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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
M:Metrics finds mobile gaming not so popular
According to this analysis most consumers buy only one gaming title, if any at all. Consumers mention price and selection as reasons for not buying yet another game. I find this odd as mobile game prices are very low (if you compare with console games) and there are 1000s of games.
If on the other hand the games available are not in line with what consumers expect then of course price still is a significant factor.
What I find not so good is that phones are not yet designed with gaming in mind. Even if a phone is designed as candy bars or clamshells, the joystick and main buttons could be made more optimised for gaming needs without hurting normal phone use.
I'm convinced games that can be played for a short time, like Tetris, Space Invader, Break Out etc are more suited for phones, not just because of the small display etc but also due to the way phones are used.
M:Metrics News
If on the other hand the games available are not in line with what consumers expect then of course price still is a significant factor.
What I find not so good is that phones are not yet designed with gaming in mind. Even if a phone is designed as candy bars or clamshells, the joystick and main buttons could be made more optimised for gaming needs without hurting normal phone use.
I'm convinced games that can be played for a short time, like Tetris, Space Invader, Break Out etc are more suited for phones, not just because of the small display etc but also due to the way phones are used.
M:Metrics News
