August 18, 2010

EA Mobile continues to lead the Western mobile games market with revenues of $52m for Q2 2010. Despite achieving growth for the 12th consecutive quarter, Q2 saw revenue growth slow to 4 per cent, the lowest since Q3 2007. Gameloft remained in second place in the Western market with revenues of $42.7m. Glu Mobile continued to decline, with revenues dropping to $16m, its lowest total since Q1 2007.

Licensed action and sports titles dominated Q2 mobile games releases, as publishers released games to coincide with major summer movie launches and sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup. Overall, Q2 2010 saw another decline in the overall output of new titles from major publishers. Publishers continue to rely on established franchises while also experimenting with new ways to monetise games through microtransactions and advertising.

Consolidation in the mobile games industry continued in Q2 2010 and early Q3, with major players including Disney, Google, Ngmoco and Zynga making acquisitions.

Highlights:

• EA Mobile achieved record Q2 revenues of $52m, but growth slowed to 4 per cent.
• App Store games boosted Gameloft's revenues to $42.7m.
• Glu Mobile beat its expectations but revenues continued to drop.
• Action and sports titles dominated Q2 releases.
• Consolidation continued in the mobile games industry.

 

In this report:

• Global market overview
• Regional analysis
• Major publishers' quarterly results
• Mobile games release trends
• Mobile games funding and M&A analysis

 

Tables and charts included:

• Top publishers mobile games revenues
• EA Mobile Q2 2010 release IP
• EA Mobile H1 2010 release IP
• Glu Mobile Q2 2010 revenues
• Gameloft Q2 2010 revenues
• New titles Q3 2009 - Q2 2010
• Q2 2010 releases (IP)
• Q2 2010 casual titles
• Q2 2010 mobile games acquisitions
• Q2 2010 mobile games funding deals
• Q2 2010 major publishers' releases
• Q2 2010 major publishers' iPhone releases
• Q2 2010 major publishers' new releases

Pages: 10

Tables & charts: 14

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