Video Games for The iPhone

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

29 Aug 2007 07:35 AM

There is a good chance that you will soon see video games coming to the Apple iPhone. Several companies, including Apple itself, are possibly working on bringing new software games to this device. while iPhone users can already play some games through the Safari browser, so far, there have been no video games that are native to the iPhone.

Here is what is happening.

Let's start with Apple. The company recently released a new iTunes update (7.3) to make it more compatible for the iPhone. In that update is a bit of new code that hints to having games load to the iPhone directly from iTunes.

Electronic Arts, a major software company has always had a good relationship with Apple, releasing a number of games that are compatible with the Mac. The company told Reuters news service,"We're huge believers in the iPhone and believe that's going to be a viable market going forward." This statement was made by Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for the mobile division of EA. He went on to say, "It has an amazing interface for games and there are lots of beautiful things you can do with that touch interface."

Rumor has it that Nintendo is working on creating games for the iPhone that could be downloaded from iTunes. My guess is that these games may be modified versions of some of its successful existing titles, thus gaining revenue for the company through the iPhone and boosting an interest in full versions on its own game consoles.

Finally, PopGames, a company that has taken the downloading games market by storm, has been looking at the iPhone for some of its more popular titles, such as the games, Bejewled and Zuma.

Do you own an iPhone? Would you download and purchase games for it?

Mary Ann Romans also writes for the Frugal Living Blog here at Families.com, where she shares money saving tips for today's families.

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Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat.

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