"Mobile esports" refers to competitive video gaming played on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. It involves professional players participating in tournaments and competitions, showcasing their skills and competing for prizes in various mobile games.
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eSports as an industry has come a long way in the last 10 years, growing a lot in size in pretty much every way possible including with the creation
of mobile eSports tournaments and games.
Amazon has announced today that they will be holding their first
mobile eSports tournament next month called the Champions of Fire Invitational in Las Vegas.
The company also launched QQ Games 2.0 that same month which included a new eSports section where many casual
mobile eSports titles were available to play.
One thing that all successful
Mobile eSports games have in common is that they had a large and engaged user base before becoming known as an eSports titles.
You can read more on the development of
mobile esports in China here and don't forget to subscribe to our 2016 Global Esport Market Report.
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Tencent has also aimed to build out
casual mobile eSports with its QQ Games competition in November 2016.
Giant Interactive have set a goal for Battle of Balls to be the
first mobile eSports title to reach an audience of 100 million.
I don't know if Tencent will be racking up another couple hundred million players with the game's North American launch, but it should definitely get some attention in the growing Western
mobile esports scene.
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The great majority of smartphones can run Hearthstone, Clash Royale and a variety of
mobile esports tiles, particularly the popular games,» said Bill.
Another esports - focused company, Yingxiong, has released several key titles in different genres including FPS, action, competitive casual, and strategy and announced its
professional mobile esport league: Hero Pro League.
Despite Tencent's efforts, the biggest success story in the casual
mobile eSports sector is Giant Interactive's «Battle of Balls».
Mobile eSports viewership and participation is set to grow in 2017 and we'll have more insights to offer in our 2017 China eSports report.
Tencent Games has recently revealed plans for a series of
global mobile esports tournaments, starting with the Arena of Valor World Cup.
Tencent were early to identify the rising demand
for mobile eSports and adapted their hit mobile title, King of Glory, into an eSports title in 2016.
Skillz accounted for 8.4 percent of all esports prizes in 2014, 21 percent in 2015 and over 30 percent in 2016, further cementing the growth and importance of
mobile esports in the industry.»
That's important, particularly if you're already a part of, or want to be a part of, the growing world
of mobile esports.
Nvidia has entered
the mobile eSports business, while expanding its investment in PC eSports through a new lab.
NBA,
mobile eSports and Overwatch League leaders will use this session to explore how they can unite forces to grow the entire sports industry — and meet the needs of always - on fans.
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars launched last year during the release of the 2017 reboot movie from Lionsgate, and has since become a heavyweight in
mobile esports.
Last week Amazon announced that they would be hosting
the mobile esports tournament, called the Champions of Fire Invitational, here in our city of Las Vegas.
Mobile eSports is starting to grow in size, with games like Vainglory already hosting professional teams and tournaments already.
Mobile eSports is still a young part of the entire eSports scene but it is growing.
One of the advantages that
mobile esports has over Windows PC is that there isn't as large of an barrier to entry when it comes to the hardware being used.
Mobile eSports has grown to such an extent in China that it has become its own segment, separate from PC - based eSports.
The Chinese government was quick to recognize the growing
Mobile eSports market and the Ministry of Culture created the Mobile eSports Game Association in early 2016.
Mobile eSports will see huge growth this year driven by core titles like King of Glory and casual titles like Battle of Balls, both of which are being played by 75 million users per day.
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a mobile esport game that will satisfy casual gamers as well the intense esport enthusiasts.
In Asia, however,
mobile esports is experiencing a boom, accelerated...
Mobile eSports is evolving in two directions right now with core titles, such as massive online battle arena and first person shooters as well as casual titles like puzzle and strategy games.
It paves the way for
another mobile esport, is more social in nature, and rewards skill and strategy.