What Nook Apps Would you Like?

[Winterlight00]

Oh! Also a "music machine" kinda thing. You know, a bunch of instruments likw piano, guitar, drums to make songs, perhaps a simple sequencer. There used to be this game called Rockstar like that on the Amiga years ago.

[Irishelf]

Enough with the kids books, wallpapers and educational games for kids.  Can we please have some educational games for adults?  How about more games for adults period.  Maybe something like Trivial Pursuit, Plants vs Zombies, some kind of Sim game (especially animals), a decent slots game (like Reel Deal, with several slots with bonus games and platform games (like Harry Potter).  Get an improved version of Geobee(print is too tiny for me to play the current version).  Itunes would be great (I don't see why Apple would have a problem with it, they still get the money when you buy anything and most people who want itunes on the NC already own an Apple product (ipod, ipad,etc.).  Some more apps for educational chinnels would be nice.  I love the Smithsonian app (although more full videos would be appreciated) and would love to have an app for the History Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and National Geographic Channel.

[BeachCatFan]

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Irishelf wrote:

Enough with the kids books, wallpapers and educational games for kids.  Can we please have some educational games for adults?  How about more games for adults period.  Maybe something like Trivial Pursuit, Plants vs Zombies, some kind of Sim game (especially animals), a decent slots game (like Reel Deal, with several slots with bonus games and platform games (like Harry Potter).  Get an improved version of Geobee(print is too tiny for me to play the current version).  Itunes would be great (I don't see why Apple would have a problem with it, they still get the money when you buy anything and most people who want itunes on the NC already own an Apple product (ipod, ipad,etc.).  Some more apps for educational chinnels would be nice.  I love the Smithsonian app (although more full videos would be appreciated) and would love to have an app for the History Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and National Geographic Channel.

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I totally agree. And how about a Scrabble app that lets you just play against the computer???

[Needlehawk]

Ryan, I absolutely love the Quell games. Thank you so much for bringing them to the Nook!

As far as what I'd like to see....I'd love a game in the same vein as 7th Guest or Return to Ravenhearst. That is, a game where you explore a spooky old house, slowly unlocking doors, and having to solve puzzles to advance the story and get into the next room(s). Grisly Manor was somewhat like this, but didn't have the hard-core puzzles to solve, like the 8 queens on the chessboard in 7th Guest. What might be really fun for Nook users would be the inclusion of a lot more language-based puzzles, instead of all visual-type puzzles. Things like the fiendishly difficult cryptogram that was in 7th guest, or riddles.

[Planelaw]

I'm always hopeful when I check what's new on the app list- well, if I see one more kid's game, one more story for 3yr olders (I know, it's a great tool for toddlers, and that's all well and good ...) How about more for adults like the Smithsonian one, that's great fun?! Try a night sky map, stars, planets and the like (it could update itself for the current day and region).

And of course the whole app listing process, and finding of apps needs a huge redo; going through one thousand five hundred and ninety three apps (and the list does grow) every time you want to see if there's anything newly interesting added is demoralizing (read that as dispiriting) and off-putting. I know on the NC you can check new releases, but even that's tedious when it really might be nice to do a real search. But no app search when you're on the NC.

Does this fall on deaf ears? However- I'm always optimistic.

[Ryan_]

When I was looking at the bn.com website, I noticed a lot of changes to the way apps are displayed. Also, if the NOOK Color update is going to make the store look more like it does on the NOOK Tablet, it will help with app discovery too. 

[Mark_OB1 Bibliophile]

Planelaw commented:

> And of course the whole app listing process, and finding of apps needs a huge redo; going through one thousand five hundred and ninety three apps (and the list does grow) every time you want to see if there's anything newly interesting added is demoralizing (read that as dispiriting) and off-putting. I know on the NC you can check new releases, but even that's tedious when it really might be nice to do a real search. But no app search when you're on the NC. <

This is one of the major things that B&N promised would not be a problem on the NC, way back when.  They even used it as a justification for why they were keeping the platform closed, and not providing access to the Android Market.  "Too big, and way too hard to find things in".  But the curated market from B&N would make it all so easy.  So they claimed.

They need to start living up to that promise, and make good on their commitment.

- Mark

[ITProfessional5]

I would love to have a program that syncs my Outlook calendar, contacts, notes, and tasks on the Nook. I know there's "Missing Sync" out there, but apparently it has issues (per other posts here).  I would also like to see some security apps. Thanks.

[jeffe]

I would like to see WordFeud come to the unrooted nook color.

I love this game and don't like switching my sd card to play.

Thanks.

[LectorGS]

I'd like to have a Spanish-English-Spanish dictionary that could be used as a default dictionary when reading my Nook books in Spanish.

[MikeyG]

Words with Friends and Hangin' with Friends.  These would give my wife a chance to pick up her games when her iPod Touch's battery is low.

[Ryan_]

You'll have to keep an eye on our word game called "Word Off!" It'll be a game similar to the "with friends" style of play where you send word moves to your friends and you'll even be able to play with people from all kinds of devices. So a NOOK Color player could play a game with someone who has an iPod Touch. 

[FoodNom]

There's something called textfree. It's on the android and apple markets. I think that would be a great addition to the nook store. Oh, and can you make that app free because android and apple both make it a free app.

[rapid_readerWA]

Can we get the MathStudio app for Nook Color/Tablet? It's basically what Spacetime was, a computer algebra system that runs on the device itself. No more having to find a wi-fi point to run the Wolfram Alpha app!

[furbag7]

Diner Dash is what we would most like to see!

[mrmetta]

I enjoy using the native email app... but it would be so helpful if I could either enlarge the text and/or zoom in the messages.

[Luvmynookie]

I would like more organizational apps.  I feel the calendar apps available are lacking and I have my nook with me all the time, I know I could even use it more!!  Also, it would be great to be able to try an app before purchasing it, even for 12 hours.  I've purchased some that I haven't been happy with.  Another app that would be great is one to help organize medical visits - notes and contact information.

Thanks, I love my Nook!

[sampacct11]

I would like to see an app like Farm Story on the Ipad and an app for Weight Watchers. Thank you!

[Free2BMe]

Slacker Radio......options are better than Pandora

[Ryan_]

Just wanted to pop in again and say, I'm still reading these suggestions! We've been finishing up our latest word game (which you'll be seeing in the Store in a few weeks *fingers crossed*), which is why you haven't seen me post much for a few month.