February 9th, 2005 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
MASS MARKET GAMES DOMINATED 2004, TREND SET TO CONTINUE IN 2005
Games with mass market appeal will continue to dominate mobile entertainment downloads in 2005, according to wireless entertainment publisher iFone.
Big name brands from outside the console gaming world have proven to be the most popular downloads for mobile phones over 2004.
Both of the final ELSPA Java download charts of the year were dominated by such titles with Monopoly at number one in November, followed by Tetris in December, each game published by iFone. Other mass market appeal titles, such as Pacman, Trivial Pursuit, Pub Darts and Pub Pool, have continued to consistently enjoy significant positions within the chart over the year, according to data submitted by the five major UK mobile operators. More ….