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Gosen quits Nintendo Europe To Join Digital Bridges
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in People | No Comments »
David Gosen, Nintendo Europe’s managing director of sales and marketing, leaves the company to join mobile games publisher Digital Bridges as COO.
Gosen, who has been with the company for around five years, most recently served as its managing director of sales and marketing. He oversaw the European launches of the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance SP. More …
Sun signs Java deals with Nokia and extends its reach in the games market
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
Technology giant Sun Microsystems has made fresh moves into the games market, signing deals with Nokia and Infinium Labs which will see its Java technology being tied in to the SNAP platform and Phantom Game Service respectively. More …
Japanese Mobile Spending Surges
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Research & Stats | 1 Comment »
People spent nearly 400 billion yen over their mobile phones in the country last year, up a third from 2002. Spending on physical goods looks to have increased 70 percent. More …
Samsung Throws Down the Gauntlet to Nokia with Game Phone
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »
Samsung Electronics challenges to N-Gage, a video game phone of the world’s largest mobile phone maker, Nokia. Samsung plans to strengthen its foothold in the world’s most lucrative market for on-line games, Korea and aim the global market. More …
Korean mobile game market is the world second largest after Japan
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
Korea emerged as the world second largest mobile game market worth $122 million in 2003 after Japan, $211 million. According to a white paper, “The rise of Korean games,” released by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the world mobile game market is expected to be up 53% from $920 million in 2003 to $1.4 billion this year, $2.06 billion in 2005 and $2.86 billion in 2006. More …
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Overloaded and Resolution Bring Unique 3D Game Experience to Mobile Phones
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Games | No Comments »
Resolution Interactive AB (owner of the online game Clusterball
MFORMA Establishes Local Subsidiary in China
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
MFORMA Group Inc., a leading global publisher and distributor of wireless entertainment content, announced today the establishment of MFORMA China, a local Chinese subsidiary of MFORMA Group, Inc. MFORMA China is based in Shanghai and is fully licensed and authorized by the Chinese government to do business in China. The company will distribute mobile games and services directly to wireless operators throughout the entire country. With nearly 300 million wireless subscribers today, projected to grow to a half billion by 2008, China is the largest and fastest growing wireless market in the world. More …
N-Gage improved, but not enough to buy
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »
Nokia’s new N-Gage QD is a vast improvement over the company’s first all-in-one cell phone and game device. But that’s not really saying much. The Finnish company’s first foray into mobile video games was reviled as ugly, heavy, awkward to use and underpowered when it was released last year. More …
JAMDAT files for $86 million IPO
July 13th, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »
Los Angeles based mobile entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile has announced its intention to float on the NASDAQ stock market, with an initial public offering of some $86 million planned for the company. More …
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