Gaming industry in india 2012

Note: India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY started in April and ended in March One Indian rupee is equal to 0. Leading TV channels in India , by weekly viewership. Consumer Electronics. Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. This was estimated to go up to over billion rupees by The industry has been evolving at a rapid pace in the country, and analysts predict over 40 thousand new job opportunities by Gendered games A survey showed that a majority of Indians played some type of digital games daily.

While shooter and sports games were popular among men, Indian women preferred strategy and adventure games. Mobile gaming leads the race A rapid penetration and affordability of smartphones, along with cheap mobile data have led to mobile phones being the most preferred device for gaming.

The value of the mobile gaming market in India was projected to reach about million U. This marked a significant increase in the sector's market value from about million dollars in Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member? Log in. Show detailed source information? Related Books Free with a 30 day trial from Scribd. Dry: A Memoir Augusten Burroughs. Related Audiobooks Free with a 30 day trial from Scribd.

Empath Up! Report on gaming industry in india 1. According to a study by research firm eTech Group a specialist unit of IMRB International , hardware sales of console devices, such as Sony's Playstation, Microsoft's XBox and Nintendo was worth about Rs crore in and Rs crore in , growing at more than 50 per cent annually. This estimate includes the parallel grey market for these consoles as well. Games such as road rash and NFS are the most popular racing games.

The average gamer has been playing on an average since 18 months now. He pays games 3 times a week and his usual gaming sessions last an hour in length. He also spends less than Rs per month on gaming. The cycle is divided into 3 parts, Pre Production, Production and testing. Production is final concept arts, modeling, animation and programming. Testing is a big task for game developers.

There is a wide range of formats, platforms, carriers and handsets that the games have to be tested for. Typically there are separate teams for porting and testing; some companies prefer to outsource this activity to specialized units. Their credo is not trying to save money in production, but making a product that is a hit.

Thank you! Sherry Collins Dec. Anirudha Tanawade Oct. MrArc17 Jan. The Indian gaming market is inevitably going to take over China by in terms of gamers and revenue being generated by these games. There are a number of home-grown startups in the country which have made some of the most popular gaming platforms. Some of the companies were found post-Flipkart, while some have been a part of the industry since the beginning of time, i. This is a Mumbai-based startup which was founded in The company offers in-game ad networks, as well as social networks for games.

In addition to that, it is obviously developing traditional mobile gaming platforms. The games are available across different genres and can be found on the biggest app stores — Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon — all of who have helped generate a net of over 21 million users. Dream11 is one of the first mobile based company offering sports like Cricket, Football, Basketball, even Kabaddi.

It was founded in Dream11 has been successful in raising funds in three series of funding, and is now holding 20 million users. They expect to increase the online gamers to million by Remember how Dhoom 3 was promoted across platforms with a brand new game on the same theme as the movie?

Its success story began with the popularity of iOS based WordsWorth. Currently, its restaurant management game — StarChef and word making game SpellUp has gained a lot of attention. Next time you come across the game, remember that it is Octro, a based company, which is responsible for the launch. The company aims to create both productivity and gaming applications for mobile phones and tablets.