Pachter Says “Casual Gamers Are Never Buying Consoles Again.”

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ha.. clearly Pachter has read the new newzoo report this week.. the grow of payed Mobile gaming is impressive

Mobile Gaming | USA | 2012

 

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 37 million Americans
• iOS takes 54% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 5 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 91% of revenues for both iOS and Android
• 68% of Americans plays games on a smartphone, of which 19 million (28%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 60% of tablet users

 

Mobile Gaming | UK | 2012

  

• Share of paying players has grown 24% to 9.2 million Brits
• iOS takes 61% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 16 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 91% of revenues for Android and 85% for iOS
• 75% of Brits plays games on a smartphone, of which 4.9 million (27%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 71% of tablet users

Mobile Gaming | Germany | 2012

  

• Share of paying players has grown 29% to 7.8 million Germans
• iOS takes 61% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 8 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 73% of revenues for Android and 78% for iOS
• 69% of Germans plays games on a smartphone, of which 4.1 million (25%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 64% of tablet users

 

Mobile Gaming | France | 2012

 

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 3.5 million French
• iOS takes 56% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 8 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 78% of revenues for Android and 87% for iOS
• 62% of French plays games on a smartphone, of which 2.8 million (32%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 57% of tablet users

 

Mobile Gaming | The Netherlands | 2012

 

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 4.4 million Dutch
• iOS takes 49% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 13 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 77% of revenues for Android and 85% for iOS
• 68% of Dutch plays games on a smartphone, of which 0.6 million (18%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 70% of tablet users