The Rise of Mobile Gaming

I have noticed of late that more and more games have been ported to mobile phones or even whole games in a series made specifically for mobile devices. One prime example being the Metal Gear series. Kojima Productions made Metal Gear Solid Mobile and Metal Gear Acid Mobile specifically for mobile phones as well as Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPhone and iPod touch.

At times this does concern me as not everyone has a compatible phone to play these so it isolates the games and at times does compel people to buy a new phone just for the game. Will game companies associated with this trend join forces with mobile phone makers and even mobile phone service providers to try to maximize revenue? Only time will tell