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EA and Gameloft just announced their financials for the last quarter of 2007, which lets us see how they did in respect of each other….
(note: there is some dollar/euro conversion fun going on here, as EA is US-HQ’d, where as Gameloft is based “dans le France“) 
For the WHOLE year, it was tight as you like; EA coming in at $144m, and Gameloft at $143 m (assuming conversion is correct). In Q407, Gameloft actually out-earned EA, with $38.4m vs $38m respectively.
Actually, it might be much fairer to say that these two companies came in pretty much neck and neck, across the board – BOTH posting impressive figures, and proving the market for mobile gaming.
If we look at their growth compared with 2006, EA are up 22%, whereas Gameloft uplifted a staggering 40% – now that is impressive!
Personally, I love a good mobile game -a quick-dip, finger-sizzling, time-killer works nicely for me Howzabout y’all?
[Via: pocketgamer.co.uk]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
