Amid stay-at-home orders mandated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, time spent playing mobile games has skyrocketed. According to an App Annie report published Monday, consumers in the U.S.
increased the number of games played each month by 13 percent in the first half of the year, compared to the average period in 2019.
Game downloads outpaced app downloads — which also experienced a surge in demand — by 35 percent growth in April. The core gaming market, traditionally associated with PC, Mac and console gaming, has been engulfed by the mobile industry as consumers increasingly turn to handheld devices to play games even when they are stuck at home.