Shockwave Mini Flash Lite games coming to Nokia handsets
More than 20 bite-sized games to play on your phone
MTV Networks has announced plans to release its Shockwave Mini Flash Lite games through Nokia's Content Discoverer application. You know, the one preloaded on various Nokia phones.
More than 20 will be available initially, including original titles such as Downhill Train and Happy Hours, with more games to come based on MTV shows.
The Shockwave Minis aren't new, as such. Over 30 of them are already available in the US on the operator Verizon Wireless, for example, with the likes of games based on SpongeBob SquarePants (pictured) and Pimp My Ride generating more than 1.5 million downloads.
However, as far as we can tell, it's the first time us Europeans will be able to get our thumbs on them. What's more, it's a shot in the arm for Flash Lite gaming, which has been slow to take off despite the Flash Lite player being preloaded on millions of mobiles.
On a related note, this week MTV announced plans to invest $500 million into games on all platforms over the next two years. Mobile is clearly part of that splurge, and besides Flash Lite we expect to see more Java games based on MTV's biggest shows.
