[Business Insider]
… When technology is placed in the hands of a gamer, it will not take long before they will figure out a way to install, code, or fabricate a game. This is the very scenario that spawned the world of mobile gaming, a niche market in an industry that nets billions in revenue every single year. …
In 2007, the first generation of the iPhone was released and the world of mobile gaming would come back to life. …
Current trends in mobile gaming have pushed in two distinct directions: competitive online gaming and 3D graphics. …
While the possibilities for mobile gaming are practically endless, the most popular games on smartphones remain simplistic and addictive. On one end of the market are the instant classics such as Angry Birds, while the other end is home to 3D MMORPGs with hundreds of thousands of players.
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