India’s mobile games industry has exploded over the past few years, driven by low cost smartphones, affordable 4G and free to play titles. The turning point was when a company called Reliance Jio offered to distribute 4G for free to all 52 million customers. Because of the strong uptick in mobile game usage in India, Niko [...]
Last month we wrote about how Chinese lawmakers were looking to revise the Minor Protection Law to strengthen regulation around minors in online games. This week, China’s gaming regulator, the State Administration of Press and Publication, released a notice titled “Notice on preventing addiction among minors in online games”. The notice builds on top of existing [...]
Here are the most recent, important developments regarding Nintendo Switch in China: The New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe was approved for distribution in Mainland China by the State Administration of Press and Publication on October 25th 2019, along with 11 other titles for PC, Mobile and Console. The list was published on the gaming regulators [...]
Niko Partners' newly published 2019 Cloud Gaming in Asia Report indicates that cloud gaming revenue in Asia is set to soar from $270 million in 2019 to $3 billion in 2023. The number of cloud game players is set to also soar, from 3 million in 2019 to 60 million in 2023, with the potential to [...]
Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft revision to the current Minor Protection Law that will strengthen the protection of minors both online and in the real world. The draft contains two new chapters on ‘Network Protection’ and ‘Government Protection’ and increases the number of items covered from 72 to 130. The Minor Protection Law was first [...]
Niko Partners, represented by Darang Candra, Niko analyst and multi-country manager based in Southeast Asia, attended the IDBYTE Esports 2019 conference at Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) Center in Tangerang. The IDBYTE Esports 2019 conference, with the tagline of Gaming for Change, was attended by hundreds of eager participants. The conference, supported by the Ministry of Communication [...]
Niko Partners, represented by Darang Candra, Niko's analyst and multi-country manager, who is based in Southeast Asia, was invited to the IDBYTE Esports 2019 Press Conference that was held on August 27 at the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information office in Jakarta. IDBYTE is a bi-annual technology conference, one of the biggest in Indonesia, that [...]
Esports, and the increase in mobile device usage globally, will be the primary drivers for growth in the digital games industry over the next 5 years. A rise in mobile device usage will make gaming more accessible to all, while the mechanics of mobile games revenue models will make it easier for mobile gamers to participate [...]
In April, Niko Partners forecast $33 billion of digital games revenue in mainland China for 2019. H1 2019 financial reports from Tencent and NetEase, which together account for over 70% of domestic market revenue, indicate that the April forecast remains on track for the year. After the regulatory process induced market slowdown of 2018, 2019 has [...]
Niko Partners attended the 17th ChinaJoy digital entertainment expo and conference in Shanghai this year. 2019 was a record year for attendance with 364,700 entries during the 4-day event, over 10,000 more than last year. Niko Partners analyst Darang S. Candra gave a speech entitled ‘Global Esports: The Way to the Mass Market’ at the conference, [...]
