Google Play mobile games is only a tenth below the entire portable console game industry.
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And in South Korea - Samsung's home - video games from the Google Play store did outsell those from Apple's App Store.
The move expands the number of apps available from the roughly 10, 000 the Nook already offered in its own store such as Angry Birds and Netflix to 700, 000-plus apps and games offered on Google Play.
With today's announcement, it was revealed that 675, 000 apps and games now live in Google Play -- a healthy increase when compared to 600, 000 titles and 20 billion installs just three months ago.
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And with Google Play, movies, books, apps, and games are all accessible from the Web or an Android device no cables, downloading, or syncing required.
As well as keys representing the standard Android commands, the console also sports a "shield" button that takes users to a curated games store featuring titles selected from the Google Play marketplace.
Over 100 compatible games are available to download from the Google Play, including popular titles: Cordy, Sleepy Jack, Whale Trail, Asphalt 5 HD, R-Type, Reckless Getaway, Reckless Racing, Samurai II: Vengence, Guns'n'Glory, Wind-Up Knight, Sonic CD and Zenonia.
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Another feature of the custom OS is a special 3D game launcher, which includes sections for Nvidia's Tegra Zone, PlayStation Mobile games, GameStop-suggested titles, and Google Play.
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In return, Google will have the opportunity to advertise Google Play a marketplace for apps, music, movies, games and more.
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On Android devices: Android phone and tablet users can click on the Google Play store app to shop for books, movies, apps, games, magazines, devices and music.
Gift cards make it even easier to buy apps, games, books, movies, music and magazines from Google Play, Google's one-stop-shop for all your digital entertainment needs.
Access to more than 600, 000 apps and games, millions of songs and books, and thousands of movies in the Google Play Store.
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