Who needs a Nintendo Wii when you’ve got an iPhone? The Social Gaming Network, which released a Wii-like golfing game for the iPhone two weeks ago, has now followed up with a bowling game. As with iGolf (which has already been downloaded more than 900,000 times), iBowl uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to detect a player’s swing. You can twist your wrist to give the ball spin or direct it to the pins.
SGN is better known for its games on social networks like Facebook and MySpace. iBowl is free and you can challenge your friends to games. But there does not seem to be much of a social component besides that. Not that it needs one. Becoming the Wii of the iPhone is probably a big enough opportunity in its own right. But it would be cool if you could somehow challenge your friends Facebook or other platforms to play the same game, much like Mytopia does with casual games. Although, it probably wouldn’t be the same without the accelerometer.
That’s what’s so great about the iPhone as a gaming platform. It is not just a handheld computer that you can run games on, it’s the physical controller as well.
I will definitely have to try this one out!!
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I like such cool Wii-like games that use the accelerometer ! iGolf is my favorite. Will try this out !
It’s things like this that make me feel my Windows Mobile Q is utter crap. I can’t wait till my contract is up with Verizon. I’m driving to the store that day to get one.
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With all these features on the iphone, how does the charge/power of the battery gets affected, when you need it to make an urgent call?
Be careful…no Wiimote straps on the iPhone…get your grip on.
Wow…love to try it..
needs the ability to add spin to the ball. i feel like my grandma bowling right now.
Just downloaded the app and played a round. Very fun!! It would be nice to play against a friend real time. But for now I just bowl and then challenge a friend.
If only I could get my Iphone back from my daughter! I will try this tonight. The golf game is fun.
Too bad SGNs founded is delusional. He probably thinks he just solved world hunger with iBowl.
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too late lol
they are producing very viral games. tap tap has some competition.
gotta try this one out too…
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Someone could make a killing selling wrist straps for the iPhone. Feel free to take this idea and get rich without giving me credit.
Working on it already. I’ll show you some of the designs later on. But great idea Christian!
I agree. I’d need a very sturdy wrist strap for this.
nice, I have to def try this!
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way to stay focused there big guy
Would probably be a great time to come out with ibaseball considering its october and everyone’s into it right now…. Go Dodgers!!!
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SocialDeck does *exactly* this — let’s you play your Facebook friends from the iPhone! Check out the video on our website: http://www.socialdeck.com
It’s a pretty good, but simple implementation. Better than iGolf, but it still doesn’t match the Wii. Looking forward to seeing what they do next. And for the price, fuhgetaboutit.
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please add more polygons to bowling ball, its too edgy.
Totally agree. And need spin too…and need to slow down the ball, I really don’t have power to throw the ball at such a speed as it does in the iPhone.
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You don’t need an iPhone to play bowling. GestureTek Mobile enables any phone equipped with a camer to shake, roll and roll your mobile. Bowling was the killer game to launch DoCoMo 2.0.
You also have Boxing.. check this here http://www.gest....com/videos.php