Surge in Asia/Pacific Internet users spurs online gaming according to In-Stat
(Top News, 23 Jan 2007 )
By Vinod Kataria
With a massive surge of consumer Internet users in recent years, the online gaming market has a bright future in the Asia/Pacific region, reports In-Stat. Total online games market revenues for Asia/Pacific in 2005 stood at US$3.2 billion and will rise to US$6.8 billion in 2010, the high-tech market research firm says.
“The increase in speed and consistency of Internet connections provided by ISPs and telecom operators continues to greatly facilitate development of online gaming,” says Bryan Wang, In-Stat analyst. “Online games are no longer restricted to slow-action strategy games.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following: 53.2 percent of respondents to an In-Stat consumer Internet survey in Asia/Pacific indicated that they play online games. Japan is expected to lead the regional online gaming market with estimated revenue of $2.8 billion by 2010. China will be the second-largest market in the region, with revenue of US$2.1 billion by 2010.
