Detailing his company's takeover by US retailer GameStop – revealed by the two parties yesterday – Kongregate CEO and co-founder Jim Greer has taken time out to brand iPhone as a closed system.

Speaking in a joint interview with GameStop executives at VentureBeat, Greer claimed iPhone forms no part of the games portal's future because Apple wants to control every aspect of its operation.

"We want to go beyond the desktop to mobile and other venues for gaming," Greer states in the interview.

"What gamers want is to play games on different screens. We are not big on the iPhone. We make social games and monetise them through our own platform. Apple wants to control its own platform."

Android over Apple

It's no secret that Kongregate favours Android in the mobile arena, with the site – which now serves up more than 30,000 free Flash based games to 10 million players every month – having launched a mobile variation for Android back in May.

Its debut was designed to take advantage of the launch of Flash Player 10.1 on Android – iPhone, of course, unable to play Flash games in its current state – but Greer claims Kongregate's enthusiasm for Android goes beyond mere software support.

"We are betting heavily on Android because it's more open and they are working on providing a great experience," Greer continued.

"We are looking for other opportunities like that."

And it seems mobile is set to remain at the heart of Kongregate's future, with senior veep of e-commerce and general manager of digital business for GameStop Shawn Freeman adding that the firm's buyout had been motivated by consumer desire to play games on their mobiles.

[source: VentureBeat]