Casual Games: If you’re Not Mobile, You Don’t Even Exist

The impact smartphones had on our way of life is comparable to that of the automobile, or even television. Smartphones managed to connect us in ways we never thought possible. They put miniature computers in our pockets, and brought the world within reach through the internet. Today you can sit on top of a mountain in the US, and watch a Finnish volcano erupt through a live stream. But the biggest impact smartphones had was on the gaming industry, especially on gaming destinations like the All Jackpots online casino.

The explosion of mobile gaming

Mobile games have come a long way since the first notable example, Snake, included into the software of the legendary Nokia 6110 in the late 1990s. The success of this simple game on a dumb phone with a monochrome, low-resolution screen, other game types made it to mobile, and Java games followed on slightly smarter phones. Casual ones, of course, as these handsets were not suitable for extended gaming. Real money game developers were among the first to realize these games’ potential – the first mobile casino games were launched as early as the mid-2000s, and smartphone games followed soon after the release of the first really smart phone as we know them, the iPhone, in 2007.

Where are we now?

Less than a decade after the release of the handset that would start the smartphone revolution, mobile games have surpassed console games when it comes to revenue. People want to play on the go, and smartphones prove to be a better device for this compared to handheld consoles. We’ve reached a point when both Nintendo and Sony have delayed the launch of their upcoming portable consoles, citing the competition from smartphones. And with today’s hardware, and the increased penetration of the smart devices, the mobile gaming industry is set to expand.

On the real money gaming front we see a lot of movement, too. The All Jackpots Casino gets new games every month, and all of them are released in parallel on desktop and mobile devices. The number of mobile games at the All Jackpots Casino keeps increasing – today it has a tad over 100 titles to choose from, but new ones keep appearing (and old ones are being adapted to the new platform). And with the improvement of services, more secure ways to handle real money transactions are added, turning the players’ gaming experience at the All Jackpots Casino into a smoother, more comfortable one.

What’s next for mobile gaming?

The number of serious gamers is large, but that of casual gamers is even larger. This is why the mobile gaming industry keeps growing its reach – and market value – year after year. Soon, people will stop craving for a console or a gaming PC, and start considering their smartphone to be the gaming device of choice. Traditional game formats, like first person shooters or real time strategy titles, might not make the perfect mobile games – but when it comes to casual titles, those not available on mobile will be as if they never existed.