Of course, there are examples of truly distinctive
hardcore games on mobile.
Not exact matches
People playing
games on their
mobile phones will spend more than the
hardcore audience of PC
gamers for the first time this year.
Peggle represents the casual gaming revolution hitting
hardcore game consoles, as it was quickly spreading
on mobile devices, handheld systems and the Wii.
He says, «We're nearing the possibility of real console - quality
on mobile devices, and it will be interesting to see how that is best leveraged in making
games that appeal to both the mainstream market and the more
hardcore player.»
As almost every U.S. household owns some sort of
mobile or tablet device, both casual and
hardcore gamers find themselves gaming
on these devices because of their accessibility, range of other uses and affordability.
Once again this can open up a whole new audience to Nintendo
games and whilst some may say this undermines their handheld business, I say that the handheld business is a dying one outside of
hardcore gamers so putting the
games on mobile would be more beneficial than not putting them
on mobile.
Today they are the # 1
hardcore game developer
on Facebook and a major force
on mobile that is continuing to grow quickly.
But with an impressive 5in OLED touch - screen — the largest ever seen
on a portable gaming console — and a wealth of features including motion - sensing and a rear touch - pad plus, crucially, dual analogue joysticks to give
hardcore gamers the control they crave, the PS Vita has more than enough ammunition to take
on the
mobile phones and tablets.
However, the winds have begun to shift, with more developers working
on hardcore games to sway console players onto
mobile.
Back in July, Bloomberg reported that the company was working
on a «
mobile device tailored for its consumer base of
hardcore gamers,» citing sources.