Nokia is bringing more great apps to its Lumia phone line, as well as games through its partnership with Zynga. The apps will be available on the Windows Phone marketplace starting this week in a phased approach. A list of some of the apps is listed below.
According to the first mobile and social developer technology survey, put out by the Game Developer Magazine, 8.8% of game developers are making games for Windows Phone 7. While this sounds like a small number, Windows Phone is actually the developers’ third most preferred mobile platform, just behind iOS and Android.
It’s like a small barn next to hulking skyscrapers. While Windows Phone’s market share is only about 2% worldwide, it’s still a more popular platform for game developers than Blackberry or Symbian, both of which have a much larger install base than Windows Phone.
Dirk Nordhusen is not a stranger at all when it comes to creating Indie games with XNA, having built quite a few games over the past years for Xbox Live Arcade as well as the Zune platforms. Now with the release of Windows Phone 7, we find DiNoGames Entertainment has moved on into the Windows Phone 7 marketplace with their latest release of XNA projects. Here at WinMobileFans, we ask Dirk about those experiences in developing XNA games and what he thinks about the future of Windows Phone 7.
How did you get started in developing Games Dirk and how long have you been at it?
My very first experience with game development was in 2006 when I participated in a Delphi game development contest. I had 3 months to finish the game and in the end I won the first place. From then on I had a new hobby.
How did you come up with DinoGames?
I think in 2008 I thought I need a new name, something that sounds better than my German nickname I used to have. So I sat down and thought about some possibilities and finally I came up with DiNoGames. Many people think it has something to do with dinosaurs, but to be honest, it doesn’t. Sure, it sound like dino and I use a dinosaur in my logo, but in the beginning it was just an abbreviation for my name which is Dirk Nordhusen.
Do you like playing any video games yourself, any favorites or genres?
Sure, I played games almost my whole life. It started with the Atari 2600 back in the 80s. I never stopped playing games, so I went through the whole game history and know a lot of titles from the past. Currently I am playing Red Dead Redemption. I think Rockstar Games did a fantastic job with RDR. Basically I like a lot of games, but I always loved role playing games the most.
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