When the iPhone hit the market in 2007, everything changed. While it’s true that RIM’s Blackberry beat Apple’s offering to the punch, and in some ways, the idea of a smartphone can find its roots in personal digital assistants (PDA), like the original Palm Pilot, the iPhone made touchscreen, all-in-one, connected devices mainstream – and cool. And in doing so, it opened up a whole new commercial space for music, movies, television shows, short-form media, and of course, games. There’s no two ways about it: tablets and smartphones have enabled people to play lots and lots of games! [Read more…]