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Cellphone Gaming Market Lacks Pull

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-fun-equals-no-money dept.

The Washington Post reports that, despite the best wishes of executives, the cellphone market has not yet taken off the way companies like Jamdat may have hoped for. From the article: "McAteer said the phone interface that consumers access when downloading games -- which usually lists only game titles -- is one of the biggest reasons behind the slow growth. As a result, the games that tend to sell best are those with instant name recognition among consumers, such as Pac-Man or Tetris"

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  1. Re:No market by mypalmike · · Score: 2, Funny

    a display the size of a stamp and a resolution that makes you wonder if that what you're shooting at is supposed to be a plane or a donkey.

    The developers of "Flying Donkey Storm 3" really did some amazing work. You definitely can tell you're shooting at donkeys.

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