Video Games on Mobile Phones - Challenges & outlook

1. Introduction

• 1.1. Market for digital leisure on mobile phones
• 1.2. Video games on mobile phones

2. Technical problems of mobile gaming

• 2.1. Decisive handset components
  • 2.1.1. Memory and storage
  • 2.1.2. 3D display
• 2.2. Mobile gaming and the network
  • 2.2.1. Telecommunications standards
  • 2.2.2. 3D/3G, a couple with a future?
• 2.3. Development technologies

3. The industry and its markets

• 3.1. Industrial organisation
  • 3.1.1. Production process
  • 3.1.2. The value chain
  • 3.1.3. Categories of mobile game publishers
  • 3.1.4. Business models
• 3.2. Mobile gaming markets
  • 3.2.1. Characteristics of the main mobile gaming markets
• 3.3. Great content diversity
  • 3.3.1. Online gaming
  • 3.3.2. Editorial strategies
• 3.4. A favourable environment
  • 3.4.1. Gamers ready for entertainment

4. Likely challenges and changes

• 4.1. Challenges along the value chain
• 4.2. Market outlook

1. Distributors

• 1.1. Index Multimedia
  • 1.1.1. Company profile
  • 1.1.2. Catalogue
  • 1.1.3. Commercial partners
  • 1.1.4. Manta direct-to-consumer service
• 1.2. Samsung Fun Club by Samsung Electronics
  • 1.2.1. Company profile
  • 1.2.2. Catalogue
• 1.3. Nokia N-GAGE
  • 1.3.1. Company profile
  • 1.3.2. Catalogue
  • 1.3.3. Publishing partners
• 1.4. MediaPlazza
  • 1.4.1. Company profile
  • 1.4.2. Catalogue
  • 1.4.3. Commercial network

2. Operators

3. Mobile game specialists

• 3.1. Gameloft
  • 3.1.1. Company profile
  • 3.1.2. Catalogue
  • 3.1.3. Gameloft' s e-store
  • 3.1.4. Distribution network
• 3.2. Glu Mobile
  • 3.2.1. Company profile
  • 3.2.2. Catalogue
  • 3.2.3. Online game sales
  • 3.2.4. Distribution network
• 3.3. Hands-On Mobile
  • 3.3.1. Company profile
  • 3.3.2. Catalogue
  • 3.3.3. Online game sales
  • 3.3.4. Distribution network
• 3.4. I-play
  • 3.4.1. Company profile
  • 3.4.2. Catalogue
  • 3.4.3. Online game sales
  • 3.4.4. Distribution network
• 3.5. Digital Chocolate
  • 3.5.1. Company profile
  • 3.5.2. Catalogue
  • 3.5.3. The Mobile League
  • 3.5.4. Distribution network

4. Players in the media world

• 4.1. Sony Pictures
  • 4.1.1. Company profile
  • 4.1.2. Catalogue
  • 4.1.3. Distribution network
• 4.2. Cellfish Media
  • 4.2.1. Company profile
  • 4.2.2. Catalogue
  • 4.2.3. Direct-to-consumer solutions

5. Mobile game companies

• 5.1. Vivendi Games Mobile
  • 5.1.1. Company profile
  • 5.1.2. Catalogue
• 5.2. Electronic Arts
  • 5.2.1. Company profile
  • 5.2.2. Catalogue
  • 5.2.3. Online gaming solution
  • 5.2.4. Distribution network
• 5.3. Konami
  • 5.3.1. Company profile
  • 5.3.2. Development of Konami' s mobile activities
  • 5.3.3. Online mobile game distribution
• 5.4. Sega Sammy Group
  • 5.4.1. Company profile
  • 5.4.2. Catalogue
  • 5.4.3. Sega Mobile website
• 5.5. THQ Wireless
  • 5.5.1. Company profile
  • 5.5.2. Catalogue

6.Methodology

• Table 1: Revenues from leisure on mobile phones
• Table 2: Flash memory
• Table 3: Telecommunications standards
• Table 4: Characteristics of 3G, Super 3G and 4G
• Table 5: Top 50 most downloaded mobile games
• Table 6: Top 10 best-selling mobile games in France, March 2007
• Table 7: Titles appearing in at least two of GfK' s top 20
• Table 8: Changes in the number of active mobile gamers, 2007-2012
• Table 9: Annual video game ARPU, 2007-2012
• Table 10: Revenues from mobile video games, 2007-2012
• Table 11: Video game software market - Japan, United States and Europe - 2007-2012
• Table 12: Index Multimedia' s main commercial partners in its mobile gaming business
• Table 13: Samsung Fun Club' s mobile game catalogue in France
• Table 14: Ten best-selling mobile games on Samsung Fun Club' s national sites
• Table 15: Nokia' s online N-Gage offer
• Table 16: Publishers present in the N-Gage portfolio
• Table 17: Examples of titles distributed by MediaPlazza Games, sorted by genre
• Table 18: MediaPlazza Games' main commercial partners
• Table 19: Gameloft' s online mobile game service in France
• Table 20: Gameloft' s main game distributors
• Table 21: Glu' s online mobile game service in the United States
• Table 22: Main distributors of Glu Mobile' s mobile games
• Table 23: Hands-On Mobile' s online mobile game service in the United States
• Table 24: Hands-On Mobile' s main game distributors
• Table 25: I-play' s online mobile game service
• Table 26: iPlay' s main game distributors
• Table 27: Catalogue of mobile video games published by Digital Chocolate
• Table 28: Digital Chocolate' s main game distributors
• Table 29: EA Mobile' s online game service for the United States
• Table 30: EA Mobile' s main game distributors
• Table 31: Catalogue of mobile games featured on THQ Wireless' s website
• Figure 1: Revenue increases from leisure on mobile phones
• Figure 2: Mobile phone market
• Figure 3: Distribution of mobile phones, by category
• Figure 4: Price breakdown for a mid-range mobile phone, ex-factory
• Figure 5: Examples of Internet Ping between European cities
• Figure 6: Operating systems, development environment and mobile handsets
• Figure 7: Organisation of the mobile gaming industry
• Figure 8: Comparison between the mobile gaming and console/PC game value chains
• Figure 9: Sales percentages, per category - France
• Figure 10: IOM: The World of Magic
• Figure 11: Changes in the number of active mobile gamers, 2007-2012
• Figure 12: Revenues from mobile video games, 2007-2012
• Figure 13: Video game software market - Japan, United States and Europe - 2007-2012