Zynga Plants FarmVille on the iPhone

[John Funk]

Zynga Plants FarmVille on the iPhone

The obscenely popular FarmVille will soon be teaming up with the obscenely popular iPhone to rake in oodles and oodles of cash.

In case you missed it, earlier today Apple announced the fourth generation version of its wildly successful iPhone - you know, the one that was lost in a bar [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100085-Somebody-Lost-Apples-4th-Gen-iPhone-Prototype-In-a-Bar] back in April? Coinciding with Jobs' reveal of the shiny, gyroscope-tastic iDevice came word from Zynga: FarmVille is being ported to the iPhone platform.

On paper, it sounds like a match made in fiscal heaven. Zynga makes roughly $Bazillion every day, and Apple's handheld dominance recently pushed it above Microsoft [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100962-Apple-Passes-Microsoft-as-Most-Valuable-Technology-Company] as the most valuable technology company. It's simple math, right? (Lots of money) * (Lots of money) = (Holy crapola money).

"FarmVille is our most popular game and we're excited to bring it to the most popular gaming platform in the world," said Zynga CEO Mark Pincus at the Apple event, though I'm fairly sure that the most popular gaming platform in the world is still the PC, counting Facebook and casual titles. Apple boss Steve Jobs returned the compliment, calling Zynga and its games "a remarkable phenomenon."

When FarmVille launches on the 19th (a year after the official launch of the original game), the iFarm will be able to sync up with whatever farms you have on the original Facebook version (or wherever else Zynga ports it to), maintaining your friends lists and farm status and all that jazz. It'll be interesting to see how Zynga manages to keep the game's social network intact - will the iPhone text all your friends when you need a new cow?

God, I hope not.

(GamaSutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28855/WWDC_Zynga_Announces_FarmVille_For_iPhone.php])

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[Jared]

I will never let this defile my phone...god, I there no ends to which they wont go

 

[Sir Kemper]

Oh...Goody...

More pointless farmville crap, really, I'm getting sick of seeing this stuff everywhere.

Ads, Ads for ripoff's, Merchandise, Cups Etc.

Really. Getting. Sick. Of. It.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

*headdesk*

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Now you need never be parted from tedious and simplistic farming simulation!

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Opposite of yay!

Though this is not really particularly surprising considering they already have Mafia Wars and the like on the iPhone (I only know this because a couple of guys in my D&D group are incongruously enough obsessed with playing that 'game', on their iPhones).

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

The FarmVille infection is spreading, faster than we anticipated.

Fortunately, there is a solution, one that doesn't require fleets, or armies, or protests. One that ensures it doesn't spread.

[http://img686.imageshack.us/i/itstheonlywaytobesure.png/]




It's the only way to be sure.





[sub]((But seriously, can't they just wait 'till they get home to play it? Are they in that much of a hurry?))[/sub]

 

[thenumberthirteen]

I'm psyched about the new iPhone, but not this. if you want a good iPhone game get Phoenix Wright.

 

[SharPhoe]

Can't argue with that math equation, that's for sure.
I don't own an iPhone, though (yet), so it doesn't really apply to me for now. I'm stuck with this $20 prepaid and the iPod Nano I got as a hand-me-down over two years ago for quite some time...

 

[goatzilla8463]

Can't argue with that math equation, that's for sure.
I don't own an iPhone, though (yet), so it doesn't really apply to me for now. I'm stuck with this $20 prepaid and the iPod Nano I got as a hand-me-down over two years ago for quite some time...

Life sucks eh?

This Farmville just won't stop torturing us sane people's minds.

 

[Legion]

It'll be interesting to see how Zynga manages to keep the game's social network intact - will the iPhone text all your friends when you need a new cow?

God, I hope not.

It'd be hilarious if you had to agree for it to do that upon signing up. Even more so if it charged you for it.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

There is only one way to stop this: *Cocks AK-47* send six hundred "complaints" a minute to the head of apple. Or just kick Penis Pincus in the nuts. Either one works.

 

[khaimera]

Opposite of yay!

Though this is not really particularly surprising considering they already have Mafia Wars and the like on the iPhone (I only know this because a couple of guys in my D&D group are incongruously enough obsessed with playing that 'game', on their iPhones).

Thankfully I kicked my addiction to that game (Mafia Wars). I realized I was just clicking my mouse without even looking at what I was doing or what result my mouse click had. Then I questioned my entire existence and gave up on facebook.

I was never bad enough to play farmville, though I did create one. I quit that game after ten minutes, Mafia Wars got three months of my life, playing daily.

 

[oxiclean]

so i assume their will be push notifications when your crops are about to wither?

 

[Hayate_GT]

lost my razor...need to slit my wrists...WHEN WILL FAILVILLE DIIIIIIIIIIEEEEE???????

 

[Simalacrum]

Aaaaand with this news goes any chance of us beating of Zynga in March Mayhem 2011!

 

[CloggedDonkey]

Aaaaand with this news goes any chance of us beating of Zynga in March Mayhem 2011!

Don't give up hope yet, we still have a while, and if we can take them out before they're a a threat we might have a chance. I mean, look at this years, we kicked their asses eight ways to Sunday to defend VALVe, we can do it again.

 

[Turbo-razor 421]

There is only one way to stop this: *Cocks AK-47* send six hundred "complaints" a minute to the head of apple. Or just kick Penis Pincus in the nuts. Either one works.

Why not just shot him in the balls?You already have the AK.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

There is only one way to stop this: *Cocks AK-47* send six hundred "complaints" a minute to the head of apple. Or just kick Penis Pincus in the nuts. Either one works.

Why not just shot him in the balls?You already have the AK.

Because that would be cheating.