@bold... if only the manufacturers of Skype had some sort of phone that you could also use their software on!

But yeah the logic of an iPhone being on the same lvl of necessity as food is actually pretty scary if I'm honest.

Regarding the OP this was always going to happen, since almost every app now offers you a good taste of the full game for little to no money but there are 1000s of new aps to download before you would complete the free portions of each one that you download there is no reason for the casual 5mins on the bog gamer to actually spend cash on the games, just delete them and download another handful of free stuff and use what is free in those before moving on. The market has tried to go for the drug dealer approach of... the first hit is free, but the ios store at this stage has millions of dealers all offering that same deal, killing their market.

Shame but true.

Its not that bad. Sure the ios devices has taken some of the potential handheld buyers, but its not like theyre the same. Gamers will pick handhelds every time and casuals will probably be ok with their phone or Ipad.

All they can do is blame themselves. They should have set a minimum bar.

This would weed out all the shitty clones that are free and littered with ads.

This is a sad reality. the 3DS and VITA are like the best two portable hardware both have produced in their own unique way. They have a few great games each but sadly most devs are no interested anymore for both systems.

Just makes you wish that both these come out last gen.

Somehow reminds me of the Nintendo third party dilemma. xD


You make alot of shit then people will notice. Then it will take you years and alot ALOT! of effort in regaining the trust.

too late to do anything, people are used to paying nothing and next to nothing for these games.

Apple has helped to make this bed.......They pitched the idea that something free/very cheap was a substitute for something that cost much more make (and sell).

They are just getting a taste of the frustration that Nintendo and Sony's mobile divisions must have been facing over the past few years.

It's also the fact that digital products don't seem as tangible to our brains. A physical product always is easier for our brains to wrap our heads around.

Things that are digital have a very fleeting feel to them

That sounds...painful? Certainly unpleasant...