Last week’s mobile media (subscription only) made
interesting reading. What really caught my eye was the reported slowdown of
growth in the South Korean mobile games market – traditionally a poster child
for the whole industry, due to its innovation and high revenues. As with Japan and console gaming, Korea
is seen in the mobile world to be the market that acts as a global trendsetter.
The article suggests that the Korean market may even have
shrunk by up to 40% over the past year – a huge decline in a country that has a
special affinity for gaming. So why the change?
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Steve
Palley, former editor Gamespot Mobile and recently reinvented at new-analysts-on-the-block
Foci Mobile, recently published an article on how the EA acquisition of Jamdat
is finally getting the mobile gaming house in order. It’s an interesting and
thoughtful article, although rather US-centric in its view of the mobile
industry.
But is it
true that now that EA has jumped into mobile with both feet it’s going to win the
mobile war no matter what? Certainly, it has cemented EA Mobile at the top of
the pile. But mobile gaming is still a very young industry working on an
immature technology platform. Today’s industry landscape is likely to change
radically as the market becomes more mature.
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