AirConsole

AirConsole
Developer	N-Dream
Type	Home video game console
Release date	September 4, 2015[1]
Lifespan	2015–present
Display	Web browser
Controller input	Smartphones
Website	www.airconsole.com

AirConsole is a cloud-based video game console developed by Zurich-based startup N-Dream. It created the concept in January 2015, with around $1.4 million in initial capital.[2] Soon after, N-Dream conducted a game development competition, where developers were encouraged to create their own game on the AirConsole platform.

Smartphone as controller on AirConsole

In 2016, the gaming company was the winner of the 2016 German Developer Innovation Prize (German: Deutscher Entwicklerpreis[3]). Their game, Castle Hustle was nominated for the Best Student Game Award at the Ludicious Game Festival in 2017.

As of October 2021, AirConsole has over 170 games exclusive to its platform. The best known include Racing Wars, GoKartGo!Air!, Mega Monster Party, Let's Cook Together, fARTworks, Final Drift and The Neighbourhood.

References

"AirConsole - From prototype to full featured multiplayer game console". AirConsole Blog.
"AirConsole Is A Browser-Based Gaming Platform Where Your Smartphone Is The Controller". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
"Preisträger 2016 | Deutscher Entwicklerpreis". deutscherentwicklerpreis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2016-12-13.

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[1] "AirConsole - From prototype to full featured multiplayer game console". AirConsole Blog.

[2] "AirConsole Is A Browser-Based Gaming Platform Where Your Smartphone Is The Controller". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[deutscherentwicklerpreis-3] "Preisträger 2016 | Deutscher Entwicklerpreis". deutscherentwicklerpreis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2016-12-13.