JAMDAT
Los Angeles Why It’s Fierce: JAMDAT is the leading publisher of mobile games,
providing titles across a variety of platforms, including BREW, Java,
cHTML, and Microsoft Smartphone. The company’s hits include JAMDAT
Bowling, a game many consider the Pac Man of wireless. JAMDAT has
partnerships with carriers around the world including Verizon Wireless,
Cingular Wireless, Nextel, Telefonica Moviles, SK Telecom, TIM, and
Vodafone. The company has game publishing agreements with the leaders of
the gaming industry, including Activision, EA Sports, and Atari. JAMDAT’s
investors include Intel Capital, Sun Microsystems, and Qualcomm. Mobile
gaming will continue to grow and we predict that JAMDAT will stay at the
top. What to look for in 2004: Look for JAMDAT to push multiplayer mobile games and to sign more entertainment-related mobile game deals as movie studios push mobile content. |
