Comments on: Apple Event September 9th and App Store Market Success http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: prissy5 http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34920 prissy5 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:37:37 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34920 I talked too Apple today noone is admitting too the show on Sept 9th. They also said that if they come out with a new ipod touch there will be no more 2nd gen ipods, They will only be the third Gen. They only sais all games should work on the 2nd gen if you keep the firm ware up. They will not admit too anything. I hate them. Mine is not even a year old it is the 2 gen. I talked too Apple today noone is admitting too the show on Sept 9th. They also said that if they come out with a new ipod touch there will be no more 2nd gen ipods, They will only be the third Gen. They only sais all games should work on the 2nd gen if you keep the firm ware up. They will not admit too anything. I hate them. Mine is not even a year old it is the 2 gen.

]]> By: prissy5 http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315828 prissy5 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315828 I talked too Apple today noone is admitting too the show on Sept 9th. They also said that if they come out with a new ipod touch there will be no more 2nd gen ipods, They will only be the third Gen. They only sais all games should work on the 2nd gen if you keep the firm ware up. They will not admit too anything. I hate them. Mine is not even a year old it is the 2 gen. I talked too Apple today noone is admitting too the show on Sept 9th. They also said that if they come out with a new ipod touch there will be no more 2nd gen ipods, They will only be the third Gen. They only sais all games should work on the 2nd gen if you keep the firm ware up. They will not admit too anything. I hate them. Mine is not even a year old it is the 2 gen.

]]> By: Bob http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34367 Bob Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:06:42 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34367 iPod Touch 3G! iPod Touch 3G!

]]> By: Bob http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315827 Bob Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:06:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315827 iPod Touch 3G! iPod Touch 3G!

]]> By: JimB http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34364 JimB Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:45:14 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34364 I think the secret of making money on any type of app store is to port to them all. So, you have this game idea which you think will do well for the iPhone, but consider the game for the Ovi Store, PSP Minis, Blackberry, Android, and countless others. A lot of time and money needs investing in getting this technology working - build some game code and drop it into any app store code wrapper. And hopefully some application you do will be a hit on a few app stores or if you get lucky you will end up with a multi-platform hit. My motto is think big, put some hard work in, then be rewarded... I think the secret of making money on any type of app store is to port to them all. So, you have this game idea which you think will do well for the iPhone, but consider the game for the Ovi Store, PSP Minis, Blackberry, Android, and countless others.

A lot of time and money needs investing in getting this technology working - build some game code and drop it into any app store code wrapper.

And hopefully some application you do will be a hit on a few app stores or if you get lucky you will end up with a multi-platform hit.

My motto is think big, put some hard work in, then be rewarded...

]]> By: JimB http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315826 JimB Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:45:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315826 I think the secret of making money on any type of app store is to port to them all. So, you have this game idea which you think will do well for the iPhone, but consider the game for the Ovi Store, PSP Minis, Blackberry, Android, and countless others. A lot of time and money needs investing in getting this technology working - build some game code and drop it into any app store code wrapper. And hopefully some application you do will be a hit on a few app stores or if you get lucky you will end up with a multi-platform hit. My motto is think big, put some hard work in, then be rewarded... I think the secret of making money on any type of app store is to port to them all. So, you have this game idea which you think will do well for the iPhone, but consider the game for the Ovi Store, PSP Minis, Blackberry, Android, and countless others.

A lot of time and money needs investing in getting this technology working - build some game code and drop it into any app store code wrapper.

And hopefully some application you do will be a hit on a few app stores or if you get lucky you will end up with a multi-platform hit.

My motto is think big, put some hard work in, then be rewarded...

]]> By: OneEye http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34359 OneEye Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:53:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34359 There is no doubt at this point it is better to be an idevice developer than an android dev :). There is no doubt at this point it is better to be an idevice developer than an android dev :) .

]]> By: OneEye http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315825 OneEye Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315825 There is no doubt at this point it is better to be an idevice developer than an android dev :). There is no doubt at this point it is better to be an idevice developer than an android dev :) .

]]> By: joe http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34357 joe Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:47:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34357 the new ipod touch 3G or the zii egg? the new ipod touch 3G or the zii egg?

]]> By: joe http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315824 joe Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:47:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315824 the new ipod touch 3G or the zii egg? the new ipod touch 3G or the zii egg?

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34352 spiffyone Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:19:56 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34352 Pentium M CPU, NVidia GeForce Go 7300, iirc. That aside what I'm thinking is that Apple should announce an entirely new AppleTV device. The problem with the current AppleTV hardware, from a business standpoint, is that it is one of the only things Apple sells which probably loses them money or doesn't make much in way of profit from hardware sales. So I think they should make a new AppleTV, and have it be based on iPhone/touch hardware...but vastly upgraded. Multicore ARM CPU, multicore PowerVR GPU, much more RAM. For HD video, that's more than enough. And that way they could ease developers into it more as it would use the same or similar SDK as iPhone/touch, plus they'd be able to use it as a testing ground for components that could go into future iPhone/touch devices. Pack it in with a new Apple Remote that features it's own set of accelerometers and they'd have a Wii for more mature users. After all...the apps offered wouldn't just be games. All those iPhone/touch photo, video, productivity, etc. apps? They could be offered too. Pentium M CPU, NVidia GeForce Go 7300, iirc.

That aside what I'm thinking is that Apple should announce an entirely new AppleTV device. The problem with the current AppleTV hardware, from a business standpoint, is that it is one of the only things Apple sells which probably loses them money or doesn't make much in way of profit from hardware sales.

So I think they should make a new AppleTV, and have it be based on iPhone/touch hardware...but vastly upgraded. Multicore ARM CPU, multicore PowerVR GPU, much more RAM. For HD video, that's more than enough. And that way they could ease developers into it more as it would use the same or similar SDK as iPhone/touch, plus they'd be able to use it as a testing ground for components that could go into future iPhone/touch devices.

Pack it in with a new Apple Remote that features it's own set of accelerometers and they'd have a Wii for more mature users. After all...the apps offered wouldn't just be games. All those iPhone/touch photo, video, productivity, etc. apps? They could be offered too.

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315823 spiffyone Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:19:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315823 Pentium M CPU, NVidia GeForce Go 7300, iirc. That aside what I'm thinking is that Apple should announce an entirely new AppleTV device. The problem with the current AppleTV hardware, from a business standpoint, is that it is one of the only things Apple sells which probably loses them money or doesn't make much in way of profit from hardware sales. So I think they should make a new AppleTV, and have it be based on iPhone/touch hardware...but vastly upgraded. Multicore ARM CPU, multicore PowerVR GPU, much more RAM. For HD video, that's more than enough. And that way they could ease developers into it more as it would use the same or similar SDK as iPhone/touch, plus they'd be able to use it as a testing ground for components that could go into future iPhone/touch devices. Pack it in with a new Apple Remote that features it's own set of accelerometers and they'd have a Wii for more mature users. After all...the apps offered wouldn't just be games. All those iPhone/touch photo, video, productivity, etc. apps? They could be offered too. Pentium M CPU, NVidia GeForce Go 7300, iirc.

That aside what I'm thinking is that Apple should announce an entirely new AppleTV device. The problem with the current AppleTV hardware, from a business standpoint, is that it is one of the only things Apple sells which probably loses them money or doesn't make much in way of profit from hardware sales.

So I think they should make a new AppleTV, and have it be based on iPhone/touch hardware...but vastly upgraded. Multicore ARM CPU, multicore PowerVR GPU, much more RAM. For HD video, that's more than enough. And that way they could ease developers into it more as it would use the same or similar SDK as iPhone/touch, plus they'd be able to use it as a testing ground for components that could go into future iPhone/touch devices.

Pack it in with a new Apple Remote that features it's own set of accelerometers and they'd have a Wii for more mature users. After all...the apps offered wouldn't just be games. All those iPhone/touch photo, video, productivity, etc. apps? They could be offered too.

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34351 spiffyone Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:13:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34351 True...but you're still comparing the revenue generated by apps ranked #5 on Android, and anywhere from 200-300 on iPhone/touch. There's a huge disparity there, and the comparison isn't faulty because of how many APPS there are on iPhone/touch, but, rather, how many CONSUMERS there are that use the Android app market vs. the iPhone/touch app market. If it were about number of apps, an Android app would actually benefit due to there being less competition, but Android apps don't because there are far less consumers. That's the point the Trism devs were making. True...but you're still comparing the revenue generated by apps ranked #5 on Android, and anywhere from 200-300 on iPhone/touch. There's a huge disparity there, and the comparison isn't faulty because of how many APPS there are on iPhone/touch, but, rather, how many CONSUMERS there are that use the Android app market vs. the iPhone/touch app market. If it were about number of apps, an Android app would actually benefit due to there being less competition, but Android apps don't because there are far less consumers. That's the point the Trism devs were making.

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-315822 spiffyone Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:13:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-315822 True...but you're still comparing the revenue generated by apps ranked #5 on Android, and anywhere from 200-300 on iPhone/touch. There's a huge disparity there, and the comparison isn't faulty because of how many APPS there are on iPhone/touch, but, rather, how many CONSUMERS there are that use the Android app market vs. the iPhone/touch app market. If it were about number of apps, an Android app would actually benefit due to there being less competition, but Android apps don't because there are far less consumers. That's the point the Trism devs were making. True...but you're still comparing the revenue generated by apps ranked #5 on Android, and anywhere from 200-300 on iPhone/touch. There's a huge disparity there, and the comparison isn't faulty because of how many APPS there are on iPhone/touch, but, rather, how many CONSUMERS there are that use the Android app market vs. the iPhone/touch app market. If it were about number of apps, an Android app would actually benefit due to there being less competition, but Android apps don't because there are far less consumers. That's the point the Trism devs were making.

]]> By: OneEye http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/01/apple-event-september-9th-and-app-store-market-success/#comment-34350 OneEye Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:33 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=17877#comment-34350 Yes - as there are 100x more apps in the app store. Yes - as there are 100x more apps in the app store.

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