Has Anyone Been Able to Monetize the Java Mobile Port (any)

I'm thinking about upgrading to the developer version, but I'm curious if anyone has actually monetized any of the mobile ports? (Not IOS)

I'm just not sure how easy it is to integrate some of the java SDKs into the MMF ports.

Thanks for sharing in advance!

~Lex

Also, I saw that Android can play J2ME files now if you install something for it. Has anyone experimented with this?

Quote from DannyC

I have created a few J2ME games however I distribute through my own private channels instead of the general masses for now. I wanted to weigh up 12 months on each so not sure what the current markets are like for java mobile games until I finish my research. I was not aware of Android supporting J2ME maybe this is something I could look at with my tablet, I'll have a go today. I would say go for it, as there is still a massive amount of users still using relatively old handsets which are only Java Mobile compat. Not only that, the upgrade to DEV is probably the best thing you will do all around anyhow.

Thanks for your reply. Android doesn't support J2ME, but you can install something that allows you to play those files. So, your users would need to download something like this: Please login to see this link.

I have no idea if it works, but there seem to be a few things like this out there.

It seems like 50-60% of users are still on java, but I was more curious about how to monetize the java apps besides offering a paid version. Any suggestions?

Quote from DannyC

That's handy to know, I'll take a further look into it. Monetize by the way of Ads, private ad slots, sponsorship. I just tend to ship each version at £1. It's tangible and static interest gained, if it sells it sells, if it doesn't it doesn't. For every pound I generate I deposit 25% into a fund account just for that game, once the fund reaches an acceptable amount such as £10 then use it wisely but scarcely to put some marketing into it with just that budget. The initial input I put in is just a matter of time and no marketing budget such as twitter, facebook and java mobile game submission sites. See how it progresses, however, I delved into this market a bit late I think so my results aren't showing any consistency whatsoever as of yet.

Gotcha. I'll try and find a sponsor on FGL, but what you reccommend another place for java mobile games?

Quote from redpandagames

Gotcha. I'll try and find a sponsor on FGL, but what you reccommend another place for java mobile games?

Just curious if there are any updates on this topic?

Wow, 3 weeks and no updates... I guess this platform is dead...

LOL! Marv, I would hardly call myself a veteran (I think I've been using for like a year now). I was hoping that someone would say java phones are an underserved niche, or "Java is still huge in Brazil!" But.. it looks like that isn't going to happen.

Quote from DTownTony

I've made money off of it on a game for the BlackBerry OS, but even they're going away from java now too. Its still good for feature phones but with so many people adopting smartphones its being pushed to the back a bit.

I had kind of forgotten about Blackberry. Thanks for commenting!