Tablet gamers will spend $3.03 billion on in-app purchases in 2016, according to the latest report from Juniper Research.
This projection represents a ten-fold increase on the $301 million that tablet gamers spent in 2012 a surge that's attributed to rapid tablet uptake and the increasing acceptance of in-app purchases.
This revenue growth could come at the expense of gaming handhelds such as the PS Vita and 3DS though.
"The report [
] found that there had been a clear migration of users from dedicated portable gaming devices across to tablets, and to some extent, smartphones," said Juniper in a statement.
What and where
As for the form that this consumer spending will take, Juniper reckons that virtual currencies, rather than in-game goods, will generate the highest levels of player engagement and spending.
And when it comes to the geographic breakdown of that $3 billion, Juniper predicts that that majority of in-game purchase revenue on tablets will come from the far east, China and North America.
Taken together, these regions will account for more than 86 percent of users' spend in 2016.
Smartphone success
But, as bullish as Juniper is regarding the rise of tablet gaming revenue, the company believes that smartphones will remain the primary source of in-app purchases.
The research firm estimates that smartphone gamers will spend more than $6 billion on in-app purchases in 2016.
The full 65-page report, 'Mobile & Tablet Games', is available from the Juniper Research website. A free whitepaper, 'Mobile & Tablet Games - Playing & Paying' is also available.
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