With children penned in by too much structure, lacking the chance and encouragement to "go out and play, " makeup their own games and use their imaginations, we're hurting them, readers said.
The more than 4, 300 games available for the Android tracked by Mplayit makeup about 16% of the total apps there, while the more than 22, 000 games on the iPhone makeup about 15% of the total.
At a US games developers' conference last week, some suggested that new start-up studios should makegames for mobile phones and handheld consoles, like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS, instead.