Asian MMOs Will Be a "Formidable Force in The Global Gaming Industry"
MMO Earnings Report Shows Genre's Strength
According to a recent report from the lengthily-named Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategics service the MMORPG market surpassed $5 billion in 2009, a 17% growth on the prevoius year and is expected to grow to $8 billion by the year 2014.
Jia Wu, Analyst in the Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) service who wrote the report commented that:
“Contrary to the flattening Western market, the Asian MMORPG market has grown immensely since 2007, due to the successful virtual items-based revenue model. As more Asian online game companies target US and European markets, they will become a formidable force in the global gaming industry,”
Seems like a power shift in the MMORPG market is moving from the West to the Asian-based developers of renowned MMORPGs of late. Do you feel that the MMORPG market will continue to increase or do you see people's interests moving elsewhere over the next few years? Tell us what you think below.
Source: Strategy Analytics
Jia Wu, Analyst in the Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) service who wrote the report commented that:
“Contrary to the flattening Western market, the Asian MMORPG market has grown immensely since 2007, due to the successful virtual items-based revenue model. As more Asian online game companies target US and European markets, they will become a formidable force in the global gaming industry,”
Seems like a power shift in the MMORPG market is moving from the West to the Asian-based developers of renowned MMORPGs of late. Do you feel that the MMORPG market will continue to increase or do you see people's interests moving elsewhere over the next few years? Tell us what you think below.
Source: Strategy Analytics