The Problem

Games are designed to run on one specific platform, but it happens to be that almost every mobile phone runs on a different platform these days. Designing or porting large games for every newly introduced phone is simply impossible, so most games for mobile phones are kept small in size, also because games require a lot of memory. Small games become boring after a while and will not be very attractive to play.

Other issues affecting mobile phone games are the many different screen resolutions of the mobile phones: There's no real standard. Multiplayer is also not a big success because of the expensive and slow internet connection, or the bad infrared connection. Bluetooth was a big improvement, but you still need to be in the same area as the other player to have a multiplayer session.

Solution

The solution of the mobile phone game problem can be found in smartphones.  The iPhone is a good example, as it supports java, flash, and many other platforms at the same time. The applications are also bringing a great contribution to mobile phone games. The 3G connection and Wi-fi, which can be found on almost every smartphone, are fast enough to support multiplayer games, which will motivate game designers to improve their games and make them more fun to play.

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