 

I'll take a little different view on the issue.

 

With the increasing number of smartphones and handheld devices, game 

developers can now try to market their "Cellphone" games through the 

channels of the "Handheld" games. I know more then a few studios that 

stopped developing and porting for the "Cellphone" market and focus their 

efforts on the "Smartphones / Handheld" market, and doing quite well. 

 

This means that you can still create original games and sell well. Of course,

you'll sell less units and you'll have to do your own marketing, but if you 

have a good game, you'll earn well from it (instead of the peanuts we earn on

every cellphone game unit). And so far, the big licenses aren't as common on 

this market as they are on the cellphones.

 

There is enough time to develop your brands on these devices, and since they

are becoming more and more the mainstream, you'll be able to gradually build

your own original IP gradually.

 

Cheers,

 

---

Ohad Barzilay,

Mobile Game Developer Magazine, Editor

http://www.mobilegd.com <http://www.mobilegd.com/>  

 

[You can join my network <http://www.linkedin.com/in/civax>  at LinkedIn]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Titus Grothaus [mailto: titus at rabenauge.com <mailto:titus at rabenauge.com> ] 
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:07 AM
To: Mobile Game Development SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [IGDA Mobile-SIG List] Future of mobile games

 

hello,

 

after reading the entries in this interesting discussion, I just ask 

myself, if it is really just a meaning of licenses or own titles which 

are obstacles for a better success with mobile games. Compared to the 

core market on pc for mainstream or casual games the support of the 

up-to-date standart in hardware is always a few steps behind that what 

could be possible (on mobile). Perhaps it is short-sighted just to focus 

on the biggest amount on supported mobiles.

I still believe a satisfied player plays again. Where is the fun in a 

game, if it is running in a speed of a slideshow?

 

Titus Grothaus

 

www.rabenauge.com <http://www.rabenauge.com/> 

 

Christopher Kassulke schrieb:


> As long the market is closed the market will not grow significant. Growth comes by opening the market. I bet it will be soon cause the operators have to do something soon to get more data traffic! 



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