For video game players, devices such as the Apple iPhone and iPad are interesting, but ultimately, not dedicated video gaming devices. This is seen not as a matter of having so many features on the device (the Playstation 3 after all comes with a web browser, plays Mpeg 4, music files, views photos, plays Blu-ray discs and DVD movies, used to be able to run Linux …and it also plays games too). The difference between Apple devices and gaming consoles is that Apple lacks significant third party support.

Now, in terms of numbers, Apple has plenty of third party game developers that make tons of apps for the iPad alone. The device has only been out in the United States for less than a week and it already has a library of over 800 games to choose from. It is also backwards compatible with the thousands of games for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

Still, quantity does not necessarily mean quality. Sure, there are a few decent game titles available on the iPad and the iPhone that would be interesting even for hardcore gamers, but in general, the games for the iPad are casual titles meant to burn time instead of actually immersing a player in the game. Though there are some ports of existing good games, there are very few original titles being developed for the iPad tablet.

This means that despite the many games on the iPad, it still lacks the right games. Thanks to the market of the iPad however, this situation is likely to never change. Since the average iPad user is also a casual gamer, we can only expect to see a more diverse range of casual game titles for the iPad.

Get to know more about the new casual games out for the Apple iPad at Reuters.