Yes, and it’s about time we put it out of its misery. Even before the iPhone, the iPod never stood a chance as a legitimate gaming device. This saddens me somewhat, too, because I really wanted it to be. I viewed gaming on the iPod much as I do on my Macintosh, in that I didn’t buy a Mac to play games, but if there are games available, I’ll certainly play them. Unfortunately, developers just never put much thought into iPod games, and Apple didn’t seem interested in helping out.

Find out what went wrong—and what’s starting to look right—after the break.

All Apple iPods, expect for the iPod Shuffle, are preloaded with 3 games. Through the iTunes Store you may buy new games for your iPod and Disney has now produced the first movie-license iPod game. Disney Online Studios’ Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire is the new game and will be compatible with both the more »