I think it has. I've always hated playing "games" on my phone - I mean honestly why bother? From the hoop jumping needed to actually find and buy a game to the fiddly controls required to play, mobile gaming has been, at best, a limp facsimile of what you can find on the DS and PSP. Until now. Yup, you've guessed it - the iPhone has won me over. I've been hugely impressed with what I've played so far. Super Monkey Ball is probably the best paid for game. It looks fantastic - think PSP standard - although over sensitive controls are a real issue, at least to me anyway. Best not play if you have the caffeine shakes.
But the joy of iPhone gaming is the free stuff. Aurora Feint - a Puzzle Quest style mix of Bejeweled and fantasy - is my current favourite. It lacks the depth of Puzzle Quest and is a little rough around the edges but these are early days. As well as being free the developers are pitching the game as the first step in becoming the iPhone's first massively multiplayer game. Ambitious stuff, particularly given recent issues with the game, but this is definitely one to watch.
Of course, the delivery mechanism is key to all this. Despite some navigation foibles iTunes makes trying and buying mobile gaming easier than ever. But while Nokia and co should be worried Nintendo and Sony needn't be over concerned yet - the DS and PSP are far more flexible gaming devices than the current iPhone. But clearly the battle for gaming in your hand has just hotted up. Anyone here gaming on their iPhone? Or will nothing convert you to mobile gaming?
