Japanese mobile game market worth $5.4bn in 2013

iGaming Business – Advertising and marketing company CyberZ has reported that the Japanese mobile gaming market is set for further expansion after it experienced substantial growth during 2013. A report from the firm valued the Japanese mobile gaming market at 546.8 billion yen (€3.9 billion/$5.4 billion) in 2013, up from around 311.1 billion yen in the previous year. CyberZ placed the most value on native applications, which were worth a total of 317.8 billion yen in 2013, compared to smartphone browser games that were valued at 229 billion yen. Mobile gaming is now responsible for approximately 50% of the overall…