Posted on October 15th, 2008 by dhirender
Though still in its infancy, mobile gaming is already a billion dollar industry in the US, according to In-Stat’s latest report. Moreover, the momentum in the US and worldwide, is expected to continue, with mobile gaming continuing to be a key contributor to wireless data usage and revenues. The mobile gaming development industry is highly [...]
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by dhirender
Ever since Nokia preloaded the game “Snake” inside a mobile handset back in 1998, mobile carriers and game publishers have expected the mobile gaming market to explode. But as the media developed, one truth that started becoming clear, was that while consumers enjoy playing mobile games, they don’t really like paying for them. “Compared with [...]
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by dhirender
India is expected to lead among Asian countries in terms of total mobile gaming revenue generated, with the 2007 figure at approximately $80 million (Rs 342.64 crore). Not that big, but this is forecasted to reach a staggering $450 million (over Rs 1,925 crore) by 2012. A Gartner report further notes that the Asia/Pacific region [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by dhirender
Valued at about Rs 120 crore today, the mobile gaming market in India is expected to touch Rs 1,200 crore by 2011. According to this article in Business Standard, advergaming or placement of brands in mobile games, is the fastest growing segment, enough for Rajiv Hiranandani, co-founder and country head, Mobile2win to conjecture that advergaming [...]
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