News of the day (17.02.2014)

Business

In the second quarter of 2014, GREE sales fell by 7% to $310 million. At the same time, the company’s international sales increased to $72 million.

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/GREE+financial+news/news.asp?c=57415&territory=asiaMobile Xiaomi bought 4.7% of Westhouse, a company engaged in the development of MMO for PC, for $ 20 million.

http://www.techinasia.com/xiaomi-invests-20-million-kingsoftowned-online-gaming-company/KakaoTalk will appear on Nokia Asha

http://www.techinasia.com/kakao-talk-nokia-asha/Industry

60% of developers plan to release five or more games in 2014, Millennial Media reports in its latest research.

http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/millennial-media-60-devs-plan-5-or-more-new-apps-2014/2014-02-14Imangi reported that the number of total downloads of all games under the Temple Run title has reached 500 million.

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Temple+Run/news.asp?c=57401 Is there the word flappy in the name of your game?

The App Store and Google Play are unlikely to allow it to be placed.

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Flappy+Bird/news.asp?c=57424Development

Eria Sefert suggests applying the “theory of securities” to mobile games, and also tells in detail what kind of theory it is. 

http://mobiledevmemo.com/applying-portfolio-theory-mobile-games/Nick Statt on the pages of cnet reflects on the reasons for the success of Flappy Bird and Threes!.

In his opinion, the whole point is that they follow a certain theory of “Zen”, also known as “flow”.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57618580-94/be-one-with-flappy-bird-the-science-of-flow-in-game-designGames

On pocketgamer.co.uk a list of the “most anticipated” projects of February has appeared. The list is strange (there aren’t many potentially delicious games that are about to appear on mobile markets), but it’s still curious.

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Upcoming+iOS+games/feature.asp?c=57360Game Insight has released its own slots on iOS.

The game is called Puzzle Slots.

http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2014/02/14/game-insight-mixes-match-three-with-slot-machines-in-puzzle-slots-on-ios/The “paper” adventure game Tengami from Japanese developers Nyamyam will appear on the world shelves of the App Store this Thursday. 

http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/17/5418926/japanese-pop-up-book-adventure-tengami-hits-ios-feb-20Other

There is a completely legal opportunity to emulate games for the NES on iOS devices. However, it will not be possible to do without “dancing with a tambourine”. 

http://toucharcade.com/2014/02/16/how-to-play-nes-games-on-an-iphone-without-jailbreaking