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Platforms
Arcade game
Audio game
Console game
Handheld game
Mobile game
Online game
Personal computer game
Genres
Action game
Action-adventure game
Adventure game
Role-playing game
Simulation game
Sports game
Strategy game
Topics
Video game culture
Video game history
Video game industry
Video game music
Lists
List of best-selling video games
List of gaming topics
List of video game companies
List of video game franchises
List of video game industry people
List of video game publishers
List of video game records
List of years in video games
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A mobile game is a video game played on a mobile phone smartphone PDA handheld computer or portable media player. This does not include games played on handheld video game systems such as PlayStation Portable or Nintendo DS.
The first game that was pre-installed onto a mobile phone was Snake on selected Nokia models in 1997 1. Snake and its variants have since become the most-played videogame on the planet with over a billion people having played the game. citation needed
Mobile games are played using the technologies present on the device itself. For networked games there are various technologies in common use. Examples include text message multimedia message or GPRS location identification.
However there are non networked applications that simply use the device platform to run the game software. The games may be installed over the air they may be side loaded onto the handset with a cable or they may be embedded on the handheld devices by the OEM or by the mobile operator.
Mobile games are usually downloaded via the mobile operators radio network but in some cases are also loaded into the mobile handsets when purchased or via infrared connection Bluetooth or memory card.
