Will mobile TV kill the mobile games industry?

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?