Gadgets and Video Games

According to statistics compiled by mobile industry analysis firm Flurry , new development projects for the iPhone “exploded” during the month of January. The number of new projects during the first month of 2010 more than tripled the total for December — an upswing which Flurry’s “Smartphone Industry Pulse” report chalks up to excitement over the announcement of the Big and Tall model of Apple’s multitouch device, the iPad . In fact, that excitement was so palpable that it managed to reverse an upward trend for Android app development, as seen in this graph

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App development surges thanks to iPad announcement

We’re no strangers to the occasional strange Wii game giveaway here at Joystiq, but you must understand that someone needs to find a loving home for these niche gems. We have to imagine that, somewhere, there’s a Wii-owning airship pilot to-be aching for their chance to shine .

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Swag Sunday: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)

Apart from some fine print, the headline pretty much says it all. Attendees at this year’s Game Developers Conference are eligible to receive a free Android phone . And not just any Android phone either. No, attendees will be able to choose between a super trendy Droid or an even trendier Nexus One

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Attend GDC, get a free Android phone; attend as press, get bent

It looks like we’ll get to see the next Tony Hawk joint soon enough. The skateboarding legend recently tweeted that he just concluded a meeting with developer Robomodo . Tony Hawk said the project is already ” much better than I expected,” though we think he may be a bit biased on the matter

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Tony Hawk: details on next Robomodo project coming soon

With all of the attention being paid to the iPhone gaming market, it’s easy to forget that Android likes to play games, too. Namco hasn’t, though, today releasing four games that the likes of Data , the Buffybot and V.I.C.I. from Small Wonder should enjoy. (What?

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Namco continues to satisfy Android’s gaming needs

Activision has stuck with Glu for bringing more than just Modern Warfare 2 to mobile phones. Gamasutra reports that the studio will also create keypad-friendly versions of Guitar Hero 5 , Blur and Tony Hawk: Ride for release this year, although we have to question how closely the gameplay of the latter with adhere to that of the peripheral-based console version. Again, these ports are all for mobile phones , not gaming handhelds masquerading as such, iPhone ! (Which, when you think of it , would seem ideally suited for Ride .) They’re being made for handsets running Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Java-based operating systems

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Glu also sticking Guitar Hero 5, Blur, Tony Hawk: Ride on cell phones

Wi-Fi hotspot based location services provider, Skyhook Wireless has released a report on trends in location-aware apps from Apple’s App Store, Google’s Android Marketplace and Blackberry App World.

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Blackberry LBS Apps 4-Times More Expensive Than IPhone, Android LBS Apps (Cellular-News.com)