mobile gaming

Sambe De Amigo Shakes Mobile Phones

3:20AM Mike Fahey | The monkey lovers over at Sega Mobile have just flung some poo at T-Mobile and AT&T mobile phones with the release of Sambe De Amigo for the mobile phone. It’s all the phone of the Sega classic, only without a great deal of the fun! Seriously guys, taking a game famous for its innovative controls and excellent music and then getting rid of both? Not generally a good idea. “A classic and beloved rhythm music game, Samba de Amigo has had fans shaking for years with its party-like soundtrack, colourful characters and casual yet addictive gameplay,” said Tammy Robinson, Senior Director of Mobile, SEGA of America. “Samba de Amigo is another great example of the fun that can be had on the mobile platform.” More »

Analyst: iPhone Not A Viable Gaming Platform

11:11AM Michael McWhertor | Playing Super Monkey Ball and Spore on the iPhone sure sounds like a nifty diversion, but is a $US 400 mobile device really going to be a success as a gaming platform? Not if Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter’s perspective on new ventures from Sega, EA and THQ is spot on. He tells Next-Gen “To the extent that hip, rich people are an interesting gaming audience, iPhone games will work” adding that the demographic will probably “only interested in the most rudimentary games, and that the market will be small”. More »

Metal Gear Solid Mobile On Verizon

1:40AM Mike Fahey | Metal Gear Solid Mobile? Why post that? Well I figured that thousands of you out there plunked down $US 600 for a console on the mere promise of a new Metal Gear Solid game, so you might just be interested in a mobile version, especially one that only costs $US 10.99 ($US 4.99 monthly). Available today exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers (dammit), Metal Gear Solid Mobile is a full on MGS game, promising dramatic 3D art and camera work never-before-seen in a mobile game. Along with your standard stealth espionage action, the game also utilises camera phone functionality, allowing you to take real world pictures and use them in the in-game camo system. It sounds pretty damn nifty, and the game has already won two awards at the 2008 International Mobile Gaming Awards. Unfortunately I am not a Verizon customer, or I’d let you know how it played. I’ll just be hiding under this tiny little box until my carrier is deemed worthy. More »

Japanese Cell Phone Gaming Gets Sufficiently Sexy

3:22PM Michael McWhertor | Poker has never really been our game. It’s good for a laugh, but I’m not the gambling type. However, a Japanese cell phone game in which one finds themselves in sexy strip poker situations with anime girls of various professions? Where do I put the 315 yen, exactly? The Gameloft published title, which Ashcraft says is loosely translated as Sexed Up Big Sister Flip Over—though he may be screwing with me—follows the simple formula of taking busty women and presenting them in various states of undress. You’ll play multiple card games against a nurse, secretary, actress, racing queen, police woman and volleyball player, all of the sexy variety, then watch with delight as they are beholden to their disrobing bets, exposing their fine washables. It’s a fun sexy time. Technology is really wonderful isn’t it? We’ve come so far. Sexed Up Big Sister Flip Over [Famitsu] More »

Eyes On The Macworld 2008 Jobs Keynote

3:40AM Kotaku US Edition | While the 2007 Macworld keynote speech by Steve Jobs didn’t prove to be the gaming bonanza we had hoped, it did introduce the iPhone to the world, which over the past year, along with the iPod itself, has proven more than capable of handling the odd video game. We’ve seen Sonic the Hedgehog show up on iTunes, a PlayStation emulator for the iPod Touch and iPhone, and even brand new games for the iPod from Harmonix and Masaya Matsuura, creator of PaRappa. We’ll be keeping an eye out on this year’s speech, which starts at 9AM Pacific (12PM Eastern), just in case Steve decides to drop any juicy gaming tidbits. More »