RIP et al
Well, the Atari Lynx, Sega GameGear, NeoGeo, N-Gage, etc. all prove that mobile gaming is on tough business. Now Zodiac runs until it goes over the cliff.
What is next. I believe that the Sony PSP is stumbling. I see them on sale and hear news of Sony dropping the price to $200 in the US before they even get it out in Europe. They are rushing to add a browser and other features that they have also promised forever on the PS2 and still not delivered.
The Gizmondo has yet to fail, but almost certainly will. The N-Gage technology in the Nokia phone lineup seems unlikely to go anywhere. I would like to see WM offer a third platform (beside the phone and PDA) with specs for a game machine that could be smaller than either the PSP or DS.
Now, there is another possibility on the horizon. Nintendo has liscensed the Palm OS, at least the synch portions. AND they now have a touch screen for the bottom half of their DS, the only mobile game device I know that has done that.
Alas, poor Zodiac. You have lots of company in the field of failed mobile gaming systems. You will likely get even more.
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