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Fun on the run: developers discover the secrets of successful mobile games.(Gaming)

Computer Graphics World

| February 01, 2005 | Donelan, Jenny | COPYRIGHT 2005 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Games, the "next big thing" in wireless for some time now, still lag behind ring tones, photographs, and wallpaper when it comes to mobile phone downloads. But even if cell phone users would rather answer to "Nyuk nyuk nyuk" (to cite a popular ring tone) than spend a few minutes noodling with Tetris, the mobile gaming market is still a fairly big thing, and destined to become bigger, according to many experts.

Technology market research company In-Stat/MDR predicts that by 2009, US mobile gaming services will generate $1.8 billion annually. In-Stat/MDR also calculates that 78.6 million subscribers in this country will be playing mobile games in 2009, which ...

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