Noby Noby Boy on iPhone this week

Back in late January we posted a story about Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi demonstrating the iPhone version of his creation at an Apple store in Tokyo. This week, the fruits of his labor will be hitting the App store with a number of enhanced features designed specifically for the iPhone. In the new version of the game, you'll be able to make use of an in-game clock to schedule events, a memo pad to scrawl notes on "BOY" as he grows, a music player that grabs songs and album art from your iTunes playlists, real-time video integration, and a web browser. You will also be able to utilize your iPhone camera to capture and mail images, the game will post updates to Facebook, and capture real-time GPS data to affect the growth of your game character.

The game has been submitted to Apple already, so it's just a matter of time before it appears in the App store's search.

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Back in late January we posted a story about Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi demonstrating the iPhone version of his creation at an Apple store in Tokyo. This week, the fruits of his labor will be hitting the App store with a number of enhanced features designed specifically for the iPhone. In the new version of the game, you'll be able to make use of an in-game clock to schedule events, a memo pad to scrawl notes on "BOY" as he grows, a music player that grabs songs and album art from your iTunes playlists, real-time video integration, and a web browser. You will also be able to utilize your iPhone camera to capture and mail images, the game will post updates to Facebook, and capture real-time GPS data to affect the growth of your game character.

The game has been submitted to Apple already, so it's just a matter of time before it appears in the App store's search.