By the Numbers

Published by ikona on December 19th, 2006 in Mobile Gaming, News

The potential for growth in the mobile gaming industry is phenomenal, says one game industry leader.

David Gosen, CEO of game publisher I-Play expects mobile gaming to eventually outstrip the mass-market penetration of traditional console game sets.

“Over 300 million consoles have been sold in the last 25 years, while 800 million phones are sold every year,” he told MobileIndustry.biz. “Which one’s mass market? It has to be the mobile device.”

Those numbers are pretty staggering, if you think about it. What do you guys think? Will gaming on mobile phones pass up traditional consoles, and if so, how soon?