iPod Touch - The new GameBoy

Watch out Sony PSP, I'm going out on a limb and making a BOLD prediction for this Christmas. I predict that parents will be buying iPod Touch instead of Sony's PSP, the cost is about the same, $229 for the 8GB iPod, and $249 for the new PSPgo system thats slated for the Fall.

So try to set aside your PSP or Mac bias for a moment, and try and think about it from the consumer perspective. In this case, the consumer is the parents, not the end user. For younger kids, ages 5 to 9, its a great choice for parents, and the reason is simple, the games. iPhone games cost anywhere from $0 to $5 for the high end games, and there are thousands to choose from. PSP games cost $30-$50, and there are dozens to choose from.

If you were a parent, would you rather your child have a game system with 500 games thats cost a total of $100, or a system with 5 games that ran you over $200? They both go online, play music and movies. And although peer to peer gaming is not currently supported on Ipod Touch, I don't think its a deal killer.

So watch for the trends Christmas 2009, I'm betting iPod Touch will bring the hand held gaming industry a new competitor.

Drawing

Having a good day today. Drawing more. I enjoy drawing. Sometimes I think I should impose a rule that I draw at least a little every day. But then I remember that as a general rule, I don't like rules, I guess that settles that. But today I drew, and I enjoyed it.

iPhone Apps in the forefront

For the last few months I have been working almost exclusively toward getting going with the iPhone applications. Mark and I have made some headway into figuring out the best framework to use, and the best way to proceed, while I have been creating and conceiving game concepts. I am excited as I can be about all of this, I feel the same rush of excitement that I felt back in the mid 1990's around the .com bubble and the huge demand for online content. This however, has the added advantage of a built in monetization scheme, so the worry of "how do we make money" is a little less daunting. Its an exciting time. I look forward to the summer.

The development of the TV Show has been slow to get started, but I'm also looking forward to working on that, its a genius concept, and someday will be a smash hit I know. Provided it gets done that is ;)