Korea Online Gaming 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis

Publication Date	August 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	17
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC05665

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Summary

This IDC study provides a bottom-up sizing and 2008-2012 forecasts of the online gaming subscription market in 2007. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the Korea market. This study also contains vendor-specific revenue and market shares by country.

"The Korea online game market becomes more mature in terms of the subscription bases, with revenue increasing in 2007 by approximately 33.3% year-over-year (YoY) to reach US$988.78 million. While the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre struggled a little due to its mature position in the online gaming market, the casual games genre was expanding at a rapid rate," says Sae-Soon Quah, market analyst, Peripherals, IDC Malaysia.

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
- Definition
  - Online Games
  - Casual Games
  - Serious Games
  - Subscription
  - Online Gamers
Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Market Overview
  - Current Market Size
  - Table: South Korea Online Gaming Market by Service Provider and Share, 2006 and 2007 (US$M)
  - Market Dynamics
    - Drivers
    - Inhibitors
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: South Korea Online Gaming Industry Forecast, 2007-2012
- Table: South Korea Online Gaming Industry Forecast by Business Model, 2007-2012
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the South Korea Online Gaming Market, 2007-2012
- Market Context
- Table: South Korea Online Gaming Subscription Revenue 2005-2012 Forecast, Comparison of 2007 and 2008 Forecasts (US$M)
- Figure: Korea Online Gaming Subscription Revenue 2005-2012 Forecast, Comparison of 2007 and 2008 Forecasts
Essential Guidance
- New Opportunities
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- Related Research
- Synopsis