Almost 13.5 million mobile subscribers downloaded a game onto their handsets in Q2 2006 representing a huge increase in such activity and almost $47 million profit for the companies involved. As expected companies such as Namco and Gameloft ranked among the top. This is great proof that  increasing number of people are using their phones for advanced functions and gives a boost for those creating moblogging products independant of provider and service sites. Developers would now be encouraged to produce commercial grade products for this as yet largely untapped market. Better software and more choices could see moblogging explode.

"In less than a year, average monthly mobile game revenues have increased by nearly two-thirds, from $28.7 to $46.9 million during the most recent quarter," said Kanishka Agarwal, Vice President of New Products, Telephia. "Backed by an increasingly growing audience, both big gaming brands and new upstarts have taken a slice of that revenue pie."

Telephia's Mobile Game Report, Q2 2006: revenue share by game title

• Tetris by EA Mobile led all game titles with a 5.1% share
• Pac-Man by Namco: 3% share
• Bejeweled by EA Mobile's : 2.8% share
• Ms. Pac-Man by Namco: 2.3%
• World Poker Tour -- Texas Hold 'Em by Hands-On Mobile: 2.2% share
• Deer Hunter by Glu Mobile: 1.9% share
• The Sims 2 by EA Mobile: 1.8% share
• Tetris Deluxe by EA Mobile: 1.8% share
• Monopoly Tycoon by Hands-On Mobile: 1.7% share
• Sonic The Hedgehog by Sega Mobile: 1.6% share
• Need for Speed Most Wanted by EA Mobile: 1.5% share

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