Namco has debuted I Love Katamari , an action game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Players must replace stars that have been accidentally knocked out of the sky by the King of All Cosmos; equipped with a katamari ball, users tilt their handheld to roll up various objects and increase the size of the ball, which in turn allows for larger items to be added. The game features several different ...
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It's becoming apparent that Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch are well on their way to becoming an important force in handheld gaming, combining the ease and reach of distributing games via iTunes, a working library of 1,500 titles and a piece of hardware that everyone can't stop talking about. Sony and Nintendo? Get ready for some big headaches. In a unique perspective on the issue, BusinessWeek's ...
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In an editorial, venerable financial magazine claims Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch are well positioned to topple Nintendo's successful portable from the handheld gaming throne.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs took a jab at Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS when he called the newest iPod Touch "the best portable device for playing games on." After only two months in operation, Apple's new App Store already offers 700 games for the Touch and iPhone ... but should the gaming giants be worried?
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We arranged a set of videos with some of the best games for iPod touch 2G tested for you!
(don't blame us for poor scoring on games: we were recording AND playing at the same time!)
The excitement surrounding the launch of iPhone 3G probably would have passed me by if it weren't for the fact that my in-tray was full of press releases all saying the same thing: "Hi, I'm a mobile games publisher. I'm releasing stuff on the popular new Apple phone. Please tell your readers to buy some." Mobile games publishers are really excited by iPhone 2.0 - for a lot of the same ...
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In a release revealing that it was behind Sega's iPhone Super Monkey Ball demo revealed in March, Gordon Wood, senior developer at former Foundation 9 studio Other Ocean said he believed Apple's newly opened platform would end up a 'major player' in the handheld market. In its latest release, the studio confirmed that it had developed the Super Monkey Ball iPhone demo shown off by Apple at the ...
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Today TMO readers are discussing the potential impact the iPhone and iPod touch will have as gaming devices now that Apple has revealed both handhelds will be joining the video game world
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Developer ZodTTD has released a new update to gbSPhone 0.0.5, a GameBoy Advance emulator for the iPod touch and iPhone.
Although it is a small increment from 0.0.4, the developer said that it is a crucial update, introducing an improved graphical user interface and enhanced sound support – which the author credits to help from Nes.app creator NerveGas.
Some performance fixes were implemented as well, through the default frameskip settings and some dynarec tweaks.
The gpSPhone project is completely open source, and is available directly from ZodTTD's website.
Since gpSPhone is a third party application, users interested in running the software are required to 'jailbreak' their device, a practice that Apple has consistently disabled with new releases of the iPhone firmware.
Apple just unveiled the new iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod Classic and a new opportunity becomes clear for mobile gamers around the world!
Now the touchy iPod touch and the tiny iPod nano can play games like any other!
The same games the bigger iPod (now renamed classic) was able to download from iTunes.
Check these videos from partner site iPodPalace.com showing all the new devices features!
It's a smartphone. It's an iPod. It's Apple's iPhone -- and its making room on deck for video games. One of the top casual-game publishers just stepped aboard the iPhone express, and analysts are saying the move might lead to other developers climbing on board.
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With everyone talking about Apple's big announcement, it's unsurprising that commentators are discussing the possibilities of gaming on the iPhone. The DS and the PSP are both on N'Gai Croal's list of who is afraid of the iPhone, and with good reason. Touchscreen gaming on a high-resolution screen? Sounds like fun.
TIME's lengthy run-down on the iPhone even mentions the possibilities of games. ...[Read]