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Mobile Users Boast the Biggest Gaming Posse, NPD Group Says

Maximum PC writes: "Move over PC and console gamers, and make way for the mobile crowd. According to new data by NPD Group, mobile users are the new face of gaming and represent just one of two segments that saw growth in the games industry. The other, not surprisingly, is digital gaming. As a whole, the total number of gamers in the U.S. is down, declining 5 percent (since 2011) to 211.5 million people, NPD Group reports."

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newsguy4248d ago

mobile gaming still sucks...

fanze1004248d ago

I don't agree. While hardcore gamers have every reason to feel that way, you shouldn't overlook the fact that mobile phones have taken gaming to hundreds of millions of people who just want some light fun.

Hicken4248d ago

But that's almost like comparing people who read the funny papers to folks who enjoy War and Peace: sure, there's gonna be overlap between the two, but your average comic strip reader just isn't interested enough in the written word to pick up a book with a thousand pages or more.

Okay, so there are more of them.

So what?

What are these people whose only interest in gaming can be defined with a single word- passing- doing to contribute anything but money to the industry? What demands are they making for advancements in graphics, gameplay, storytelling? What franchises do they support that push hardware and drive innovation?

While I don't think they should be ignored completely, I DO believe their level of influence should be proportional to their interest in gaming and the gaming industry. Unfortunately, it seems to be based more on the money that can be made off them, which is disproportionate to their dedication.

BrutallyBlunt4248d ago (Edited 4248d ago )

Once again you are making generalizations. Not all mobile games are simple and not all console games take immense skill to play. Just because one device has a controller doesn't make all of those games just for hardcore gamers. The evolution of gaming is much broader today and isn't in simple terms as you would like.

Games are a form of entertainment, no matter how big or how small they are. By the way, many readers do actually enjoy the comic section as well as reading up on other things. So stop this nonsense of grouping everyone into your terms. Most of us are not one-dimensional like you.

"While I don't think they should be ignored completely, I DO believe their level of influence should be proportional to their interest in gaming and the gaming industry. Unfortunately, it seems to be based more on the money that can be made off them, which is disproportionate to their dedication."

Utter nonsense. The God of War franchise is still going based on one goal, to make money. Just like the upcoming sequel to Plants Vs. Zombies. Many developers who once made console games are now taking a crack at the smartphone and tablet market. Why? Well because they see a greater opportunity there. These are the same people who continue to share one common theme, to create the games they want because that's what they love to do and for people to enjoy them.

givemeshelter4248d ago (Edited 4248d ago )

This number will increase. Tablet and Smart Phone gaming will continue to rise. More and more developers will continue to migrate to those platforms as the costs to develop games are cheaper and the profit margins are potentially far greater.

In all honesty, we all saw this coming. Some just did not want to admit it...

givemeshelter4248d ago

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1...

You will begin to see more and more of these hybrid Tablets and gaming phones coming out.

Mobile gaming is on the rise

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2624d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905069d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5069d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905069d ago (Edited 5069d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5069d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5069d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5069d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495069d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5069d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5069d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2659d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One