Today I retired my trusty GBA from my daily arsenal in favor of my iPod, for the sake of trimming down the load in my gadget bag. Now I realize that the two certainly aren't in the same league, but when my mobile gaming consists of 5-10 minutes here and there between classes or appointments, the iPod and its small but growing library of casual games is plenty.
Is anyone else in the same situation, or even considering it? I've got most of the games and would be happy to answer some questions. Also, the current iPod was not designed with gaming in mind, hence a few less-than-ideal control schemes, but I imagine that the next 'pod will take that into consideration. Some of the current control schemes are ingenious, though, using the touch sensitive wheel in ways I didn't know were possible. Pretty cool.
EA has released a surprising number of iPod games and I think that's a good start for Apple. If they see money, who knows what'll happen next. Unlike Apple's previous attempt at the games market, this hasn't been a big push for them and it is slowly gaining momentum on its own.
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