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Nintendo, bring your games to our smartphones and tablets

Android For the last couple of years, maybe even a few years now, mobile gaming has taken a bigger slice of the overall conversation regarding the mobile industry. We've already seen how big of a presence Apple is, and how much of a force they are...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 34 26 Reactions

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Have you given up console gaming in favor of mobile?

Games Two days ago, I was making my rounds through Apple’s App Store. I was just checking things out, seeing what was new, noteworthy, or could otherwise strip me of some more funds. It didn’t take me long to find...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 20

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I've been waiting for a game like Ingress

Android Smartphones come with ample ways to connect users to the world and people around them. As of late, they have gained the ability to automatically inform users when there is a highly rated attraction or restaurant nearby using the location-...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 10

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Do you want console level gaming on your smartphone?

Games Do you remember Snake? Oh, or Brick Breaker! Those games are awesome. Or were awesome, anyway. Sure, they're still around in one way or another, in different forms or just "upgraded" versions of the games we used to love, but they aren't...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 7

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Mobile gaming is quickly closing in on console-like quality

Android Let the naysayers say what they will, but mobile gaming is really starting to come around. I can think back to a time where mobile gaming was nothing more than taking some generic PC card games – Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Hearts, etc. –...

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Oddly enough, the Nexus 7 has become my mobile gaming device of choice

Android It's pretty safe to say that I have high hopes for the future of mobile gaming. And as of late, those hopes have only grown. With OUYA, an Android-powered open console and gaming platform successfully seeking funding via Kickstarter, and...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 16

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GameTanium is the last thing I want for my Android devices

Android As I've explained several times now, I like to play games on my phones and tablets from time to time. Lately, I've been transfixed on Real Racing 2 HD, Dead Trigger and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in my free time. I even picked up a copy of...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 10

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OUYA could unintentionally turn Android into a serious gaming platform

Android If you compare today's mobile games with those from just two or three years ago, you can see a vast and very clear change in the approach from developers. It's not all about side-scrolling time wasters anymore. With each and every...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 10

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Do you purchase in-app unlockables in mobile games?

Android Back in February, I had just purchased an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and I had a bit more free time on my hands than I do now. I spent a lot of that free time consumed by mobile games. Words With Friends, Draw Something, Shadowgun,...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 6

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Kiip's reward-based mobile ads may change mobile advertising forever

Android Advertising is the way of the media world, and especially the way of the Web. Without advertisements, Facebook would never have become what it is today, and the online world would be a totally different place. Most people in this industry...

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My mobile gaming habits have almost completely stopped

Android Just two months ago, I was a mobile gaming fiend. At any given time, you probably could have found me tucked away in the back corner at a local Starbucks squeezing in some hardcore mobile gaming between articles. Google had been running a...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 31 12 Reactions

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When it comes to playing games on your phone, are you a casual or hardcore gamer?

Games Playing a video game for some people has been normal behavior for as long as they can remember. For others, it’s just a random occurrence, something they do to waste a few minutes in a day here and there. And then there...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 10

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By 2014, your smartphone will be capable of console-like gaming

Android The idea of literally using one device for everything is one that strikes me as incredible, awesome and ... beautifully futuristic. It has consumed me and I'm completely obsessed with the idea. I would love nothing more than to carry a...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 4

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Have you ever had application buyer's remorse?

Android Applications, or the vast selection of them, are easily what make smartphones and tablets "smarter." They come in all shapes and sizes, and bring (most of) the capability of a home computer to your pocket-sized companion. Chances are, if...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 13

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Are tablets and cell phones the future of gaming?

Android Mobile gaming is big. The past four years have not only changed the cell phone industry forever, but also the gaming industry. That doesn't mean you should go turn in your Xbox 360 for an iPad … yet, but maybe you should consider a...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 10

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Should Nintendo just throw in the towel in the mobile gaming market?

Android When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS, I thought about writing an article about how the company made the right move and how, with a price point like that, they could very well become a real player in the mobile gaming market....

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 15

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Taylor's top five mobile games (July 2011)

Android While I'm not a huge supporter of mobile gaming – mainly because the controls are painfully cumbersome to use – there are a select few that I'll play on occasion. I have always liked to keep a few games on hand to keep me occupied whether...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 43 35 Reactions

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A few devices that could turn your smartphone into a gaming handheld

Android Mobile gaming is bittersweet. It's nice having fun games on the go that are usually just as easy to pick up as they are to put down. But the smartphone has undergone some major changes over the years, losing physical buttons with each...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 11

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY First Impressions

Android Announced at Mobile World Congress and delayed due to the tsunami devastation in Japan, the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is finally available on Verizon Wireless . It packs a 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor, 4-inch...

from 2011 by Aaron Baker 2

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What's with the purging of emulator apps, Google?

Android For as long as I can remember, Android Market has been home to countless console emulators like Nesoid, Snesoid, Gameboid, and many more. These emulator applications allow users to use game ROMs from different consoles and play their...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 7

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"Isn't it about time that we had a full Mario (or Zelda!) game on our smartphone and/or tablet?"

Camar Green Got my vita for soul sacrifice and might get a ds for monster hunter

Willie Lucero Emulators are fine but they can only do so much, really all you can use is GBA if you want smooth running roms to work good, do you have any idea how slow and difficult it is trying to play pokemon platinum on a emulator on your phone?

Martin Smeaton Yes, I still own my physical copies of Ocarina and FFVII. I play them both regularly with emulators and they run great on my note 2. Nothing illegal about it.

Jose Calderon This is the truth. Sorry folks, keep dreaming.

Jose Calderon Nintendo would NEVER do that, therefore, wishing it is extremely naive! Nintendo is the Apple of Asia (arrogant and selfish, but also innovative). It is more likely that they will release a NintendoPhone than to release it's precious games on an sub-par Android tablet!