Ngmoco, iOS Developer Firm, Bought for $400 Million
12/10/2010 |
DeNA, the Japanese social game giant, said Tuesday that it would acquire Ngmoco, a Silicon Valley iPhone game developer, for $400 million - one of the largest deals ever involving an iPhone application developer and another sign that the iPhone is fast becoming the hottest game device on the market.
That's a slice from a report in The New York Times today. I've never followed the business side of iOS development very closely, but that seems like a pretty serious amount - especially as the NYT...
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