The market of games developed for mobile devices is a real treasure mine. According to market analyst Gartner there is a 16.1% expansion, compared to last year, expected by the end of this year, which also means that by the end of 2008 the market of mobile games will cross the 4.5 billion USD milestone. Although the gaming market will stay behind the music and adult contents' market for a long time, but due to its continuous expansion there are serious possibilities. Currently the gaming market is still weak, as the demand for mobile games is not very significant, but thanks to the cheaper gaming phones the market might become much larger. According to Gartner's reports there is an average of 10.2% yearly expansion expected between 2007 and 2011, so the gaming market might reach the value of 6.3 billion dollars by the end of 2011. Asia is undoubtedly the most significant market for games. The gaming industry is expected to generate a revenue of 2.3 billion dollars solely in this region, while this number might increase up to 3.4 billion dollars by 2011. The gaming industry is expected to reach a turnover of 701 million dollars in Western Europe this year, while this value might increase to 862 million dollars by 2011. In America, during the same period, this value is expected to grow from 845 million USD to 1.2 billion USD.
Translated by Szaszati
