Android is the little platform everyone wants to succeed.
And Namco Networks America might be the first major mobile publisher to throw the brands, resources and games to finally demonstrate that commercial success.
"We have a very aggressive schedule planned for Android," said Rob Schoeppe, senior director of production and deployment.
"There's going to be an avalanche of Namco games coming to Android."
Android game factory
Schoeppe's Nexus One has over half a dozen games ready to go, including Pac-Man Championship Edition, The Wolfman, Inspector Gadget, Katamari Mobile, More Brain Exercise and Harvest Moon Frantic Farming.
There's also Pool Pro Online 3, the first game to use Namco's UniteSDK cross-OS multiplayer social platform, which has just launched for iPhone and will be supported across Android, as well as Java, Brew, PC and Mac.
Throw in the already announced port of iPhone multi-million seller Flight Control, and it's an impressive line up.
Indeed, it could be argued if that selection of games doesn't have a large commercial impact on the Android Market, Google has some serious rethinking ahead.
Schoeppe is confident however; even in terms of selling content via the much maligned Android Market - maligned even by Namco execs - rather than the new off-portal or open-style of Android app stores that are being rolled out.
"The major carriers are getting behind Android," Schoeppe points out. "There are a lot of devices coming out and there's a now big push to make it and the Android Market a success.
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Related Articles
Top Stories
News
9 hours, 39 minutes ago
Delta game emulator hits No. 1 on the App Store download charts in 35 countries
News
11 hours, 38 minutes ago
Week in Views - The search for skills, billion dollar birthdays and terrific transmedia
News
12 hours, 24 minutes ago
Get practical tips into key game development tools and methodologies at the Dubai GameExpo Summit
News
11 hours, 38 minutes ago
Week in Views - The search for skills, billion dollar birthdays and terrific transmedia
Feature
Apr 19th, 2024
New release roundup: Take That: This is Life, Neopets: Tales of Dacardia, Persona 5: The Phantom X and more
Feature
Apr 19th, 2024
Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla's Chris Meredith on making the most of D2C and today's revenue opportunities
Events
Arts DAO Fest 2.0 | Middle East | Apr 20th |
App Promotion Summit London | Europe | Apr 25th |
Esports Future Summit | Middle East | Apr 27th |
Dubai GameExpo Summit 2024 | Middle East | May 1st |
The MENA Games Industry Awards 2024 | Middle East | May 2nd |
GameDev Atlantic 2024 | May 4th | |
Mobidictum Meetup Berlin May 2024 | Europe | May 7th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Popular Stories
Feature
Apr 15th, 2024
46 top mobile games in soft launch: CSR 3, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, Candy Crush Blast, and more
News
Apr 17th, 2024