The Mobile Games Briefing 2011-2016

Overview

This Exectuvie Briefing tackles the mobile gaming industry, pinpointing the essential developments and strategies to be noted and implemented in years to come.

1. Introduction....................... 2

1.1 Featurephones..................... 3

1.2 Smartphones.................... 3

Table 1: Development Language Comparison................. 3

2. Types of Mobile Games.................. 4

3. Mobile Games Trends............... 5

3.1 The Decline of Java and BREW................... 5

3.2 Entrance of Smaller Developers............... 5

3.3 The Rise of Freemium Games................. 5

Table 2: Top Grossing Games in Apple's App Store 2010..... 6

3.4 Handset Improvements................ 6

3.5 Tablet Developments................. 6

4. Mobile Games Market on Smartphones............ 7

Figure 1: Total Mobile Games Revenues from Smartphones ($m) Split by Genre 2011-2016.......... 7

Table 3: Total Mobile Games Revenues from Smartphones ($m)  Split by Genre 2011-2016............. 7

5. Hurdles & Challenges............. 8

Extra Info

‡ 8 key regions includes:

North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, Far East & China, Indian Subcontinent, Rest of Asia Pacific and Africa & Middle East.