Hudson developing games for iPhone and iPod Touch
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Dec 11th 2007 at 3:15PM }
Starting tomorrow, iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to surf to the "Do the Hudson!!" website using the Safari web browser, where they will be able to play such thrilling titles as a tile-flipping game (featuring Bomberman!!), a "Where Waldo"-style game, and a "spot the different" game.
These casual game offerings will be made available for free, although premium, paid content is a possibility for the web portal later down the line. The "Do the Hudson!!" website will also allow users to listen to classic Hudson tunes, read Hudson blogs, and watch Hudson videos. Whoopee.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr.ESC @ Dec 11th 2007 3:21PM
That's neat but c'mon is the freaking Ipod,those things are more expensive than a PSP or a DS,yet the Iphone touch is kind of cool.
I always wanted to own an Iphone but I would probably never bring it outside for fear of it being stolen.
Fanboy @ Dec 11th 2007 3:34PM
uhhh what?
Mr.ESC @ Dec 11th 2007 4:22PM
Oh shi..
ViagraFiend @ Dec 11th 2007 5:29PM
They need to open it up so everyone can develop for it. Until then, windows mobile for me.
Supino @ Dec 11th 2007 3:25PM
oh joy.
The iPhone should come with a tiny iMote.
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 11th 2007 7:46PM
Just Announced!!
iMote releasing tomorrow for $199.99!!
...it's f**king Apple. It's gonna happen.
daedalus @ Dec 11th 2007 3:27PM
You'd be better off with an RSS feed of Highlights Magazine
Fernando Rocker @ Dec 11th 2007 3:28PM
iPod Touch or PSP for Christmas? Can someone help me?
ssuk @ Dec 11th 2007 4:31PM
PSP, even if you're a Nintendo fanboy, a PSP is cheaper and more fun than the iPhone/iPod Touch. Now PSP or LG Viewty... Tougher decision...
ViagraFiend @ Dec 11th 2007 5:29PM
PSP
You can play all of your old Nintendo, Sega, etc. etc. on it.
James @ Dec 11th 2007 6:04PM
Lollochops. This was the same prediciment I was in. I'd love a Touch or an iPhone but the capacity is limited. I only got an 80gb iPod in the summer and could only comfortably go back to 64gb.
In a couple of years I'll be there.
Just bought myself a PSP.
ill trooper @ Dec 11th 2007 6:12PM
Depends... If you're looking for a music player that you can carry around every day, with better battery life, then the iPod Touch is the better, although more expensive choice. It's also roughly 1/3 the size...
http://sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/6092-Paper-A5-vs-PSP-vs-archos-605-wifi-vs-iPod-Touch
The touch has far better build quality and materials that are designed to handle wear & tear a bit better - glass and metal vs. the painted plastic of the PSP.
The PSP isn't really designed as a music player you can keep in your pocket: it's bulky and the headphone jack juts out of the side, rather than one of the short edges. But for gaming the PSP is obviously better. And the touch isn't designed as a game device. You can easily encode video for both, although the screen is higher res and nicer on the touch/iphone.
Something that might get me a little more into putting some music on my PSP is that new $4.99 downloadable game "Phase," a rhythm/tapping game that uses your existing music.
One thing with the iPod Touch that bothers me is the lack of physical volume controls, meaning you can't reach in your pocket and blindly turn it up or down. The iphone has a 'rocker switch' control and I can't understand why Apple would leave it off the touch.
I don't think it's going to be much of a selling point to tell you, Fernando, but the PSP can remotely connect over the internet to a PS3 and stream things like music and video, a pretty cool feature once you get it working.
LameDuck @ Dec 11th 2007 9:16PM
iPod touch. Google iPod touch jailbreak. Also search for that on YouTube.
Gangsta Smurf @ Dec 11th 2007 3:33PM
ADVENTURE ISLAND!
FOXHOUND @ Dec 11th 2007 3:44PM
Master Higgins on the go...
...I'd say it's a significant step toward world peace, save for the fact that it would cause numerous car accidents if people played it while driving, since they already text/take pictures/talk on cellphones as is.
Rob Accomando @ Dec 11th 2007 3:38PM
iCosttoomuchforahandheld
Kurifurisan @ Dec 11th 2007 3:40PM
that's pretty cool. I'll have to try it out on my iPod Touch.
Slaziman (B-B-BRUSHED WITH FAAAAME) @ Dec 11th 2007 4:02PM
Do the Hudson?
I smell a lawsuit. Nobody rips off the Mario Show.
komamura @ Dec 12th 2007 9:35PM
good to here. I really was looking for something better the crappy flash games that are out now.
ill trooper @ Dec 11th 2007 6:11PM
"...where they will be able to play such thrilling titles as a ... "Where Waldo"-style game..."
I hate to be the grammar police, but that should really be "Where Waldo At?"
zuburi @ Dec 11th 2007 6:22PM
Huh? Didn't Hudson just banhammer half of their mobile games division?
Jose @ Dec 11th 2007 7:51PM
Wow that's great news :)
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http://www.free-ipod-touch.blogspot.com
ThornedVenom @ Dec 12th 2007 12:02AM
Goddammit Apple, open your goddamn platform.
Until then, you can count me out on your iPhone wave.
LinkerX @ Dec 13th 2007 10:16AM
Go native or go home