Jumping on the iPad bandwagon
The initial hype about the iPad seems to be fading away, but we remain truly excited about this new little device and can’t wait to get our hands on one.
The powerful hardware specs and the high-resolution screen is surely going to drive a new generation of games with new user interfaces and much more detailed graphics overall. And when compared to the iPhone games market, the greater value and increased development costs of iPad games should translate into higher game prices overall too.
In addition to original games, some direct, 1-to-1 ports of casual games will also become very popular among iPad users. We won’t be surprised if many time-management or hidden-object object prove to be more fun —and easier— to play on the 9.7″ touch screen than on a PC or a Mac.
Finally, although Apple has not said how many units they expect to shift in 2010, we guess that the iPad market probably won’t reach a critical mass until the second half of 2011. That said, we are currently assessing several potential iPad projects and we should probably be able to ship something on this platform before summer.