gooPhone comin’!
We just submitted the iPhone version of World of Goo to App Store for approval, expect it to be out soonish! We will post again when we have a final release date, but in the mean time, there are a few things we’d like to share about it.
We realized after the fact that the way we set pricing for the iPad version wasn’t very friendly to fans and early adopters (started at $10, lowered to $5 after a month when we realized $10 was too high). Having learned some lessons from our first App Store release, we decided to do things in the most transparent and fan-friendly way possible this time around.
The iPhone version of World of Goo will be priced at $2.99 in the US (and the usual equivalents elsewhere). BUT, it’s going to be discounted to $0.99 for the first 24 hours after release as a way to say thank you to the early adopters.
Additionally, we thought the most fan-friendly thing to do with the iPad (HD) version is to make it universal. So if you already bought the iPad version, you will essentially be getting the iPhone version for free. Bon appetit!
One last detail to note about the iPhone version: it will require an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 to play. The iPhone 3G was simply not fast enough to run the game as smoothly as we would have liked it to. For the techies among you, the requirement is an armv7 or better processor.
[UPDATE: for those of you asking about iPod touch, the game will require a 3rd generation iPod touch or newer]
April 3rd, 2011 at 6:15 pm
yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)
April 3rd, 2011 at 6:45 pm
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~~~~~~~~~~~please just hurry~~~i can’t wait!!!
thank you all!!!
April 3rd, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I LOVE YOU, 2DBOY!!! :D
I’m so excited for this, and you guys are being very generous about this, especially it being Universal build!
April 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Yeehaw! Thank you very much for the Universal Build, looking forward to playing WoG for the fIrst Time on a Touch Device:)
April 3rd, 2011 at 10:27 pm
I love you, 2D Boy!
April 3rd, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Yeehaw! Thank you very much for the Universal Build, looking forward to playing WoG for the fIrst Time on a Touch Device:)
I Hope you have Great success with this version!
April 3rd, 2011 at 10:58 pm
PLEASE RELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK ON VINYL!!!
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Awesome! I will get the universal version even though i don’t have an iPad yet :)
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:09 pm
I love you, 2D Boy
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Thanx 2DBoy ;)
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:44 pm
So there will be 2 versions: Universal + iPhone right?
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:51 pm
cant wait
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Cannot wait for the goophone! And the cacophony of fandroids stuck in second-class. Wahhhhhhhh!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:07 am
yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ..finally…!
Thank you very much!
i’d buy it in the second i hear from the release!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:19 am
Any plans for Android? If you do, please make it available with Paypal too because there are countries that can’t buy from Android Market.
April 4th, 2011 at 12:57 am
Is it the same version as the Mac OS or PC game? Any new levels?
April 4th, 2011 at 1:14 am
Hey – I’m guessing that rules out the iPod Touch 2g? Can you update on what iTouches will be supported?
April 4th, 2011 at 1:34 am
Great news! Can’t wait for it.
Is the last sentence correct? First you say it requires an iPhone 3GS, and then you say that the processor of the iPhone 3GS isn’t fast enough. Don’t you mean iPhone 2GS there?
April 4th, 2011 at 2:13 am
Nice!
Apparently, porting games like this is easy to do for webOS. :)
April 4th, 2011 at 2:25 am
This is fantastic! Thank you so much for making goophone!
April 4th, 2011 at 3:43 am
Looking forward to purchase this and S&S this month for my iPhone!
April 4th, 2011 at 3:51 am
[...] agora, directamente pela boca dos produtores, que a versão iPhone de World of Goo foi já finalizada e submetida para aprovação pela Apple, e [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 4:06 am
[...] 2D Boy: gooPhone comin? “We just submitted the iPhone version of World of Goo to App Store for approval, expect it to be out soonish. The iPhone version of World of Goo will be priced at $2.99, but it?s going to be discounted to $0.99 for the first 24 hours after release as a way to say thank you to the early adopters.” [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 4:17 am
[...] impalcature e poter raggiungere l’uscita di ogni livello è in fase di approvazione. Lo hanno annunciato i 2D Boy sul loro blog ufficiale. Dopo l’autorizzazione di Apple, World of Goo sarà proposto al Day One a 79 centesimi di [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 5:01 am
World of Goo and Sword & Sworcery makes this april the best month for iPhone/iPod gaming ever.
I haven’t been playing WoG since I beat it throughly right after the first release (profanity pack, nudge nudge) and now I’m so excited to be able to goo my phone!
THANK
YOU
SO
MUCH
April 4th, 2011 at 5:17 am
[...] 2D Boy tells us that their fun physics puzzler World of Goo is getting an iPhone version. It's been submitted to Apple for approval and should be available "soon" at an initial sale price of $0.99, going up to $2.99 after the first 24 hours. Those who have already bought the iPad version, never fear; they're converting it to a Universal app, so there's no need to purchase it again. Posted in: Pro News ADD COMMENTS [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 5:18 am
What about the iPod touch? I believe the 3rd and 4th gens have armv7 CPUs.
April 4th, 2011 at 5:38 am
@SirNuke
iPod Touch 4th will definitely support it, trust me ;)
April 4th, 2011 at 5:52 am
What about the iPod touch 3G?
April 4th, 2011 at 7:09 am
3rd generation iPod touch will be supported
April 4th, 2011 at 8:02 am
Is planned version for iPod/iPhone 2g ?
Please
April 4th, 2011 at 8:02 am
What about Android? It´s the future OS for Smartphones and it´s Open Source so please also develop a Version for it! Please!
April 4th, 2011 at 8:44 am
So. . . there is going to be an iPhone version and a universal version?
April 4th, 2011 at 10:56 am
Damn! I only have a iPod Touch 2G.
Is the restriction a build requirement or will it run just slower?
Thanks
April 4th, 2011 at 11:18 am
Super cool. I can’t wait…
April 4th, 2011 at 11:33 am
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I love this game!!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
@David Amador: we only want to put things out there that are of the highest quality, and world of goo on the 3G doesn’t feel like a quality experience, so we restricted the build to an armv7 cpu and better (which means iPhone 3GS or newer / 3rd gen iPod Touch or newer)
April 4th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
PLEASE SAY IT WILL WORK ON iPOD TOUCH 4G!!!!!!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
2D BOY says: “IT WILL WORK ON iPOD TOUCH 4G!!!!!!”
April 4th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Are there two separate apps, one iPhone only and one universal? The post wasn’t very clear.
April 4th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
@ ZildjianKX: yes, two separate apps, a universal version for $4.99 and an iPhone version for $2.99
April 4th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
[...] Source: 2D Boy [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
[...] portable version of WiiWare and PC great World of Goo is due for the iPhone “soonish,” according to its developers. The better news is that it will launch at 99 cents and will be free for those who already own the [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
[...] of Goo [$4.99] is indeed coming to the iPod Touch and iPhone, And it’s coming, like, real soon, according to a post on studio’s blog that explains, additionally, that the title is worming its way through Apple’s approval process [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
PLEASE! Android version, 2D Boy…. make it happen! :(
April 4th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
…and that would be my fifth purchase of World of Goo.
Thanks 2D Boy, I’ll be enjoying it on my iPhone!
April 4th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Lol, when reading these news on another site I actually decided to visit your site just so I could write a comment containing the phrase “I love you 2D boy”, but then I realized that that’s already been done a few times.
But I’ll say it anyway.
I love you, 2D boy. (I love Kyle Gabler for the music as well, in a non-gay way)
April 4th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Thanks!
That is one of the greatest news of the year for iPhone games. We were really waiting for the iPhone version, and can’t wait too long for Apple to accept it on the App Store (because they will obviously accept the submission).
We relayed your annoucement on http://www.iappsaver.com and will write a review when iPhone version will be available!
http://www.iappsaver.com/news/world-of-goo-announced-for-iphone/
April 4th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Please make an android version! :)
April 4th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
I also hope to see Android version released
April 4th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
You might want to add that it won’t run on ipod touch 3g 8gb. It was a renamed ipod touch 2g.
April 4th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I can’t wait!
April 4th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
*Sniff* *Sniff*
I Bought It when it Was $10
April 4th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
No free code for those of us who have already bought this on WiiWare AND Steam? ;_;
April 4th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Is it not economically in your interest to make the iphone version $0.99 and make it compete with angry birds on the top 25 charts? From my research only $1 apps reach the top charts and stay there, mostly because the iphone generation is cheap.
Please beat angry birds and make millions!
April 4th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
this is way better than angry birds doodle jump and all those apps… i cant wait
April 4th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
I can’t get it. I have a second generation iPod. :(
LOVE YOU ANYWAY, 2D BOY.
And I also love Kyle Gabler for the soundtrack. …In a gay way. A crush. <3
April 4th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
[...] of Goo [$4.99] is indeed coming to the iPod Touch and iPhone, And it’s coming, like, real soon, according to a post on studio’s blog that explains, additionally, that the title is worming its way through Apple’s approval process [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
[...] 2D Boy announced that they had submitted the enjoyable puzzler to the App Store. The title is currently awaiting [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
[...] portable version of WiiWare and PC great World of Goo is due for the iPhone “soonish,” according to its developers. The better news is that it will launch at 99 cents and will be free for those who already own the [...]
April 4th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Please make it compatible also with Older ipod touch/iphone, please
April 5th, 2011 at 12:01 am
[...] 2D Boy: gooPhone comin? “We just submitted the iPhone version of World of Goo to App Store for approval, expect it to be out soonish. The iPhone version of World of Goo will be priced at $2.99, but it?s going to be discounted to $0.99 for the first 24 hours after release as a way to say thank you to the early adopters.” [...]
April 5th, 2011 at 2:04 am
[...] portable version of WiiWare and PC great World of Goo is due for the iPhone “soonish,” according to its developers. The better news is that it will launch at 99 cents and will be free for those who already own the [...]
April 5th, 2011 at 3:17 am
How about an 0,99$ offer for the universal app?! :)
April 5th, 2011 at 4:19 am
World Of Goo wird für das iPhone erscheinen…
Ich weiß zwar nicht, ob Ihr das Spiel World Of Goo kennt, aber für mich zählt dieses Spiel zu den intelligentesten überhaupt. Erschienen ist dieses Game zunächst im Jahre 2008 für die Nintendo Wii und anschließend w…
April 5th, 2011 at 7:38 am
Does it support the retina display of the iPhone 4?
April 5th, 2011 at 8:45 am
This is great! Because, for the last year, I’ve been typing in World of Goo into the App store search on my iphone and it keeps coming back with “Did you mean: word of god”. Thanks for helping not make this a religious matter for me.
April 5th, 2011 at 9:29 am
You guys are awesome!!! Thank you so much!
April 5th, 2011 at 9:37 am
@Chuck LOL
April 5th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Awesome news, Word of Goo was largely responsible for my love of indy games. I’ll have to make it a point to check this site every day so that I can gooify my phone on Day 1!
April 5th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Chuck I have been doing the same thing. Lol
I have never played but have always wanted to.
April 5th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
If you make the ipad(universal) app $3, id buy that to have both versions even though i dont own an ipad(yet).
April 6th, 2011 at 2:23 am
We demand for Goo on Android! :D
April 6th, 2011 at 8:11 am
PLEEAASSEEE make this compatible with IPhone 2G. I dont care if it runs slowly. You could even make a separate app. I NEED this
April 6th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Does anyone else think [I love you] 2D boy [!] should release robot and the cities that built him for iPhone
April 6th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Also note that it will not work on iPod Touch 3rd gen. 8GB, as this is not a real 3rd generation device, but rather a renamed 2nd generation device.
April 6th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Is there going to be any wireless/bluetooth multiplayer mode (compete with times/tower height/races) or will that be integrated into the game center?
April 6th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I’ve never purchased an Apple product in my life, but the idea of playing World of Goo on that beautiful iPad screen is extremely tempting…
April 7th, 2011 at 12:25 am
[...] 2D Boy — gooPhone comin’! “We just submitted the iPhone version of World of Goo to App Store for approval, expect it to be out soonish! We will post again when we have a final release date, but in the mean time, there are a few things we’d like to share about it.” [...]
April 7th, 2011 at 8:08 am
I should mention that the first app I’m going to buy after iPad purchase is World of Goo HD.
April 7th, 2011 at 11:09 am
How long does apple certification take?
April 7th, 2011 at 11:13 am
No I do not mean ‘Word of god’ :(.
Damn you Apple, speed this up!
April 7th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
How much does it takes to apple to approve the app?
April 7th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Is something happening now? Instead of recommending “Word of god” it just says, plainly; “No hits”.
I’m being optimistic here!
April 7th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Filip, I just saw the same thing. :-)
Its getting exciting, would be a lovely thing to have for the weekend. ….
Thank you 2d boy for making this game :-))
April 7th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Any plans to discount the universal version to 2.99 or something when the iphone version is 99 cents? Would def grab it :D (Already own it on Steam so reluctant to buy it on another platform)
April 7th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
PLEASE!!!! i need this game on my iPhone!!!!
April 7th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
You can tell a video game is a great one when years after it’s release, it’s fans are still excited about playing it all over again for the umpteenth time. :D
April 7th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
^ when its fans…
April 7th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
I have never had a console foe this game. iPhone will the first time and I can’t wait. Hurry up and release it already!!!!!
April 7th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Is there going to be day one discount for european app store aswell?
April 7th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
I love you 2DBOY cant wait its so loooooooooong
April 8th, 2011 at 1:14 am
Will this contain the same levels as in the PC-version?
April 8th, 2011 at 3:09 am
Come on, Apple! Give it a go! :)
April 8th, 2011 at 4:25 am
Still not on the App Store. Any word yet from Apple?
April 8th, 2011 at 4:47 am
ARGH!! why does apple always take forever to approve the good games >.< …cant wait any longer… must play world of goooo… NO! not 'word of god' …i hate apple *frustrated*
April 8th, 2011 at 4:48 am
Could you please make an update adding 2nd gen support soon? I’ve been waiting FOREVER for this to come out and I only have a 2nd gen iTouch. Please add the update! PS: WoG rocks, I also have it for wii and nearly beat it. Curse you, epilouge!
April 8th, 2011 at 6:31 am
Even at $3 that is ridiculously cheap! Looking forward to it!
April 8th, 2011 at 11:02 am
This has been the longest wait ever! Hurry up App Store approvers!
April 9th, 2011 at 12:50 am
I would much rather a Windows Phone version ;)
April 9th, 2011 at 1:27 am
The Good News for those of us waiting… its probably going to finely be approved on Monday It Its any thing like my apps have been.
5-8 days
April 9th, 2011 at 6:20 am
Maybe, it can be ported to Symbian^3 mobile devices :)
April 9th, 2011 at 9:37 am
Where is it?!!!!!!!
April 9th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Can’t wait for Apple to approve it :(
April 9th, 2011 at 4:43 pm
*waits eagerly for the WoG modding community to meet the jailbreaking community*
April 9th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Hi there,
I’ve hugely enjoyed your game on my PC, and I’d be super-delighted to buy it again on the Android platform for use on my Nexus S and Xoom! :-)
April 10th, 2011 at 5:10 am
Hopefully tomorrow :-)
April 10th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
I cant wait, but i think there should be a free code for those who hav bought it on wiiware.
April 10th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
i have easily checked this page like 35 times today and theres is no update
April 10th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
1st- go to this link in your iphone/ipod touch. http://cdn.webadictos.net/media/2011/02/World-of-Goo-HD-300×300.png
2nd- tap where it says: Add to home screen
3rd- fit the icon and name it World of Goo
4th – enjoy world of goo
April 10th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
if you like world of goo you would probably like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlaQ09r1ZeI
April 11th, 2011 at 1:30 am
Plz discount to $0.99 for the first 24 hours, to congratulate the version of iPhone to be release.
Can’t wait to play it on my iPad 2.
April 11th, 2011 at 4:43 am
Jesus christ, App Store… What are they doing?
April 11th, 2011 at 5:31 am
Yeah I know right!
My guess is that since Apple is in California and their time is pacific then the east coast will have to wait to 12 pm noon. That way it will be 9 am PST.
April 11th, 2011 at 5:54 am
Don’t understand what are appstore censors doing? Maybe try to find some porno or flash
April 11th, 2011 at 6:10 am
How much time does apple approval time take?
April 11th, 2011 at 6:15 am
See that is the real question. From what I heard it was anywhere from 5-8 days.
However normally apps from big game devs get pushed up on the list and they are approved fairly quickly.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:24 am
Man oh man!
how long is this going to take!
The anticipation is killing me!
it does see to be taking forever…..
Must play with… goo… sooon….
April 11th, 2011 at 9:29 am
Ok so when I search World of Goo, the suggestions box now gives me World of Goo HD and World of Goo. Before it just gave me the HD version, hope this means it comes out today.
April 11th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@Jose: and if I search on my iPod it gives me “world of goo” as a suggestion, too.
I hope it will be out today.
April 11th, 2011 at 10:29 am
Same here! “World of Goo” appears in the search. So, please, can someone push the big green button, now?!
April 11th, 2011 at 10:59 am
When I search for “World of Goo HD” HD version pops out. When I search for “World of Goo” search comes up empty.
April 11th, 2011 at 11:01 am
yes…appears in the serch!!!! i checked this page 1.000 times in these days…i can’t wait to play it!!!!
April 11th, 2011 at 11:08 am
Allright goo fans! Let’s make shure this is the FIRST app in the app store!
April 11th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
I love you, 2Dboy !
I wanted this app a long time… Please, come to me !
April 11th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Still a no show in German app store….. Buhuhu
April 11th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
It comes up on the search! That means that by the time I wake up tomorrow I will have my first taste of portable gooey goodness! Let’s get this app to no. 1 gooFans!
April 11th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Come on Apple!
I love this game, and I can’t wait to play it on my iPod!!
And like everyone else said, in the US Store, both “World of Goo” and “World of Goo HD” are showing up as suggestions.
April 11th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Its on the UK app store as text, search for world of g…..it’s there but it returns no matches so hopefully I’ll be in the UK tomorrow
Cannot wait :)
April 11th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Listen up 2D boy! I have a 2nd gen ipod touch. BUT it has ios 4.0. Will it still work?!?!? REPLY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 11th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Hm, still nothing?
April 11th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
tic toc tic toc tic toc tic toc
April 11th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
@Noah!!! No, your iPod won’t run it. The processor in older models is not powerful enough.
April 11th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
@Noah I will not work. Processor power is low. It needs armv7 cpu and better!
April 11th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
So, I have been checking the App Store all day long and still nothing, just the “world of goo” suggestion… is it going to be released today? I hope so!!
April 11th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Well screw 2d boy! Making it only for the people who have all the latest tech.
April 11th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
It’s not about having the newest tech. It is about having a processor that can run the game.
April 11th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
The time of waiting is killing me! Be quick, Apple store….
April 11th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Think it has been approved by Apple (fact that it appears in the search). Now its on 2dboy to set the release date…
April 12th, 2011 at 12:46 am
Android version please!!
I have already bought it twice for PC (download and boxed) and I will gladly buy it again for Android. If you do release an Android version please do it through PayPal too because I can’t use the Android Market in Cyprus – a downloadable .apk will do just fine. :D
April 12th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
@keniffkeniff its just a picture… I cant play.
April 12th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
And i agree with noah…its not fair, its just not fair. Ive waited forever and now i cant play because i too have a 2g. Screw u 2d girl.
April 12th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
Are u sure this wont work on my ipod? Every other app does?
April 12th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
@Noah
Its not about 2d boy not putting it on your old ipod. It just physically doesn’t work because the processor is too slow. Its like putting Crysis on a Intel atom netbook – YOU CAN’T.
April 13th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
You people where COMPLETELY WRONG! I went to my settings and i DO have armv7! HA
April 14th, 2011 at 8:11 am
Thank you so much! I love this game
April 14th, 2011 at 8:49 am
It doesn’t work on iPod Touch 3G, When you try to download it says: This app doesn’t work with iPod touch. So that’s a fail.
April 14th, 2011 at 8:51 am
samuel, we’re looking into it.
April 14th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Hi Ron! I love World of Goo! You are full of great ideas! But, will you try to get this on ipod 2nd generation? If so, will it still be 99¢?
April 15th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
NOOO please! please! let it run on the 8gb MC model!!!! I’ve been waiting for this app for at least 3 years and it’s finally come out. I’m so dissapointed that I have to buy a new ipod to play it! :( x 1000
Are there any possibilities to getting it to run on an 8gb MC model? OR A rebranded ipod touch 8gb 2g?
April 19th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
HI!!!!!!!!! i luv this game it is the best in the world!!!
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:43 am
To all you fandroids demanding goo for your phones…
Get an iPhone. ;)
May 5th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
My whole family enjoys playing “World of Goo” – we have purchased it for computers and wii ware. We would really love to play Goo on-the-go, but it is not available on the ANDROID OS. We would love to see an HD version for Android. Can you at least tell us (here or in the blog) if it is at least in the works? I’ll keep checking back.
Additionally, I would like to know if you will be offering special “customer loyalty” codes to those who have previously purchased to have access to the new platforms for free (or discounted).
Thanks for a wold of fun… Now… back to stacking gooballs… hehehe