In-game purchases will become one of the main forms of revenue for mobile games.

 

In China, 95 percent of PC online games already revolve around micro-transactions. I expect that a lot of this money will transfer over to in-game mobile purchases as the number of smartphones in China increases. This is great news for app developers as free-to-play finally makes its mark in mobile.

While there may be debate over when China will become the largest superpower in the world, there's no doubt that its superpower status in mobile gaming will be confirmed by the end of 2012.