More Atari iOS Titles Are Expected As They Concentrate On Mobile and Casual Gaming
by Mike Lata
August 18, 2011
Gamers with an iDevice should expect more Atari published games because the longtime gaming giant is now concentrating on the mobile and casual scene, according to Touch Arcade.
On top of this latest directional shift, the management at Atari is also undergoing some changes.
"Atari has added a new senior vice president of digital publishing, Owais Farooqui, and has pegged Maria Pacheco as its vice president of mobile. Farooqui was previously with a tournament games company, King.com. Pacheco, on the other hand, last served Vivendi Games Mobile, which apparently existed at one point," Touch Arcade reports.
In case you were wondering what to expect from Atari in the future, check out their browser-based games like "Asteroids Online" and "Dark Orbit." It would also be nice to get more classics added (via updates) to the "Atari's Greatest Hits" app for iOS.
What is interesting about this latest news regarding Atari, is how it comes at a time when Nintendo is being criticized by investors for being a backward thinking company that just "does not get it." You may recall that Atari used to be a hardware manufacturer like Nintendo is now.
Unlike Nintendo, Atari understands the current popularity of social, mobile, and browser based gaming. The once dethroned giant seems to have its head straight while the former king refuses to give in.
