At the GDC 2007, Nokia announced the latest games and publishers for its new N-Gage mobile gaming platform. The Finish giant also introduced updated software development tools for the N-Gage platform and a new testing program for SNAP Mobile’s Java platform. Among the introduced games were Gameloft’s Asphalt 3, Street Rules, Brothers In Arms, Hell’s…
Mobile games revenues grow in Q4 2006
Latest Telephia’s findings indicate a strong, 61% year-over-year growth, in mobile game revenues in the U.S. in Q4 2006. During that period, nearly 17.4 million consumers accounted for total mobile game revenues of $151 million. Almost three quarters (74%) of that amount goes to on-portal game downloads, leaving around 26% for off-portal downloads.
Nokia’s GDC announcements
Nokia, as well as many other companies, have this habit of releasing a ton of press releases during an event. With 3GSM we had 20 in 3 days, CES and Nokia World 2006 also presented some fairly high numbers. I know why it has to be done, news wire agencies, but can’t the communications people…
Paul live blogs the GDC Mobile Keynote
Check out everything he has to say. His conclusion is what I want to focus on: This is great, Trip is making fun of Mitch Laskey from EA Mobile (Super rich x-CEO of Jamdat now head of EA mobile) because last year Mitch said if you’re not already in with a big license your dead.…
Interview: Nokia’s director of games publishing, Gregg Sauter
Chock full of detail, read the whole thing over at Games On Deck. Here are some snippets: GOD: How expensive do you expect titles to be? GS: We expect N-Gage titles to be premium priced, so higher than your typical Java game but ultimately this will be up to the publisher/operator/retailer. GOD: do you consider…
Glu Mobile on board for Nokia’s next-gen gaming platform
Nokia announced a new developer for its upcoming next-gen N-Gage platform – Glu Mobile. The developer of such title like Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, certainly can bring gamers closer to Nokia. The first Glu Mobile’s title announced for the new platform is World Series of Poker Texas Hold’em, which allows…
Glu Mobile and Nokia announce collaboration to bring Glu games to N-Gage platform
Nokia PR: Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, and Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced today that Glu will be publishing a selection of mobile games and content on the N-Gage platform. Glu’s portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles like Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise,…
Interview with Gregg Sauter and Peter Nielsen: Talking about Nokia’s new N-Gage platform
Huge, loads of details, check it out over at Develop Mag. Some things I found interesting: You mention distribution – is it mostly going to be done through the N-Gage service and via the internet? Is it fair to say it’s mostly digital distribution? GS: Hmm… mostly. It’s all digital, however, the technology, the platform,…
Elisa to pilot Nokia’s next-gen mobile gaming platform
Elisa, a leading Finnish communications and ICT solutions company, will pilot Nokia’s next-gen mobile gaming platform. The pilot will start in February 2007 and run until mid 2007. Elisa will combine its existing mobile gaming platform with the Nokia N-Gage gaming platform and carry out intensive testing and evaluation in a live network environment. Nokia…
Elisa to pilot Nokia’s next version of N-Gage
Nokia PR: Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, and Elisa announced today that they will carry out a pilot of Nokia’s new N-Gage mobile gaming service. The pilot will start in February 2007 and run until mid 2007. "The core of the Nokia games strategy is to make it easy for people to find,…