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It’s happening: The mobile gaming market is set to surpass that of the traditional console to become the largest gaming segment by revenues next year. According to Q3 2014 estimates released by Newzoo in October 2014, revised upward from Q1 2014, mobile game revenues will rise 42% year over year to hit $25.0 billion in 2014. Next year, the total will come in at $30.3 billion.
Newzoo forecast that mobile gaming revenues would reach $40.9 billion in 2017. Smartphones will account for the majority of the total throughout the forecast period, but tablets are increasing their revenues at a faster pace. Mobile gaming revenues on the larger-screen devices will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.3% between 2013 and 2017, compared with a 19.2% CAGR for smartphones. Read the rest at eMarketer.
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