Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced is partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment to create
a mobile game adaptation of the live - action film Pixels, which is set to hit theaters in July.
A notable trend in China's digital games market is successful PC to
mobile game adaptations.
This article looks at some of the most popular games that are PC to
Mobile game adaptations and explains why they are popular as well as the benefit that publishers see.
Not exact matches
NEW THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE Rovio Entertainment and Sony Pictures» feature
adaptation of the hugely popular
mobile game franchise took flight in 74 markets this weekend — which is 63 % of the offshore footprint.
I haven't seen any of it in action, but it's noteworthy when every other licensed IP is either going experimental (The Twilight Zone) or the safer
mobile route, like the
game adaptations of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Penny Dreadful.
Collavier's Physical Contact: 2048 is an
adaptation of 2014's hit
mobile game 2048 for the Nintendo Switch, published by the Collavier Corporation and released onto the Nintendo Switch eShop in September 2017.
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.
In previous years, comic books and
mobile spin - offs filled the time between main entries, but since the release of the latest
game and film
adaptation?
The publisher released a small quantity of
games during the holiday quarter including: Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, a port of the Disneyland ride Toy Story Mania for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and a few licensed
games on the
mobile platforms, which one consisted of a
game adaptation of their hit movie, Wreck - it - Ralph.
Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover is a cinematic
adaptation of the 2013 browser based
game Kingdom Hearts χ (pronounced «chi») that was eventually made into a
mobile game.
Square Enix's
mobile board -
game adaptation of the Deus Ex universe, called Deus Ex GO, launches on August 18 on Android and iOS.
Evolution is also soon to have a video
game adaptation, taking it to PC and
mobile devices.
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition is exemplary of the kind of
game that can be crafted when a company cares enough about a property to give it a proper
mobile adaptation.
SEGA has also seem more willing to invest in anime tie - ins for their
mobile games, as some of you are aware Chain Chronicle is getting an anime
adaptation.
For more on recent
mobile adaptations of Nintendo
games, be sure to check out our look at Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
This
game first saw release around the time Minecraft: Pocket Edition first released, but is notable for being built for
mobile from the ground up instead of being a
mobile adaptation of a PC
game.
This is interesting because the typical pattern is to launch a
mobile adaptation of a popular PC
game to capture the
mobile gaming audience, but in this case they are doing the reverse to help build
gamer loyalty on both platforms.
Plotkin has a legacy of loyalty to the text parser, and says he considers Hadean Lands to be a traditional
game without a focus on
mobile - oriented
adaptation, but admits that less typing in some
games would help the genre leverage new platforms.
Chain Chronicle is a popular
mobile game series in Japan and is even receiving its own anime
adaptation.
The
mobile game «Freezing Extension» is a turn - based RPG with characters cultivating elements, developed based on the popular Freezing anime
adaptation.
Square has opened pre-registry for the
mobile adaptation of Final Fantasy XV as well as revealed price info: LOS ANGELES (Nov. 8, 2017)-- Pre-registration for FINAL FANTASY ® XV POCKET EDITION begins today on the Google Play Store, allowing fans with Android devices to receive up - to - date information on the
game's release when it Read More...
It will, of course, be free to play once it launches globally, competing with several other
mobile adaptations of famous fighting
games.