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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. 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)

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

    Here's that link you requested!!

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