Touch Arcade: Parallels to 1983

Touch Arcade iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Games

Parallels to 1983 Apr 21st 2013, 00:51 Gaming aficionados might recognize 1983 as the year of "The Great Video Game Crash" ("of 1983" tends to complete the phrase). It was caused by a lack of standards and an environment where even hobbyists could put games on the market. Shovelware likely got coined at this time, if for no other reason than the burying of hundreds of ET cartridges in the desert. People speculate that mobile gaming and indie-friendly marketplaces like XLBA might be the future of gaming. We at TA are well familiar with shovelware as it manifests on iDevices, and it's likely the existence of sites like TA that keep us from abandoning the platform. Personally, such sites have saved me likely hundreds of dollars. If we're the minority, what does that do for the majority? Do you think that the preponderance of terrible games could lead to another great crash? Nintendo reversed the last crash with a seal of approval and a AAA title only sort of policy, restoring faith in the industry. Comments?

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions