Surge in Asia/Pacific Internet Users Spurs Online Gaming
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., January 9, 2007 -
With a massive surge of consumer Internet users in recent years, the online gaming market has a bright future in the Asia/Pacific region, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Total online games market revenues for Asia/Pacific in 2005 stood at US$3.2 billion and will rise to US$6.8 billion in 2010, the high-tech market research firm says.
“The increase in speed and consistency of Internet connections provided by ISPs and telecom operators continues to greatly facilitate development of online gaming,” says Bryan Wang, In-Stat analyst. “Online games are no longer restricted to slow-action strategy games.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
53.2% of respondents to an In-Stat consumer Internet survey in Asia/Pacific indicated that they play online games.
Japan is expected to lead the regional online gaming market with estimated revenue of US$2.8 billion by 2010.
China will be the second-largest market in the region, with revenue of US$2.1 billion by 2010.
Recent In-Stat research, In-Depth Analysis: Asia/Pacific Online Gaming Market: Understanding the User (#IN0602844ACM), covers the market for online gaming in the Asia/Pacific region. It includes online gaming revenue forecasts for the region and for four individual nations. It also contains profiles of major online game developers and extensive analysis of In-Stat’s recent online content survey including consumer’s online gaming habits.
This research is part of In-Stat’s Asia Consumer/Convergence Service, which takes an in-depth look at the production of devices such as CMOS Image sensors by country as well as applications markets for semiconductor devices. From the consumer perspective, ownership, buying behavior, interests, and consumer product demands are examined. From the manufacturer perspective, competitors, business models, market shares of key suppliers, industry agendas, shipment/deployment of consumer equipment and products are analyzed. Also covered are select segments of the residential connectivity market in Asia, including residential gateways. These market views, in addition to a services perspective in segments such as cable TV and IP-Based VOD, make this a very well rounded and unique service for anyone interested in consumer markets in extremely dynamic Asian markets such as China, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
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