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3 facts and a takeaway about Games
Simon Whitcombe
Then Now
Source: comScore Mobile Metrix, US, March 2013
One out of every five minutes on mobile is spent with Facebook or Instagram
5 minutes
1 out of every
What are the other 4 minutes being used for?
1. Mobile gaming is a very big deal
39% of smart phone users play games at least 1x per week
Source: Magid
The new Angry Birds: Candy Crush Saga
The new super-publisher: SuperCell
$2.3M/Day
The game changer: Puzzles and Dragons
$4.9M/Day
2. Gaming is a sport
Last weekend 1M concurrent viewers watched a professional DOTA2 tournament
The Broadcaster
The Games
• League of Legends
• StarCraft 2
• DOTA2
• Call of Duty
The Pro’s
3. Console is fun again
A good old fashioned console war
Vs
And great new games
The Pro’s
And what about that takeaway?