Apple rejects Yoot Saito's iPhone game, dev staff considered Seaman DS

remove 99% of their library? What!?

And what is so pleasant about the 7 fart apps they have available.

I know what your thinking... "here comes old greg, he's a scaley man-fish". You don't know me, you don't know what I got. I got a man-gina.

i'm pretty sure it would be "seamen"

They saw all the trouble Geico got into and wanted to avoid it.

I just saved 15% on my car insurance, I was hoping to use that to buy this game. Stupid apples.

The funny thing is that they do have rating.

It's just a good job the iPhone isn't a games console, huh?

It could be like a coming-of-age ritual for new developers. They could put it on their resume.

Try Rolando. That game is VERY enjoyable, and the most rewarding game I've found on the App Store to date.

well obviously, with like 5,000 game titles, and 15,000 total Apps the MAJORITY of anything is going to be total shit. But you can easily find the stars on TouchArcade.com.

I'm sorry, but when a company that's trying to basically screen for porn and swearing words tells the games developer "this game is fucking boring" I think it's hilarious. The Developer needs to unplug the computer and get some sun. This game looks weird as hell and boring, if not twisted and depressing.

Remember AJ, whenever your friends call you a moron, they're right.

Usually they are wrong, though, since I am the smart one in my group.

Granted, it is pretty sad that I am considered the "smart one", but that just goes to show you the people we're talking about here.

You need new friends.

However, If I told my friends that Seaman on the DS would be a good idea, I'd get blank stares because none of them play video games.

The solution is simple. Stop being an Apple fan girl.

The world will like you better.

Oh Snap!

The difference is, I don't let my preference for Mac OS and ye olde Apple ][ get the best of me. Whereas you should really lay off the douche-baggery, it's consuming you.

Did you even read past "Apple fangirl" or did it so provoke you that Yutaka Saito's precedence completely escaped?

It's already a successful gaming platform. This won't slow or stop anything, as much as so many people here want it to.

Justin, you would not make it past two steps within the Reality Distortion Field before Jobs convinced you that Seaman is a terrible game idea and what you really want to do is eat a laser-comb.

Cut loose on the fanboyism more often. It's surprisingly entertaining to see Joystiq bloggers getting in on the fanboy hate.

Ha, funny. Like you guys would have even mentioned the game's release if it had actually been accepted.

Add an iPhone/Touch section, Joystiq. It's due.

Christ Justin, thats a nice mental image.

The fanboyism continues!

ill trooper, please to fondle my sack:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/28/yoot-saito-working-on-seaman-related-game-for-iphone/

Oh, Justin... You're sidestepping the point: you posted about the development but I really doubt you'd follow through and talk about the game if it ever comes out on the iPhone platform.

You guys have a very shoddy record for covering gaming on the device, despite the number of great games coming out every month. Normally you only mention it if Apple has had some developer's conference where they announce it's a good platform for gaming, which you immediately take issue with, and run it past the peanut gallery, where we see a bunch of comments about how stupid Apple is, how stupid the iPhone is, or 'look at teh pippenz.' Everyone has their opinions, I can't be mad at that, but you rarely give any exposure to final releases or small dev's games.

Speaking on fanboying it... Sure, I am an Apple fan, but I don't let it stop me from getting an Xbox or checking out other things. My level of fanboyism would certainly not, for instance, prevent me from writing about some good gaming experiences on my gaming blog if I worked at one.

My call is for you guys to have a weekly column on the games coming out for the iPhone/touch platform. The indy devs could benefit from the exposure, and we the people could hear about new games, like we do for other platforms like the PSP or the DS. I'd offer to do it but I don't have the discipline that you guys have for writing this blog nor the time. So I hope that you guys will start.

Until then, I'd recommend to all curious parties the site www.toucharcade.com, a site that puts in a lot of work to talk about the games on the iPhone/Touch platform, rather than scoff at it like scared luddites.

God do I ever hate it when you guys have a point. We'll kick some ideas around, ill.