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Updates and record breakers: How did mobile gaming do in April? News May 16th, 2023

Updates and record breakers: How did mobile gaming do in April?

GameRefinery analyses the mobile gaming market last month

Betas, events, and releases: How did mobile gaming do in March? News Apr 14th, 2023

Betas, events, and releases: How did mobile gaming do in March?

GameRefinery examines the performance of the market over the month

Japan and South Korea lead consumer spend by device in 2022 News Apr 11th, 2023

Japan and South Korea lead consumer spend by device in 2022

Data.ai’s State of Mobile Gaming 2023 report analyses the sector’s performance across markets and demographics

Japan Fair Trade Commission reveals Apple and Android revenue and distribution News Feb 13th, 2023

Japan Fair Trade Commission reveals Apple and Android revenue and distribution

Their new report shows ¥1.59 trillion generated on Apple in 2021, ¥1.04 trillion on Android

GameRefinery’s November 2022 report delves into the state of the mobile market News Dec 8th, 2022

GameRefinery’s November 2022 report delves into the state of the mobile market

The World Cup proved to be a popular subject for events, while a Square Enix collaboration with a TikTok star failed to engage audiences

as Hypercasual games dominate Japan’s charts by installs, but struggle to engage players News Oct 31st, 2022

Hypercasual games dominate Japan’s charts by installs, but struggle to engage players

Mobile gaming is on the rise in the home of video gaming

as How did Apex Legends top the charts in Japan? Special Report Sep 22nd, 2022

How did Apex Legends top the charts in Japan?

Apex Legends was in Japan's top 10 for 54 consecutive days! What did EA do to ensure they cracked such a valuable - and challenging - market?

as Japanese game sector to hit $22 billion in 2021 News Dec 3rd, 2021

Japanese game sector to hit $22 billion in 2021

Players prefer single player RPGs within a fantasy setting

as Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle accumulates $3 billion in lifetime revenue News Aug 19th, 2021

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle accumulates $3 billion in lifetime revenue

Launched in January 2015

as Nintendo Switch sales close on 90 million, revenue drops nearly 10% News Aug 5th, 2021

Nintendo Switch sales close on 90 million, revenue drops nearly 10%

More sales than PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

as Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds storms the most downloaded Q2 2021 charts in Japan and South Korea Data & Research Jul 19th, 2021

Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds storms the most downloaded Q2 2021 charts in Japan and South Korea

Crunching the data with App Annie

as Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue News Jun 30th, 2021

Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue

Only available in five markets

as Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year News Jan 18th, 2021

Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year

Animal Crossing: New Horizons sits at the top of Japan's charts

as The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024 News Dec 3rd, 2020

The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024

It is expected to generate $42 billion in 2024

Sports and driving games account for 4.5% of iOS games revenue in the US News Nov 18th, 2020

Sports and driving games account for 4.5% of iOS games revenue in the US

Japan is the most lucrative market for the category

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