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Bandai to develop online games for cell phones

Posted by Hemos on from the tekken-4-on-my-cell-phone-display dept.

whostudios writes "There's quite an interesting story on CNN about Bandai and cellular service provider NTT Mobile Communications Network (NTT DoCoMo) teaming up to develop online video games for cell phones. From next month, the two companies will begin preparing around 20 of Bandai's gaming titles to run on NTT DoCoMo's new "i-mode" cellular handsets which the carrier is jointly developing with Sun Microsystems, representatives at the companies said today. "

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  1. Massively Multiplayer Games by Biff+Cool · · Score: 3

    Great now I just need someone to realease a multiplayer version of Druglord for cellphones.
    Now I can sit in a subway with a pager, and cellphone, and complain to the guy next to me about how unbelievably expensive cocaine is.

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  2. Americans don't know Japan by Collin · · Score: 2

    All the people commenting about how the games on phones concept sucks because people can't even drive and talk much less play games are off base because they don't know Japan.

    In Japan, nobody drives, and you spend alot of time on trains and waiting for them. When you don't have to concentrate on driving, you have time to kill, and this idea fits right in.

    In the big cities, pretty much *everybody* carries a phone and most of the teens carry MD players, too. I predict that MP3 will make it into the phones there next.

    Collin

  3. GBA is already using a cell by m3000 · · Score: 3

    The Game Boy Advance is already planning a feature similar to this. You can connect and play against other people through your cell phone. Read about it here. (about midway through it)

  4. Re:Great! More Distraction! by rde · · Score: 2

    But Seriously, why do we need this? If I have a cell phone and a cell modem can't I just link up via my laptop and frag away? I'm not sure this will catch on.I'd be very interested to see one though.
    It's not aimed at you. Here in Ireland you can't walk 50 metres down the street without encountering someone on a moby; these phones are already riddles with features. And given that most of them already have screens that are bigger than the keypads, it's inevitable that games be added. It's just one reason to pick a Nokia (say) over an Ericsson.
    I've got to say, I've got my heart set on a Nokia 7110, but if a phone comes out with Tetris, I'm getting that instead (assuming I don't have to phone anyone to use it).

  5. Re:I'm probably being stupid but by BradyB · · Score: 3

    Here's that link you requested!!

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  6. Just what we need by tweek · · Score: 2

    People can't handle driving and using the cell phone at the same time. How in the HELL do we expect them to handle games in addition. And don't tell me that it won't happen. Some looser is going to be on his cell phone in the car playing a game in traffic and hit me. At that point road rage will take over and I will promptly beat him with said cellphone.

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