From minor matter because: According to the International Game Developers Association, the
turnover in 2008 with so-called "casual games" - games for little in between - has generated at around 750 million euros. Last year there were about 560 million euros. Apple, it was at least at the Casual Connect Trade Fair in Hamburg to hear, has worked with the iPhone and the iPod Touch the market for mobile games completely revitalized.
In Hamburg's Congress Center was not only gefachsimpelt, but also dredged, according to the motto: "Do you want to see what new I have?". However, experts predict the square deer Nintendo and Sony hard times. Because: "Apple has the iPhone done everything right," says Michael Schade, co-founder and CEO of Fishlabs, a German mobile games forging that deal with high-quality 3-D titles, a name in the industry has made. "You take the device into the hand, which looks good and feels great, then you make the App Store, which works immediately, things can quickly durchbrowsen see screenshots, will find a detailed description - the shopping is fun. And that is so much better resolved than if you get games on your mobile phone network operators want to provide. Because in the end to buy a pig in a poke, "said Schade.
The supplier for many typical practice, a game for mobile download, have been criticized from many sides. Some of David Ben-Ami, Senior Vice President of Oberon Media, one of the largest providers of casual games. Yet had the iPhone and iPod touch is not everything."Good work the same title on other platforms," said Ben-David. Pocket Gamer editor Chris James gave to concerns that beyond the need to look across. "The music industry has to start the iTunes Store praised, but with time, the positive voices have become increasingly rare." Also, would remain to be seen how the price develops.
Despite all the concerns but the gist was clear: Apple has the market - at last - and the subject umgekrempelt Mobile Games made presentable again. Nokia was the first, despite all the efforts are not successful. "Physical disks are obsolete, this is snow from yesterday," finds Michael Schade. "Digital distribution is the model for the future." Ergo need to Sony and Nintendo attract warm. However, it is both not too difficult to re-orient. In the competition on the stationary console market, Sega in the past and was involved in the last few years, Microsoft mitmischt, the product developers more than enough expertise to move forward.The current situation, however, is extremely exciting: Nintendo will soon be here in the DSI on the market and we demonstrate what it means to be a fun machine with an online shopping channel in the hands. In addition, location-based games, formerly known under the term Augmented Reality subsumed are coming in, but the DSI may also soon play a role. Moreover romp with Google open mobile operating system Android, but more ambitious new developer. Meanwhile shatters one at Nokia and Facebook's head, such as gaming community with flair to the mobile suit.
Who would have all the expected two years ago? There were clouded with many faces at the Casual Connect. Who thought of mobile games, raufte of the hair. And all of a sudden everything is different. Within a few months is a minor matter to become principal. Rohith Bhat, managing director of Robosoft Technologies, vorbeiströmendne tries to show visitors his latest iPhone games with enthusiasm, with one with a bow must shoot balloons rising. "It's easy to play!" Bhat advertises with a friendly smile. Playing with the iPhone or iPod touch is in vogue, the App Store on everyone's lips. How long this will remain so, none of the officers ventured in Hamburg to predict. It is not much expertise to predict that Apple is in the field of mobile games very soon there will be many imitators
In Hamburg's Congress Center was not only gefachsimpelt, but also dredged, according to the motto: "Do you want to see what new I have?". However, experts predict the square deer Nintendo and Sony hard times. Because: "Apple has the iPhone done everything right," says Michael Schade, co-founder and CEO of Fishlabs, a German mobile games forging that deal with high-quality 3-D titles, a name in the industry has made. "You take the device into the hand, which looks good and feels great, then you make the App Store, which works immediately, things can quickly durchbrowsen see screenshots, will find a detailed description - the shopping is fun. And that is so much better resolved than if you get games on your mobile phone network operators want to provide. Because in the end to buy a pig in a poke, "said Schade.
The supplier for many typical practice, a game for mobile download, have been criticized from many sides. Some of David Ben-Ami, Senior Vice President of Oberon Media, one of the largest providers of casual games. Yet had the iPhone and iPod touch is not everything."Good work the same title on other platforms," said Ben-David. Pocket Gamer editor Chris James gave to concerns that beyond the need to look across. "The music industry has to start the iTunes Store praised, but with time, the positive voices have become increasingly rare." Also, would remain to be seen how the price develops.
Despite all the concerns but the gist was clear: Apple has the market - at last - and the subject umgekrempelt Mobile Games made presentable again. Nokia was the first, despite all the efforts are not successful. "Physical disks are obsolete, this is snow from yesterday," finds Michael Schade. "Digital distribution is the model for the future." Ergo need to Sony and Nintendo attract warm. However, it is both not too difficult to re-orient. In the competition on the stationary console market, Sega in the past and was involved in the last few years, Microsoft mitmischt, the product developers more than enough expertise to move forward.The current situation, however, is extremely exciting: Nintendo will soon be here in the DSI on the market and we demonstrate what it means to be a fun machine with an online shopping channel in the hands. In addition, location-based games, formerly known under the term Augmented Reality subsumed are coming in, but the DSI may also soon play a role. Moreover romp with Google open mobile operating system Android, but more ambitious new developer. Meanwhile shatters one at Nokia and Facebook's head, such as gaming community with flair to the mobile suit.
Who would have all the expected two years ago? There were clouded with many faces at the Casual Connect. Who thought of mobile games, raufte of the hair. And all of a sudden everything is different. Within a few months is a minor matter to become principal. Rohith Bhat, managing director of Robosoft Technologies, vorbeiströmendne tries to show visitors his latest iPhone games with enthusiasm, with one with a bow must shoot balloons rising. "It's easy to play!" Bhat advertises with a friendly smile. Playing with the iPhone or iPod touch is in vogue, the App Store on everyone's lips. How long this will remain so, none of the officers ventured in Hamburg to predict. It is not much expertise to predict that Apple is in the field of mobile games very soon there will be many imitators
