During this year's GDC, Bandai Namco held a special event to reveal some of
the bigger mobile titles they'll be releasing this year in the US.
Nintendo's next
big mobile title, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, will have a worldwide release on November 22 for Android and iOS.
While they all have history working on
big mobile titles, co-founder and CEO Le Giang Anh says not devoting all attention on the new studio was a fatal mistake.
So it's little wonder why publishers were showcasing
their big mobile titles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) last week.
Not exact matches
Giant is one of China's
biggest gaming companies, with nearly 50 million monthly active users and several top - grossing
mobile titles.
Nintendo shares have seen
big gains this year as the company has more broadly expanded into the
mobile market, with
titles like «Pokemon Go» and the upcoming «Super Mario Run.»
Big Blue Bubble is a veteran
mobile game developer with more than a decade of experience creating innovative and creative
titles.
As a
mobile gaming veteran,
Big Blue Bubble pioneered the industry with more than 100
titles including chart - topping favorites and industry firsts.
Square Enix has made a
big business out of porting their older catalog to iOS alongside some of their original
mobile titles, and their most recent example of this is an excellent port of the 2008 Nintendo DS remake of the 2002 PlayStation remake of the original 1990 RPG classic Dragon Quest IV.
The
title was developed by
Big Pixel Studios, a predominantly
mobile app developer.
While the Direct is focused on 3DS news, with no information about NX or
mobile titles to be announced, that doesn't mean the
Big N doesn't have a trick or two up their sleeves.
The Cheat Code Central crew discusses the
big things that went on including The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Bioshock going
mobile, the three
titles revealed for the DSi launch, DSi cartridges, and nearly everything you want to know from the event.
If action is more your thing the latest NBA2K and FIFA
titles are literally just around the corner and if their console versions are anything to go by, these
mobile titles will be
big hits.
Some pretty
big names in
mobile gaming are getting set to launch popular
titles such as Halfbrick with Jetpack Joyride along with 4 others, SEGA with Sonic 4, Unity with Smashcops, GlitchSoft with Star Marine and Fishlabs with Galaxy on Fire 2.
It is expected that the graphics will be good and the UI should be easy to navigate, but it is unlikely it will truly compete with the high - end consoles already in the marketplace (like the PlayStation 4)... but truth mbe told, most gamers are probably just as happy to play
big - screen adaptations of their favourite
mobile gaming
titles as they are anything else.
It seems the
big Skylanders push this year will be a
mobile title.
has won an assortment of awards, ranging from the prestigious «Best
Mobile Game» and «Achievement in Art» awards at the 2009 Independent Games Festival, to being featured on the cover of TIME Magazine as one of their Top 10 Games of 2008, where it was listed amongst such
titles as Grand Theft Auto IV, Little
Big Planet, Gears of War 2, Rockband 2 and Spore.
One of the first runaway successes on the iPhone, Fieldrunners has won an assortment of awards, ranging from the prestigious «Best
Mobile Game» and «Achievement in Art» awards at the 2009 Independent Games Festival, to being featured on the cover of TIME Magazine as one of their Top 10 Games of 2008, where it was listed amongst such
titles as Grand Theft Auto IV, Little
Big Planet, Gears of War 2, Rockband 2 and Spore.
A games studio lead by industry veterans delivering high quality
titles with some of the
biggest brands & IP for
mobile, pc & console.
While the industry has seen the rapid rise of several other
mobile games in recent years — including hits like Candy Crush, Clash Royale, Minecraft, and Slither.io, for example — a new report from SurveyMonkey Intelligence indicates that Pokémon Go has claimed the
title of «
biggest mobile game in U.S. history.»
However, with
mobile's penchant for smaller, more lightweight experiences, it's far more likely that looking at premium
titles will reward you with games that rival the engagement one can get from a
big budget console game.
«The market is quite
big in North America — there is room to grow for us,» Nakatani said, adding that the company wants to put out more
mobile and online games, which now make up about a fifth of all its
titles.
Currently we are working on our third project which is a much
bigger title and will be released on
mobile and PC later this summer (so we hope).
Next month (July) a new update rolls out for the ever popular
mobile title of Fire Emblem and not only is it
big, it is huge!
Its Grand Theft Auto
Mobile title saw some
big numbers, as did its NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18.
Some are stuck attempting to hit it
big every few years with another large AAA
title, or have ventured into the realm of free - to - play
mobile titles.
A
mobile version of the Hit XBLA Toy Soldiers is coming to the Windows Phone 7 soon. Subtitled as «Boot Camp», it packs in its
bigger brother's shooting gallery mini-games with cross-platform leader boards. Microsoft» s Gamescom announcement didn't offer any game - play details but promised the
title will be out in the Autumn.
A number of quality
titles will see release, in both the
big and small markets, hardware will continue to change, and
mobile devices will continue to rise.
The
big N confirmed that more
mobile titles are on the way, including apps inspired by role - playing series Fire Emblem and colorful life simulator Animal Crossing.
He said that there was a shift from developers and publishers to develop for multiple platforms such as
mobile, tablet and handheld, to ensure consumers can play those
bigger titles wherever they want.
There are simply so many games released, across
mobile stores, Steam, consoles and more, that gloriously fun, culturally significant, or just plain interesting
titles can get lost beside those with marketing budgets
big enough to guarantee a splash.
Popular video game developer Gameloft today announced that it's pushing out some
big updates to two of its most popular
mobile titles - Modern Combat 5: Blackout and Siegefall.
Several
big - time console releases dropped and we got to check out some awesome
mobile titles as well.
There are plenty of
mobile game development studios that get created every day and of all sizes, from the two - man team hoping to make it
big with their indie
title to sudden 100 staff member teams forming their own companies.
Social and
mobile game developer and publisher Game Insight is celebrating St. Patrick's Day in a
big way, updating many of its
mobile titles with leprechauns, pots of gold and other items and quests to help gamers feel festive.
Whether you're dealing with a
big - budget AAA console
title or a free
mobile game, the results are almost always less than ideal with few exceptions.
Gaea
Mobile has a slew of mobile titles over the coming months that are expected to be big
Mobile has a slew of
mobile titles over the coming months that are expected to be big
mobile titles over the coming months that are expected to be
big hits.
The first one, the aptly
titled Game Developers Choice Awards, celebrated the best of 2016's mainstream hits.Blizzard and its multiplayer shooter Overwatch wound up capturing the objective «Game of the Year» and «Best Design» awards...... Niantic's Pokemon Go took the «Best
Mobile / Handheld Game» category (along with, I presume, the «most likely to cause a
bigger riot than Black Friday over an electric rat» award)...... Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End got away with the award for «Best Technology» - after all, that Crash gameplay looked amazing!
4, it's a great experience and shows that
mobile games can be just as good as
big console
titles.
In the free to play category, Social Point's
mobile games contributed meaningfully to net bookings through its two
biggest titles Dragon City and Monster Legends.
Warner Bros. scored a
big win when it introduced this fighter to console gamers, and surprisingly, the
mobile title is nearly as much fun — with the added benefit of being free.
The music
title is available on
mobile platforms but many wondered how the game would make the transition to the
big screen.
Sadly, the character models somewhat foul the facade, and the game world isn't anywhere near as
big as its console brother, but it's still way above most
mobile titles.
Originally envisioned as a
mobile - friendly model of the primary Super Meat Boy, Forever finally grew right into a full - blown sequel, with extra ranges, characters, and cutscenes — not to say an even
bigger budget — than developer Team Meat may obtain with the primary
title.
The
big players and triple - A console
titles still take up a lot of air, but the long tail is very long and
mobile is not synonymous with «casual gamers» as it once was.
Midcore remains one of the most lucrative spaces in
mobile, but we see fewer top
titles and a
bigger spread among multiple
titles, leading to fewer midcore
titles being seen in the top grossing games list as they are replaced by casual
titles.
The world's
biggest mobile technology show bears a fitting title: Mobile World Con
mobile technology show bears a fitting
title:
Mobile World Con
Mobile World Congress.
Depending on developers,
mobile gamers might see ports of older
titles, brand - new franchises or a
big missed opportunity.