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The State Of Cellphone Gaming

Posted by simoniker on from the helloooo-i'm-playing-games-they're-rubbish? dept.

Thanks to IGN Wireless for their new column discussing the current state of U.S. cellphone gaming. The article starts by saying: "Post-E3, several magazines and sites have taken to dismissing the cellphone gaming scene - saying the Game Boy Advance has nothing to worry about... But we're talking apples and oranges here, fellas. The markets cannot be compared, nor should they be." It goes on to highlight titles like GameLoft's Splinter Cell and JAMDAT's Pitfall!, and further comments that: "It's pretty pointless to buy a phone that cannot play the kind of games you like, and then complain that cellphone gaming sucks."

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  1. Admit it: cellphones are toys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Every time someone correctly points out that drivers should concentrate on driving instead of talking on their phones, they are inundated with slashdotters claiming that cellphones are an indispencible part of doing business. That they are serious tools. And then slashdot runs a story like this about using cellphones for videogames and I realize that all those people who vigorously defend cellphones as an essential part of life and a serious communications tool are really just bullshitting us. Cellphones are toys. They are yuppie trinkets. And even though cellphones are known to distract drivers and cause accidents resulting in death, yuppies and other techno-crazies will cry like children if you threaten to take their toys away from them.

    People, leave your toys at home and concentrate on driving.