GAPP: Online Games Industry Grows 52% In 2005
China's General Administration of Press and Publications announced on Wednesday that China's online gaming industry generated 3.77 billion Yuan in revenues 2005, up 52.6 percent from 2004, reports The Beijing News. The report estimates that China's online gaming revenue will top 17.2 billion Yuan in 2010. A GAPP official said that future development in China's online gaming market will be driven by online casual games and mobile games. GAPP said that in 2005 China's online gaming industry contributed 30 billion Yuan to related industries. The report said that casual game sales accounted for 30 percent of total online gaming revenues and that there are now more than 18 online mobile games in China. The report said that China's mobile gaming market will increase rapidly after 3G is launched.