Backyard Sports returns on mobile platforms — and now works with real basketball hoops and more

Sports just got its take on Skylanders.

Backyard Sports, the children’s sports video game series that began back in 1997, comes to mobile for the first time, moving the long-running console and PC franchise into the $25 billion dollar mobile game market. This relaunch takes place under the ownership of Day 6 Sports Group, which was launched last year by industry executives from Nike, Lego, and Spin Master. Their new game comes through a partnership with San Francisco-based mobile technology company Fingerprint, which not only developed the game but also helped build a synchronization feature to real-world toys to encourage children to be more active.