Namco lines up iPhone division, future game plans
updated 05:15 pm EDT, Wed August 5, 2009
Namco iPhone plans
Game developer Namco has founded a dedicated iPhone division, meant to exploit the unusual popularity of the device. The division is being helped by Jonathan Kromrey, an iPod/iPhone games producer and designer, who was formerly responsible for research, design and development of products and applications at Apple. Kromrey notes that this week is currently the only one this year in which Namco does not expect to announce some form of new iPhone content, whether in terms of games or related material.
Namco already has a number of titles on the iPhone, ranging from arcade remakes like Pac-Man and Dig Dug to full-scale games such as I Love Katamari. The company intends to expand the range available, however, to include casual games as well as more elaborate action offerings. In the latter category could be new Tekken and Soulcalibur fighting games. "I would love that," says Kromrey. "I think twitch games would be great, it's just the controls that are a challenge. We are thinking about that."
Pricing for most titles is expected to amount to roughly $1 per hour of gameplay. A game playable for five hours, for example, would likely be a $5 download at the App Store.
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Unfair share for Indie's.
It's unfortunate that many Multi-millionaire dollar Game Companies are developing for the one platform an Indie developer can succeed in. Now with all this saturation, our chances are back to ground zero, and opportunities are slim once again. Steve Jobs offered many indie developers a Ray of Hope, and these greedy multi-million dollar companies like EA, Namco, Ubisoft,etc,.. are saturating the market.
I implore Apple Inc, to raise the entry fee's to these multi-million dollar Companies, while lowering costs for single developers. Or, how about all us Indie developers start Boycotting Namco, EA, and whoever else attempts to ruin our chances of success. How about it people ?
BOYCOTT NAMCO, BOYCOTT EA, BOYCOTT any Multi-million dollar Game Company that is saturating the Iphone Game MarketPlace when they already have enough successful platforms to developer for.
If you want your fair share of the Gaming Marketplace, I urge you to Boycott, these companies that are saturating the Iphone Game Marketplace.
Thank you.