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Handheld and home console gaming has been around for a long time now, but there has been the birth of a third type of gaming. Home consoles are the most powerful machines available; naturally handhelds are below that power wise. But recently Nintendo has released a third console, the Pokemon Mini. This tiny console is very rarely talked about on here mainly due to it being an obvious cash in. Now cash in or not the games are relatively good (they are in fact making more) but what is the point of having such an under whelming system, it is incredibly small and underpowered.
But the idea of something tiny that you can play in the waiting room for 5 minutes or in a spare couple of minutes between lessons lets say is creating a new breed of gamer. Whilst gaming may be perceived as “sad” by many Mobile gaming is not, playing the popular game Snake on your phone is surprisingly popular and a cool thing to do. Enter the new wave of gaming, mobile gaming. With Internet in built on many phones mobile gaming can be popular to the casual gamer who fancies a quick blast at a small puzzle game or the hardcore fans who fancy a bit of online fun. Lets face it some of those games are very addictive and really shows you don’t need flash graphics to have fun. Now I’ve already talked about Nintendo’s attempt to create small puzzle based, cheap gaming but what of other companies that have dabbled their hands into this new world of with infinite possibilities. Lets take SEGA, admittedly this isn’t anything that will affect us but in Japan there is some mobile games made by Sonic Team and the like. Naturally this included games such as Sonic and NiGHTS but surly with WAP capabilities a Phantasy Star Online type game wouldn’t be so far away. I’ve already talked about Nintendo and the Pokemon mini but Nintendo have used more direct contact with mobile phones with (in particular) Pokemon Crystal where you could battle and trade over the web. Surly it won’t be long before Nintendo begin to make a few Pokemon mini games for the mobile phones?
But all of that is in a land far far away, over here we have no Sonic and we were unable to use Pokemon Crystal online. Over here though we have a bitter battle between the mobile phone companies over who can offer the best games. Orange has a nice little thing going with many popular titles; here you can play Who wants to be a Millionaire, a WWE mobile madness, the weakest link and a whole host of other clever online WAP games to play. The WWE game is often seen before WWE programmes on sky one. Vodaphone also has a collection of games, although not as expanse as the amount of games available on from Orange, the entire collection of “text” games include: Trivial Pursuit, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Zobmondo, Grand Prix Quiz and Walking with beasts. O2 offers a massive collection of games, including the MIB2 license of games, who wants to be a millionaire shows up again, we also have text wars, Eliminator, virtual pets and a whole host of other games. O2’s massive collection includes strategy games, as well as action and of course the puzzle game. T-mobile offers a nice collection of free downloadable games for the Siemens MT50 and you can keep it for 30 days before you have to pay £1 per game. Games include “web raider” where you are a spider attempting to halt evil flies and “when mascots attack” a game where you control a sports mascot and bring him to the top of a fighting league, and it is those who can fight the most successfully. There are many other games including Micro Nitro (top down racing game), Danger drop (sky diving game) and Ten Pin (bowling game).
Nevertheless despite the increase in mobile gaming it is hardly going to replace the home or handheld consoles. At the moment the games feature a lot of addiction with multi-player services but none of the depth the larger more expensive games have. Is the world-renowned Snake as good as Mario for example? Mobile gaming is here and I don’t expect it to disappear but I don’t think it will revolutionise the way we play games. Mobile gaming meanwhile is hooking a lot of individuals who normally never give the gaming industry a second glance. Mobiles are so popular that millions of individuals who have never owned a games console are enjoying games; now these people may indeed take a closer look at the thousands of games available on PS2, Gameboy, X-box and Gamecube. Mobile gaming is a lot of fun and could help make the games industry even larger than it already is, nevertheless I don’t think it is the future of gaming but a nice extra all the same.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
But the idea of something tiny that you can play in the waiting room for 5 minutes or in a spare couple of minutes between lessons lets say is creating a new breed of gamer. Whilst gaming may be perceived as “sad” by many Mobile gaming is not, playing the popular game Snake on your phone is surprisingly popular and a cool thing to do. Enter the new wave of gaming, mobile gaming. With Internet in built on many phones mobile gaming can be popular to the casual gamer who fancies a quick blast at a small puzzle game or the hardcore fans who fancy a bit of online fun. Lets face it some of those games are very addictive and really shows you don’t need flash graphics to have fun. Now I’ve already talked about Nintendo’s attempt to create small puzzle based, cheap gaming but what of other companies that have dabbled their hands into this new world of with infinite possibilities. Lets take SEGA, admittedly this isn’t anything that will affect us but in Japan there is some mobile games made by Sonic Team and the like. Naturally this included games such as Sonic and NiGHTS but surly with WAP capabilities a Phantasy Star Online type game wouldn’t be so far away. I’ve already talked about Nintendo and the Pokemon mini but Nintendo have used more direct contact with mobile phones with (in particular) Pokemon Crystal where you could battle and trade over the web. Surly it won’t be long before Nintendo begin to make a few Pokemon mini games for the mobile phones?
But all of that is in a land far far away, over here we have no Sonic and we were unable to use Pokemon Crystal online. Over here though we have a bitter battle between the mobile phone companies over who can offer the best games. Orange has a nice little thing going with many popular titles; here you can play Who wants to be a Millionaire, a WWE mobile madness, the weakest link and a whole host of other clever online WAP games to play. The WWE game is often seen before WWE programmes on sky one. Vodaphone also has a collection of games, although not as expanse as the amount of games available on from Orange, the entire collection of “text” games include: Trivial Pursuit, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Zobmondo, Grand Prix Quiz and Walking with beasts. O2 offers a massive collection of games, including the MIB2 license of games, who wants to be a millionaire shows up again, we also have text wars, Eliminator, virtual pets and a whole host of other games. O2’s massive collection includes strategy games, as well as action and of course the puzzle game. T-mobile offers a nice collection of free downloadable games for the Siemens MT50 and you can keep it for 30 days before you have to pay £1 per game. Games include “web raider” where you are a spider attempting to halt evil flies and “when mascots attack” a game where you control a sports mascot and bring him to the top of a fighting league, and it is those who can fight the most successfully. There are many other games including Micro Nitro (top down racing game), Danger drop (sky diving game) and Ten Pin (bowling game).
Nevertheless despite the increase in mobile gaming it is hardly going to replace the home or handheld consoles. At the moment the games feature a lot of addiction with multi-player services but none of the depth the larger more expensive games have. Is the world-renowned Snake as good as Mario for example? Mobile gaming is here and I don’t expect it to disappear but I don’t think it will revolutionise the way we play games. Mobile gaming meanwhile is hooking a lot of individuals who normally never give the gaming industry a second glance. Mobiles are so popular that millions of individuals who have never owned a games console are enjoying games; now these people may indeed take a closer look at the thousands of games available on PS2, Gameboy, X-box and Gamecube. Mobile gaming is a lot of fun and could help make the games industry even larger than it already is, nevertheless I don’t think it is the future of gaming but a nice extra all the same.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
The future's bright... The futures orange *opens hand*
Pop goes the Dringo.
I try and be original in my names but lets face it my one is the only one that has anything to do with orange :)
Good topic.
Really boring title. Dringo, you have to work on your topic titles. :-)
As for Phones, it started with RM Nimbus classics such as Snake and it's evolving fast.
I think some phones have even got sharp colour screens now...
They're perfect for gaming in many ways - internet ready, plenty of buttons, processors that are probably faster than the PC I'm typing this on (although beating a P120 isn't exactly saying much...).
What's more, everyone's buying them for the phones themselves, so they're widespread.
I think that over the next 5 years, a lucrative corner of the games market will devellop in this area.
The future's bright?
Yes, it is, but that title's been done to death.
I know it's a reference to the Orange network adverts, but I'm sure you can do better than that...
Really boring title. Dringo, you have to work on your topic titles. :-)
As for Phones, it started with RM Nimbus classics such as Snake and it's evolving fast.
I think some phones have even got sharp colour screens now...
They're perfect for gaming in many ways - internet ready, plenty of buttons, processors that are probably faster than the PC I'm typing this on (although beating a P120 isn't exactly saying much...).
What's more, everyone's buying them for the phones themselves, so they're widespread.
I think that over the next 5 years, a lucrative corner of the games market will devellop in this area.
The future's bright?
Yes, it is, but that title's been done to death.
I know it's a reference to the Orange network adverts, but I'm sure you can do better than that...
That was a very well written topic. Well done.
Dringo wrote:
> Here’s to the future.
>
> Dringo.
*raises beer and nods*
> Here’s to the future.
>
> Dringo.
*raises beer and nods*
Handheld and home console gaming has been around for a long time now, but there has been the birth of a third type of gaming. Home consoles are the most powerful machines available; naturally handhelds are below that power wise. But recently Nintendo has released a third console, the Pokemon Mini. This tiny console is very rarely talked about on here mainly due to it being an obvious cash in. Now cash in or not the games are relatively good (they are in fact making more) but what is the point of having such an under whelming system, it is incredibly small and underpowered.
But the idea of something tiny that you can play in the waiting room for 5 minutes or in a spare couple of minutes between lessons lets say is creating a new breed of gamer. Whilst gaming may be perceived as “sad” by many Mobile gaming is not, playing the popular game Snake on your phone is surprisingly popular and a cool thing to do. Enter the new wave of gaming, mobile gaming. With Internet in built on many phones mobile gaming can be popular to the casual gamer who fancies a quick blast at a small puzzle game or the hardcore fans who fancy a bit of online fun. Lets face it some of those games are very addictive and really shows you don’t need flash graphics to have fun. Now I’ve already talked about Nintendo’s attempt to create small puzzle based, cheap gaming but what of other companies that have dabbled their hands into this new world of with infinite possibilities. Lets take SEGA, admittedly this isn’t anything that will affect us but in Japan there is some mobile games made by Sonic Team and the like. Naturally this included games such as Sonic and NiGHTS but surly with WAP capabilities a Phantasy Star Online type game wouldn’t be so far away. I’ve already talked about Nintendo and the Pokemon mini but Nintendo have used more direct contact with mobile phones with (in particular) Pokemon Crystal where you could battle and trade over the web. Surly it won’t be long before Nintendo begin to make a few Pokemon mini games for the mobile phones?
But all of that is in a land far far away, over here we have no Sonic and we were unable to use Pokemon Crystal online. Over here though we have a bitter battle between the mobile phone companies over who can offer the best games. Orange has a nice little thing going with many popular titles; here you can play Who wants to be a Millionaire, a WWE mobile madness, the weakest link and a whole host of other clever online WAP games to play. The WWE game is often seen before WWE programmes on sky one. Vodaphone also has a collection of games, although not as expanse as the amount of games available on from Orange, the entire collection of “text” games include: Trivial Pursuit, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Zobmondo, Grand Prix Quiz and Walking with beasts. O2 offers a massive collection of games, including the MIB2 license of games, who wants to be a millionaire shows up again, we also have text wars, Eliminator, virtual pets and a whole host of other games. O2’s massive collection includes strategy games, as well as action and of course the puzzle game. T-mobile offers a nice collection of free downloadable games for the Siemens MT50 and you can keep it for 30 days before you have to pay £1 per game. Games include “web raider” where you are a spider attempting to halt evil flies and “when mascots attack” a game where you control a sports mascot and bring him to the top of a fighting league, and it is those who can fight the most successfully. There are many other games including Micro Nitro (top down racing game), Danger drop (sky diving game) and Ten Pin (bowling game).
Nevertheless despite the increase in mobile gaming it is hardly going to replace the home or handheld consoles. At the moment the games feature a lot of addiction with multi-player services but none of the depth the larger more expensive games have. Is the world-renowned Snake as good as Mario for example? Mobile gaming is here and I don’t expect it to disappear but I don’t think it will revolutionise the way we play games. Mobile gaming meanwhile is hooking a lot of individuals who normally never give the gaming industry a second glance. Mobiles are so popular that millions of individuals who have never owned a games console are enjoying games; now these people may indeed take a closer look at the thousands of games available on PS2, Gameboy, X-box and Gamecube. Mobile gaming is a lot of fun and could help make the games industry even larger than it already is, nevertheless I don’t think it is the future of gaming but a nice extra all the same.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
But the idea of something tiny that you can play in the waiting room for 5 minutes or in a spare couple of minutes between lessons lets say is creating a new breed of gamer. Whilst gaming may be perceived as “sad” by many Mobile gaming is not, playing the popular game Snake on your phone is surprisingly popular and a cool thing to do. Enter the new wave of gaming, mobile gaming. With Internet in built on many phones mobile gaming can be popular to the casual gamer who fancies a quick blast at a small puzzle game or the hardcore fans who fancy a bit of online fun. Lets face it some of those games are very addictive and really shows you don’t need flash graphics to have fun. Now I’ve already talked about Nintendo’s attempt to create small puzzle based, cheap gaming but what of other companies that have dabbled their hands into this new world of with infinite possibilities. Lets take SEGA, admittedly this isn’t anything that will affect us but in Japan there is some mobile games made by Sonic Team and the like. Naturally this included games such as Sonic and NiGHTS but surly with WAP capabilities a Phantasy Star Online type game wouldn’t be so far away. I’ve already talked about Nintendo and the Pokemon mini but Nintendo have used more direct contact with mobile phones with (in particular) Pokemon Crystal where you could battle and trade over the web. Surly it won’t be long before Nintendo begin to make a few Pokemon mini games for the mobile phones?
But all of that is in a land far far away, over here we have no Sonic and we were unable to use Pokemon Crystal online. Over here though we have a bitter battle between the mobile phone companies over who can offer the best games. Orange has a nice little thing going with many popular titles; here you can play Who wants to be a Millionaire, a WWE mobile madness, the weakest link and a whole host of other clever online WAP games to play. The WWE game is often seen before WWE programmes on sky one. Vodaphone also has a collection of games, although not as expanse as the amount of games available on from Orange, the entire collection of “text” games include: Trivial Pursuit, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Zobmondo, Grand Prix Quiz and Walking with beasts. O2 offers a massive collection of games, including the MIB2 license of games, who wants to be a millionaire shows up again, we also have text wars, Eliminator, virtual pets and a whole host of other games. O2’s massive collection includes strategy games, as well as action and of course the puzzle game. T-mobile offers a nice collection of free downloadable games for the Siemens MT50 and you can keep it for 30 days before you have to pay £1 per game. Games include “web raider” where you are a spider attempting to halt evil flies and “when mascots attack” a game where you control a sports mascot and bring him to the top of a fighting league, and it is those who can fight the most successfully. There are many other games including Micro Nitro (top down racing game), Danger drop (sky diving game) and Ten Pin (bowling game).
Nevertheless despite the increase in mobile gaming it is hardly going to replace the home or handheld consoles. At the moment the games feature a lot of addiction with multi-player services but none of the depth the larger more expensive games have. Is the world-renowned Snake as good as Mario for example? Mobile gaming is here and I don’t expect it to disappear but I don’t think it will revolutionise the way we play games. Mobile gaming meanwhile is hooking a lot of individuals who normally never give the gaming industry a second glance. Mobiles are so popular that millions of individuals who have never owned a games console are enjoying games; now these people may indeed take a closer look at the thousands of games available on PS2, Gameboy, X-box and Gamecube. Mobile gaming is a lot of fun and could help make the games industry even larger than it already is, nevertheless I don’t think it is the future of gaming but a nice extra all the same.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.