Nextpeer is a newly launched Mobile Developer Toolkit that enables you to quickly and easily add multi-player gaming their single-player game developers. With Nextpeer at the tournament and social SDK (software development kit) developers can add custom features that allow users to join their games in real time, social tournaments where they compete with other users for the top scores or achievement.
The idea is so simple, it's surprising it hasn't been done before. People like mobile games and they are together to play games, but so far the only way developers can create multiplayer games — by creating a multi-player game from scratch. However, with the Nextpeer, any game can become a multiplayer game.
How it works
For users of Nextpeer too easy to use. Gamers to start an application, click the "online tournaments/multipoint-player" and sign in using Facebook connect. This takes them to the screen, which displays live tournaments available to join – experience similar to join Zynga Texas Hold'em tables, for example.
The player then places a bet to take part in the tournament. (This part is optional and will depend on the game).
When the tournament begins, gamers not played alongside each other in the sense that all the characters on the screen together. Instead, the user plays the game, as usual, but gets real-time notifications on their status, for example, "you're in the 3-rd place! Hurry Up! "or "Daniel is going to win!" depending on the game could be the first to reach a certain number of points receive achievement, complete the task, etc.
At the end of the session players table has gone away, and if a winner is declared the winner takes all, rate other players virtual money in the form of a Nextpeer currency.
A separate application to search for Nextpeer games is the Next
Nextpeer currency will be available for purchase in the accompanying Nextpeer mobile applications (not out yet), which will also feature games that use technology Nextpeer. Company founder and CEO Shai Magzimof recognizes that had not yet been worked out details of how the share of income will work, but it could be something like 90/10 (developer/Nextpeer).
However, the share of income is not the main reason why developers will use technology Nextpeer, said Magzimof. More importantly Nextpeer will allow developers to yet another channel for disseminating and marketing opportunities, both within the Nextpeer a separate application and its Web site. Access to more players, particularly more active, regular players, means increased opportunities for income generation through the monetization of your own game, whether it is a virtual economy, advertising or paid downloads. And Nextpeer promises to stay regardless of the income in the game can be.
Join the beta!
Nextpeer SDK initially available for iOS only (Android will come later), and the company already has a few games in testing. It is also negotiating with other developers, large and small/indie. (And "big" we mean really, really, really big.) Interested developers can sign up now to join the private beta here. Nextpeer application will go live within a few weeks.
Magzimof previously participated in Y Combinator startup program, which later became Greplin. Founder and Technical Director Daniel W previously was a developer on Fring and co-founder and Vice President Itamar Mule also co-founded Mobile Games Studio social expeditions. Nextpeer-this is a summary of the Android app Innobell, who made phone calls, social. The company attracted angel investor $300000 from Morris Wolfson.
Nextpeer is a platform multiplayer mobile game that adds a social aspect of multiplayer games.
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