Idol Minds thinking mobile for gaming’s future

LOUISVILLE — Even as the world — or at least a few hundred million gamers around the globe — breathlessly awaits the launch of Sony’s newest gaming console, the PlayStation 4, a Louisville-based game developer that produced some of the company’s biggest hits is turning to the mobile gaming market for its future audience.

At its peak, Idol Minds LLC had up to 70 coders, artists and other gaming professionals working on multiple projects at its headquarters on Century Place in Louisville. The company’s first game, Cool Boarders 3, was a hit just a year after the company opened in 1997,…