With no expensive console or controllers to buy, consumers could use their phone to play games. The iPhone, iPad and Android devices reached mass appeal, making mobile gaming easy and accessible. People who never identified themselves as gamers before found themselves comparing Angry Birds scores, or even getting thrown off of planes because of a Words with Friends addiction. But as more consumers choose Android, some developers began creating Android-only apps, while others recognized the importance of cross-platform development. In the past, many developers have focused on creating iPhone apps and games only. Some online-only mobile phone distribution sites like Wirefly allow subscribers with any carrier to get an Android for free or little cost, while the iPhone is not distributed there. Android’s lower cost helped make it direct competition for Apple.
By comparison, Apple announced that a total of 250 million iOS devices have sold - including iPods and iPads. But Apple wasn’t the only rock star…Īsymco estimates that the number of Android devices activated so far is between 224 million and 253 million.
This shows that Apple devices pose a real threat to more traditional gaming systems. Apple also made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records, earning the ‘ Fastest-Selling Portable Gaming System’ title for its smartphone.
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