PC-based Gaming Developers looking for new channels should look seriously to the iPad for launching new games. iPad is starting to already cannibalize iPod sales, based on April sales for the iPad and iPod. While iPad is going strong with over 1,000,000 already sold, iPod has seen a decline of 17% in their April sales numbers, which can obviously be attributed to the introduction of the iPad. So, why is this important to PC-based Gaming Developers? Because gaming apps are the top apps being sold and downloaded for free on the iPad. With the new iPad’s great large interface and ability to be taken anywhere, gaming is taken to a new level, unlike ever before.
PC-based Gaming Developers should jump on the band wagon and start developing for the iPad. iPad is revolutionizing the way people play games remotely. Games from Gameloft, such as N.O.V.A. and Iron Man 2 are being downloaded at an enormous rate and they sell for $9.99. The price hasn’t seem to deter gamers, as long as the experience is great and iPad allows for developers to go beyond the box with their development. If PC-based Gaming Developers want to survive, especially with the decline in gamers playing online, iPad offers a new revenue channel.