Cellphone Gaming Market Lacks Pull

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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Yes you do.

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Many providers/vendors offer games for a one off payment that you then own forever.

The fact that you typically can't transfer the games to your new handset if/when you upgrade is another matter...