September 21st, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Trends | No Comments »
France is a force in the latest wireless craze: Video games for phones
No doubt you’ve seen a few of them already. At the bus stop, aboard a train, or at the mall, the kids are hunched over, pecking furiously at their cell phones, letting out occasional yelps or groans. Is it some kind of hypercharged text messaging? Advertisement
Look closer. These youngsters are joining the fastest-growing craze in the wireless world: playing video games on their handsets. Whether punching their way past a gang of thugs in Shado Fighter or escaping a booby-trapped castle to rescue seven brides in Prince of Persia: Harem Adventure, they’re feeding a booming business for mobile operators. More …
