iPhone More Popular Than DS And PSP Among Game Developers

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Game Developer Research says that Apple is winning the race among handheld game developers: 19 per cent write now for the iPhone and iPod touch. That’s more than double the amount of Nintendo DS and Sony PSP developers. Other interesting figures: (more…)


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