, December 18, 2013, 16:52
For years, the App Store has been the leading platform in the field of mobile gaming , generating the most profits for developers working in this field. It is still the case, but if the statistics recorded during 2013 can be considered as indicative, in a not too distant future there may be a transition at the top. To reveal is the report “2013 Year in Review” released today by the research Distimo.
Just take a look at the picture attached below to understand how Android is growing at a brisk pace as far as the download and use of games , especially in Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, two of the three most important markets among those in the growth phase. The third is represented by China, where the official store Google Play faces competition for an indefinite number of alternative platforms that are not taken into account by the Distimo report.
Analyzing the ‘increase in earnings generated for developers (regardless of the operating system), leaps the +759% of South Korea recorded over the last twelve months, followed by +280 % in China and by +245% in Japan, while the United States and in major European territories for growth is between 70% and 80%.
The state of the industry related to mobile gaming analyzed from a geographic point of view (image: Distimo).
most profitable form of distribution is no doubt that freemium : Android in the world even 98% of profits come from distributed free games (+9% compared to 2012), while analyzing the iOS users the percentage drops to 92% (+15% in one year). At the global level, the app on Google Play this that moved the largest amount of money in the course of 2013 was the puzzlegame Candy Crash Saga, followed by Puzzle & Dragons and the software for IM LINE .
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