Post-Wireless 2006, attention shifts to gaming

摘要

TV and music may have stolen the limelight at CTIA's Wireless 2006 this month, but the third pillar of mobile multimedia-gaming-was well-represented. Although the growing mobile gaming sector seemed to hang back at that annual event, it plans to take another industry's trade show by storm. E3, to be held in Los Angeles next week, is ground zero for the mainline gamer, where the hottest new console games are put to the test and most likely where the latest generation of PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo will be unveiled. This year, though, the show's roster reads much like the exhibitor and speaker lists of CTIA: Nokia and Motorola share space with Sony and Microsoft. Gameloft and InfoSpace will be sharing the podium with traditional game publishers Electronic Arts (EA) and THQ. And carriers ranging from Amp'd Mobile to Vodafone will be making the workshop rounds.