Mobile games in China: Formation, ferment, and future

Zixue Tai; Haifang Zeng

doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-037-2.ch018

Mobile games in China: Formation, ferment, and future

Zixue Tai, Haifang Zeng

School of Journalism and Media

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Abstract

This chapter presents a critical analysis of China's nascent but fast-evolving mobile game market. Through a penetrating examination of the historical evolution of the market from the late 1990s to the dawn of the 3G era, it offers insight on the changing dynamics of interplay as well as major trends of concentration and internationalization among key sectors of the Chinese mobile market structure. By casting findings in the comparative lenses of major global mobile markets in the United States, Japan and South Korea, the chapter contributes to an in-depth understanding of the universalizing features and the peculiarities of China's mobile games and gamers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation
Subtitle of host publication	Emerging Social Patterns and Characteristics
Pages	276-295
Number of pages	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-037-2.ch018
State	Published - 2010

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General Social Sciences

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