A Guide for Consumers and Brands

Gartner estimates the Mobile Game market will reach $11.4 billion by 2014.  That’s a big number.  Compare that the Video Game market revenue of $18.58 million and Movie Box office receipts of $10.16 billion for 2010.

Mobile Games will be an important market.  Further, as mobile devices become more ubiquitous (especially in emerging countries), we’ll see developers utilize the GPS, accelerometers, camera and directional compass features to surpass the abilities of video game console platforms.  That may disrupt the gaming market.

We’ll also see mobile tablets and portable gaming platforms usher in millions more mobile gamers thus fueling increased demand.

The infographic below exhibits the hottest mobile game developers in the business today.  They are creating the most discussions, the most engagement, and the most buzz.  (Note: Read below to understand the methodology for determining Buzz.)

The Top 25 Hottest Mobile Game Developers/Publishers

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I’ve created a Facebook page for mobile game developers and mobile game lovers – please join for the latest in mobile gaming.   We also cover all of the mobile game developers listed above.

Buzz Methodology

We used the following sites to determine a Buzz score.  The score is a formula based on results from the following sites:

• HowSociable.com

• Google Trends
• SocialMention.com
• LinkedIn metrics are derived from the Business page of the company on LinkedIn.
• Facebook Fan metrics are derived by the Fan page of the brand (if there is one).

My Other Mobile Guides

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The Top 25 Game Developers and their CEO’s (text based)

The Hottest?

So do you agree with the top 25?  Did I miss anyone?  Please add them to the comments below and I may include them in my update.