Edible Apple

Electronista reports:

The iPhone platform is more popular to write games for than the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, according to a new study from Game Developer Research. Demand for the iPhone has surged to where about 19 percent of all game developers are writing for the iPhone and iPod touch. The figure is more than twice as high as for the DS and PSP and results in three quarters of all mobile game developers writing for Apple’s handhelds.

Mobile games represent about 25 percent of the entire game development community, or more than twice the 12 percent from before. Apple’s presence is believed to have spurred on most of the growth.

The shift also puts the iPhone OS in a favorable light compared to traditional TV console developers. Although the Mac/PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 still have the brunt of support at 70, 69 and 61 percent each, interest in writing for the Wii actually fell from 42 percent in 2008 to just 30 percent. Nintendo’s child-oriented image and a general lack of interest for third-party games contributed to its slump.