Apple never mentioned if Touch Fighter would be released. Some have assumed it would.

There's certainly no shortage of games, however -- I count well over 150.

It was a fun diversion when it was released for the mac, and is enjoyable on the iPhone as well...

I hope someone at Apple is taking note of the overwhelming popularity games are receiving at the App Store. Such an obvious demand from users of Apple's hardware for games. Perhaps now they will begin to support game developers for OSX and Macs as well as they supported them for their phones.

I'm surprised that there are no demos of apps from the store. I could've sworn that Steve said you'd be able to demo apps. I suppose it's going to be up to each developer to offer separate demo versions of their apps, but there are none that I see.

There's actually one mechanism in place. A developer could create a version of a game that includes only the first level or so, then release that for free. As a discerning buyer*, I tend to prefer game demos in which I have a limited area to play in, but can play that area to death, without worrying about time-limits, or number-of-launches limits. This lets me try it out in a pressure-free environment, and to know if I'm really going to find this game over the long run. There are a few games that intrigue me, but without being able to try them, I'm really hesitant to pull the trigger.

It'll be interesting to see if any developers choose to take this route.

*cheapskate

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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -C.S. Lewis