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Friday, February 17, 2006
Asia leads mobile gaming
I can see a number of reasons for that, knowing that Korea and Japan are very big on mobile content and gaming. China should be too by now.
* Faster networks mean faster downloads. GPRS still dominates in Europe, which is considerably slower than cdma2000 and 3G. This would though not be an argument for USA, unless most consumers don't have or don't "stretch" cdma2000 phones.
* Operator-endorsement and good business models for third-party content providers. At least European operators have yet to deploy a sensible business model, where the operator only takes a small percentage of the revenue.
* Long-range commuting on public transports is arguably more common in Asian countries, so gaming is a way to spend the time.
Digital Media Europe: News - Asia consumers lead North America, Europe in mobile gaming
* Faster networks mean faster downloads. GPRS still dominates in Europe, which is considerably slower than cdma2000 and 3G. This would though not be an argument for USA, unless most consumers don't have or don't "stretch" cdma2000 phones.
* Operator-endorsement and good business models for third-party content providers. At least European operators have yet to deploy a sensible business model, where the operator only takes a small percentage of the revenue.
* Long-range commuting on public transports is arguably more common in Asian countries, so gaming is a way to spend the time.
Digital Media Europe: News - Asia consumers lead North America, Europe in mobile gaming
