Mobile games were once a niche. Now they're the norm.
Indeed, though the App Store and Google Play are designed to play host to apps of all kinds - games just one of the many categories on offer - users have always had a penchant for playing top titles on their smartphones.
But in the year when mobile gaming is expected to 'break out' - the trend for 'unconsoles' dominating the first month of the year - just how dominant are games on mobile?
According to ad platform Taptica, very:
The question that follows, of course, is whether such dominance combined with an apparent desire to take the mobile formula and apply it to handheld or other games platforms is a sign of smartphone saturation.
Could this be as good as it gets before the mobile gaming industry changes forever?
You can find out more about Taptica on the firm's website.
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