In this analysis, Tom Armitage looks at Kairosoft's iPhone cult hit Game Dev Story, examining the narrative reasons why game creators and players alike are transfixed by the Japanese-created 'build your own game studio' title.
Tom Armitage: As I played Kairosoft's Game Dev Story on my morning commute, the images that formed in my head fell into two categories. The first were little more than a high-resolution version of what what was playing out on screen - staff coming to work in a tiny development studio, hacking away at a series of passably average puzzle games, sometimes turning up to work in just their underwear.
Jacob S. from Link-Cable writes: "These are the games that not only stay loaded on our phones but are also played consistently while going through our daily routines. Without any further delay, here are the mobile games we’ve spent the most time playing over the years."
Kairosoft games are on the Nintendo Switch now! It makes a lot of sense. These are strategy games that were designed to be played on a small screen on the go. Making the leap from a mobile device to a console would provide more exposure and help point out that these are more than brief novelties. Each game does have quite a bit of depth to it. But, there is something even more important to note about these titles.
Play the Game about making Games! Now on Nintendo switch!
