What does this mean for the gaming industry? Even with the power of the Play Station Portable, games for the hand held market are generally cut down versions of their console or PC derivations, or exclusive titles that are targeted towards a more casual short term gaming experience.

Then there is whole mobile phone gaming platform.  Java based mobile gaming has come a long way since "snake" and now you can really hurt your thumbs on a myriad of down loaded games for your phone. 

In Australia, the mobile gaming market is worth A$25-30 Million, with content set to drive an expected A$10 Million revenue growth next year.  Australians are currently downloading more games than music to their mobile devices.

Microsoft is enthusiastically targeting the mobile phone as part of its next generation Live platform. 

I have been fooling around with some of the latest offerings from the Digital Chocolate development team.  These include the usual puzzle type titles, along with more sophisticated experiences.  What to know how I went ?  Click to page two.