Games! ... on the BlackBerry? Arent BlackBerry Smartphones Built for Business, Not Pleasure?

New York (PRWEB) April 7, 2010

The BlackBerry smartphone series has enjoyed a decade of success. Despite the arrival of the iPhone, BlackBerrys market share is still growing. Its the second most popular smartphone line in the world after Nokia. More than 50 million BlackBerry handsets have been sold worldwide. With such a large number of BlackBerry gadgets in the hands of users, developing on the BlackBerry has major advantages.

Expert software game developers and co-authors of “Learn BlackBerry Games Development,” Carol Hamer and Andrew Davison, make a strong case for creating games on BlackBerry. Why games on BlackBerry? Arent BlackBerry smartphones built for business, not pleasure?

Starting with the Snake game that came preinstalled on Nokia phones back in 1998, as soon as people started creating cell phones with enough computing power to run simple applications, games were an obvious choice, says Carol Hamer. Since people play mobile games in their spare time on the go, the most popular games are usually quick and easy to learn. Mobile games ensure that there will always be a market for simple puzzles and new versions of familiar classic arcade games. Mobile devices will always have limitations that PCs and dedicated game consoles dont have (screen size, computing power, battery life, etc.), but their portability makes for an interesting trade-off.

So while modern computer and console games require the virtual equivalent of a movie studio to produce something that will sell, mobile games have created a space where one engineer working with a simple (but brilliant) idea can still invent a hit. The BlackBerry is a great platform for gaming because the advantages for developers include:

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Games! ... on the BlackBerry? Arent BlackBerry Smartphones Built for Business, Not Pleasure?