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iPhone users are about ten times more likely to download games for their phones than other smartphone users, according to a new ComScore report helpfully summarized by MacRumors: "32.4% of iPhone users have downloaded a game, compared to a market average of only 3.8% amongst other manufacturers. In all, iPhone users were responsible for 14% of all mobile game downloads last year."
Who had the bright idea to make gaming a cornerstone of the iPhone platform? Some credit must be given to Apple's head of iPhone software development, Scott Forstall, who reports directly to Steve Jobs and has an impressive team under him. Last year, Forstall showed the iPhone's game capability with a demo that let the user fly a Star Wars-style spacecraft by using the entire phone as a steering wheel, rather than pressing buttons or handling a joystick.
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Hard to believe Sony would be worried about losing PSP sales to the iPhone/iPod Touch...By Anonymous on February 3, 2009, 12:36 pmHard to believe Sony would be worried about losing PSP sales to the iPhone/iPod Touch. The PSP is initially a lot less expensive. Only after a purchaser buys a...
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Wow their the first smart phone to even start to challenge NinteBy Anonymous on February 3, 2009, 9:03 pmWow their the first smart phone to even start to challenge Nintendo's hand held and get this far. Nintendo has nothing to worry about they defeated N Gage and their...
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i bought all my kids itouch's this ChristmasBy Anonymous on February 4, 2009, 12:31 pmslightly more expensive, but in the long run a deal. They only download free games/apps. it's also an ipod for their music, and with facebooks apps / bookreader...
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Different marketBy Anonymous on February 4, 2009, 1:04 pmThe gamming experience on the iphone is nothing like the gaming experience on a PSP or DS. You would not dump the DS or PSP for Iphone ( or touch) games. If anything...
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hah, yeah rightBy Anonymous on February 4, 2009, 5:50 pma phone beating out dedicated handheld gaming systems? hah, yeah right. this is never going to happen, unless the ds/psp adopts phone technology, which shares the...
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