Profitability

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Tencent’s mobile games revenue up 68% to $3.4 billion in Q1 2018 News May 16th, 2018

Tencent’s mobile games revenue up 68% to $3.4 billion in Q1 2018

But investors concerned by historically low operating margin

Lineage M spikes NCSoft profits up 570% year-on-year to $189m News May 15th, 2018

Lineage M spikes NCSoft profits up 570% year-on-year to $189m

But revenues are down quarter-on-quarter as Lineage sales stabilise

GungHo’s sales and profits continue to fall amidst Puzzle & Dragons decline News May 15th, 2018

GungHo’s sales and profits continue to fall amidst Puzzle & Dragons decline

But still hugely profitable

Mobile games Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and Pro Evo 2018 power Konami to record profits of $413m News May 11th, 2018

Mobile games Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and Pro Evo 2018 power Konami to record profits of $413m

Revenues also grew 4.2 per cent year-on-year to $2.19 billion

1 $6 billion on from Puzzle & Dragons’ launch, whatever happened to Gungho Online? Data & Research Feb 7th, 2018

$6 billion on from Puzzle & Dragons’ launch, whatever happened to Gungho Online?

Fumbling the golden egg

1 Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability News Oct 31st, 2017

Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability

Mario gets the reach as Fire Emblem get the money

Mobile advertising firm InMobi sees operationally profitable 2016 following big boost in China News Apr 5th, 2017

Mobile advertising firm InMobi sees operationally profitable 2016 following big boost in China

Even a $1 million fine couldn't bring it down

Samsung slashes sales forecasts and predicts $2 billion loss in wake Galaxy Note 7 woes News Oct 12th, 2016

Samsung slashes sales forecasts and predicts $2 billion loss in wake Galaxy Note 7 woes

Sales figures affected, but not so much

Chinese mobile market was $2 billion in H1 2014, but 92% of games are loss-making Data & Research Aug 7th, 2014

Chinese mobile market was $2 billion in H1 2014, but 92% of games are loss-making

Sector is now 25% of overall games market

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