The US is expected to overtake China’s leading position as the world’s biggest gaming market this year as China’s nine-month ban on approving new games in 2018 continues to send chills throughout the entire market, market research firm, Newzoo said in a research note on Tuesday.
While China is projected to register $36.5 billion in game revenue for 2019, Newzoo forecasts the US will regain the crown of the world’s largest gaming market for the first time since 2015, by achieving $37 billion in revenue this year which has primarily been driven by growth in the mobile and console market.
China has been the world’s largest gaming market for the past three years, but with its nine-month ban on gaming approvals — primarily aimed at controlling video game content and combatting youth addiction in China — the country’s gaming annual revenue growth in 2018 was its slowest in over a decade.
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There are now more than 2.5 billion gamers across the world, who are expected to spend a total of $152 billion on games in 2019, representing an increase of…
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