Game maker Ngmoco will make its debut on two new mobile operating systems by taking its hit iPhone game Pocket God to Android and Windows Phone 7.
Pocket God launched in 2009 and has sold more than 3 million copies. It was the indie hit of 2009, made by two developers at Bolt Creative. Now Bolt has finally farmed out the rights to take Pocket God to other platforms. Ngmoco usually does iPhone games, but it’s taking a crack at new platforms by developing these new versions of Pocket God. Both Android and Windows Phone 7 are now viewed as viable alternatives to market leader iPhone.
In the game, you play a god who can treat subjects known as Pygmies in a cruel or nice fashion. You can, for instance, feed them to the sharks. The sick humor came from the mind of creators Dave Castelnuovo and Allan Dye. They have now published more than 30 free updates for the game. The success of Pocket God can be compared to Angry Birds, which has become a runaway hit on both the iPhone and Android platforms.
Pocket God has also spawned its own comic book. Castelnuovo has said in the past that he doesn’t want to build Bolt Creative into a huge company, mainly because he wants to stay close to the process of making games. By getting Ngmoco to do the adaptations to other platforms, Bolt Creative can continue to focus on what it wants to build.