In recent years, acquisition and merger cases in the game industry have been common The latest report shared by newzoo lets us know how strong the gold absorption ability of top game companies is First of all, in terms of total revenue, Tencent is still unique. By the end of 2021, the revenue had exceeded US $32 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 9.9%.
(from: newzoo)
It is reported that Tencent has game studios such as riot games, rebirth entertainment and platinum games.
Secondly, in the field of game consoles, Microsoft, which ranked fourth in revenue, achieved a healthy growth of 9.6%. Nintendo rose slightly by 1.9%, while Sony lost 2.3%.
It is worth mentioning that "watermelon peel" (Xbox The game pass subscription service is very attractive to players, while the other two are facing various challenges.
Third, the mobile game industry rose by 12.5% by the end of 2021, ranking third Apple The company achieved 17.7% growth, and Google ranked fifth with nearly 21%.
Frankly speaking, the performance of the mobile game industry last year may be more surprising than the game console market. Taking into account the revenue of the other top 10 companies, the total amount of the whole industry reached US $126 billion, and the contribution of subscription services such as XGP is quite significant.
Finally, based on the overall upward trend of the game industry, this figure is expected to exceed the $200 billion mark soon. However, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision may still face some unexpected obstacles.