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20080606 Friday June 06, 2008

iPhones games will cost more than Java ME games

Holy crap! Here's a report saying that some iPhone games in Europe will cost between 17-18 euros from iTunes. That's more than 4x a gallon of ethanol-inflated gas for your car in the U.S.! Thank G*d, Java ME games are the greener alternative and still cost around the same price as a McDonald's Happy Meal (sometimes even priced instead the same as the free toy surprise inside that Happy Meal. See: Free Java ME Games)

See:

iPhone games will cost an arm and a leg

Here's a quote: 

 "Their games will be sold in iTunes 
 for €17-18," he says, in an interview 
 for our new sister site PocketGamer.biz.

 That's three and a half times the 
 standard price for Java games
Sheesh. What does it take to make iPhone games? A barrel of crude oil? :-)

[Java ME and J2ME] ( June 06, 2008 09:31 AM ) Permalink Comments [2]

Comments:

From the article:

"However, Apple is allowing publishers to set their own prices for iPhone games, which means we could see cheaper titles, too."

Basically, they contradicted their own premise.

Posted by AF on June 06, 2008 at 09:54 AM PDT #

Hi AF,

Yes, I saw that too. The article is based on hearsay from the LemonQuest CEO, so it's not the most reliable source of information. So, take that source with a grain of salt.

But, hey, it's fun to speculate! :-) This is a blog ultimately, not the New York Times. So, it is what it is. :-)

Hinkmond

Posted by Hinkmond Wong on June 06, 2008 at 10:05 AM PDT #

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