Shrygue
June 6th, 2008, 19:34
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=190464)
Apple plans to charge a whopping $25 for games that use its iPhone, a developer has revealed.
Ignacio Cavero, CEO of development studio LemonQuest, told PocketGamer that Apple's "games would be sold in iTunes for €17-18" (which is about $25, or £14). Currently, games for the iPod cost $8.
Whilst LemonQuest can only say its working on "a big UK licence, and we're using all the capabilities of the iPhone," EA and Sega have confirmed they're releasing adaptations of Spore and Super Monkey Ball on the platform.
After the inevitable UK price hike we wouldn't be surprised to see these titles land here for about £20.
That's about the same price as most Nintendo DS games, coincidently enough. It all points to Apple finally sizing up to Nintendo in the handheld space. But could, as a Forbes story yesterday claimed, the iPhone kill the Nintendo DS? We're not convinced.
Apple plans to charge a whopping $25 for games that use its iPhone, a developer has revealed.
Ignacio Cavero, CEO of development studio LemonQuest, told PocketGamer that Apple's "games would be sold in iTunes for €17-18" (which is about $25, or £14). Currently, games for the iPod cost $8.
Whilst LemonQuest can only say its working on "a big UK licence, and we're using all the capabilities of the iPhone," EA and Sega have confirmed they're releasing adaptations of Spore and Super Monkey Ball on the platform.
After the inevitable UK price hike we wouldn't be surprised to see these titles land here for about £20.
That's about the same price as most Nintendo DS games, coincidently enough. It all points to Apple finally sizing up to Nintendo in the handheld space. But could, as a Forbes story yesterday claimed, the iPhone kill the Nintendo DS? We're not convinced.