In a report on the release of “Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes – Encore,” Joystiq casually mentioned that Apple had dropped support for iPod click wheel games.

Rather than being a simple touchscreen-enabled port of the original click wheel game, the iPhone Song Summoner contains both Song Summoner and Song Summoner 2, which was never released due to Apple ending support for click wheel games.

Previously released iPod click wheel games are still available in the iTunes Store but the end of support should come as no surprise. It’s clear that moving forward, Apple will be focusing on games for the iPhone and iPod touch.