Spootnic

Keyword - puzzle

Entries feed - Comments feed

Thursday, October 4 2007

Mario and Luigi

For $ 7.61, you can have your two best video games characters : Mario and Luigi

What for ?

To clean up the smell of your room when you spend too much time in front of your console without opening the windows.

Would you buy it ?

Mario and Luigi air fresheners

Via : Technabob

Thursday, September 20 2007

New iPod games

Apple is acting very fast. The first casual games are here. The games on offer are Tetris, Ms. PAC-MAN, and Sudoku. They are all new from the titles that come with new iPod nanos and classics. (iQuiz, Vortex, Klondike).

There is no offer for these games on the iPhone or the iPod touch fro now.

I think that Apple is not really creative on this one. They release new games but no one of them is really exclusive and have a multiplayer device. (iPod Touch ?) They are a kind of expensive because you need to buy them on Itunes i you have already purchased them for an older iPod ($4.99).

iPod games

Tuesday, September 11 2007

A new partnership in casual games is born

Take 2 Interative Software is the latest publisher with its new label 2K play to announce a new partnership with Nickelodeon.

Indeed, casual games sounds more interesting than "hardcore games" in terms of return on investment. The first licensing agreement for the new label, 2K play, is based on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego Go ! and will be released this fall.

There is no need to remind you that Nickelodeon is one of the world leader kids entertainment with kids games, kids TV show, videos and entertainment television.

That's a reminder for your kids. Personnaly, i am curious to see what will be the result for Dora the Explorer on the Nintendo DS. And you ?

dora

Friday, September 7 2007

Online or not online, that is my question

According to a study from EEDAR, the online gaming is an added value for a game. Some games can reach sell up to +531% with online components than the ones without online components.

The success of the outsell online components are clearly something to take into consideration. It gives us also insight of the benefit for the gamer :

  • play with other
  • organize tournaments
  • have a special dedicated friendlist
  • chat
  • gather information
  • recruiting

Do you agree with that ? Do you think that an online ability for a game is important for you ?

Friday, August 24 2007

The adventure goes Puzzle

In our special serial of "Remember", i have just discovered a new insight from the Lite-on company on everything USB. The idea is too create a new way of playing puzzle for children.

Indeed, this puzzle will use the e-paper technology which enabled the design of the puzzle to change as many times you want. You connect to your PC via USB, which gives the electric power to change the design, and its ready to go ! A this time, this is a concept, but already gives us a good view of the possibilities for the kids (create your own puzzle, print it, send it to a friend etc...) Anyway, this a new model of relationship between the child and his game.

e-puzzle