Netdragon Financials Fy16
Hong Kong developer NetDragon boosts revenues by 120% following strong mobile growth in 2016
Planning on releasing further mobile games to dig into the market
Igg Financials Fy16
Lords Mobile made $130 million in 2016 to spur IGG revenue up 59% for the year
Profits also up 74% year-on-year
37 Interactive Financials Fy16
Chinese games publisher 37 Interactive grew its mobile profits by 978% in 2016
Mobile revenues reach $237.9 million for the year
Tencent Financials Q4 Fy16
Tencent shows impressive growth in 2016 with a staggering $21 billion in revenues generated
$6.3 billion generated in Q4 alone
First Among Equals?
Did you know Zynga now generates more mobile game revenue than EA?
Zynga rise is going unnoticed
Worthalot
MAG Interactive revenues rose to record $29.5 million in 2016
Profits increase to $5.8 million
Happy Birds
Rovio revenues shot up 34% in 2016 as games business had best year ever
Games business revenues increase to €159 million
Financial Roundup
Snapshot of key mobile game company financials in 2017
Marking mobile gamings winners and losers
Fantasy Revenue Journey
New mobile games spurred on Chinese publisher NetEase to $4 billion in revenue in 2016
A stellar year for the firm
Nexon Financials Q4 Fy16
Nexon pinning hopes on strong 2017 launch line-up as sales and profits fall in 2016
Dynasty Warriors and Final Fantasy could be huge
Com2us Financials Q4 Fy16
Com2uS posts record year for sales and profits as it pushes further into the global market
86% of sales were generated outside of Korea
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy16
Netmarble profits jump 81% thanks to hugely successful launch of Lineage 2
Also sees continued growth from its other long-running franchises
Playing On Bold Beats
CEO Frank Gibeau on how Zynga is regaining its mojo through live operations
It's time to create forever franchises
Mixi Financials Q3 Fy17
Mixi sales and profits are up as Monster Strike interest holds steady in Japan
Anime and film help promote the game
Zynga Financials Q4 Fy16
Zynga remains loss-making but revenues and bookings increase in Q4 2016
Zynga Poker makes up 20% of all Q4 revenues
Activision Blizzard Financials Q4 Fy16
King makes up nearly 25% of Activision Blizzard's $6.6 billion in sales for 2016
MAUs fall but players are more engaged
Ubisoft Financials Q3 Fy17
Mobile makes little impact as Ubisoft sales drop to $564 million
Soft-launched Rabbids Crazy Rush given a release window after lengthy testing period
Glu Financials Q4 Fy16
Glu inches past $200 million in revenues for 2016 thanks to Crowdstar acquisition
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood still making money
Dena Financials Q3 Fy16
DeNA revenues and profits fall while native mobile games vastly outperform browser for the first time
Nintendo partnership confirmed to be "mid to long-term"
Innogames 2016 Financials
InnoGames proves shift to mobile is working with revenues up 25% in 2016
Mobile revenues also up 68%
On The Up
The rise and rise of EA’s 'very profitable' $600 million mobile business
Breaking the $600 million barrier
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Nintendo Financials Q3 Fy17
Nintendo posts profits of $904 million thanks to Pokemon GO and Super Mario Run
Pushes Animal Crossing Mobile back to next fiscal year
Line Financials Q4 Fy16
LINE grows revenues to $1.2 billion despite global MAUs falling by three million
Revenues going up, users going down
Tencent Financials Q3 Fy16
Tencent hits $6 billion in sales with help from 40 million DAUs on Honour of Kings
Generated $1.44 billion from mobile game sales alone
Netease Financials Q3 Fy16
NetEase hits $1.38 billion in sales as Fantasy Westward Journey continues to deliver
Over 100 other games also helping out
Nexon Financials Q3 Fy16
Nexon profits drop 60% despite strong performance of Heroes of Incredible Tales in Southeast Asia and the West
Planning on releasing even more games soon
Mixi Financials Q2 Fy17
Mixi profits tumble by 31% as it begins to test Monster Strike in Western markets
Marvel Tsum Tsum gets a brief mention
Bandai Namco Financials Q2 Fy17
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle helps push Bandai Namco sales to $2.82 billion
Profits up 32.5% year-on-year
Square Enix Financials Q2 Fy17
Square Enix sales hit $1 billion off the back of mobile successes Mobius Final Fantasy and Brave Exvius
Games released this fiscal year have "underperformed"
Dena Financials
DeNA to double down on Nintendo partnership into next year and beyond
Publisher also plans to release five games of its own in Japan and China
Sweet For Success
King records three top 20 grossing mobile games for nearly three years straight
MAUs fall slightly to a still impressive 394 million
Asia Dash
Sega eyes other Asia markets as Japanese mobile market saturates and game dev costs rise
Predominance of leading publishers raising the stakes in mobile games industry
Ch-ch-changes
Glu Mobile appoints new CEO and acquires control of Covet: Fashion dev Crowdstar for $45 million
Revenues fall to $51.4 million as publisher sets out new changes
Zynga Financials
Zynga’s MAUs fall to 66 million year-on-year as casino games drive revenues
CSR Racing 2 performs better than expected
Ea Financials Q2 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes still performing for EA as it helps push mobile sales to $138 million
Still seeing average daily playtimes of 2.5 hours
Gungho Financials Q3 Fy16
Puzzle & Dragons publisher GungHo switches to global development approach as profits fall by 43.4%
10 games currently in development
Konami Financials Q2 Fy17
26 million Power Pro downloads helps Konami's profits soar to $115.8 million
Game revenues increase while everything else drops
Capcom Financials Q2 Fy16
Capcom talks up VR potential as profits slump to $3.86 million
Digital Contents business sees some growth
Samsung Financials Q3 Fy16
Samsung blames exploding Galaxy Note 7 fiasco for burning a hole in its mobile profits
Profits and sales drop across the board
Ninten-go
Nintendo profits up to $364 million as Pokemon GO and Seattle Mariners sale prop up falling revenues
Financial report doesn't mention Miitomo
Tough Apples
Apple posts first annual revenue loss in 15 years as sales fall by $18.1 billion
Sales down across the board except in Services
Mobile Trumps Pc
Mobile growth picks up the slack from PC decline in Changyou’s games business
Number of paying mobile players up by 700,000
Leading The Pack
Supercell made up 80% of all Finnish game revenues in 2015, report claims
Powering Finland to Nordic dominance
Tencent Financials Fy16 Q2
Even before Supercell deal closes, Tencent sees huge surge in mobile game revenues
Total revenues up to $5.4 billion in FY16 Q2