$124 million was invested in mobile games over three months

The analysts at Digi-Capital claim that 65% of all investments in the gaming industry in the first quarter of 2013 were directed towards the mobile segment.

Investment volumes in the gaming industry are increasing. In the first quarter of this year alone, growth compared to the same period last year was 35% ($191 million). However, the number of investment deals decreased from 44% to 40%.

The majority of investments (65% or $124 million) went to mobile games. The share of technology companies related to middleware and the implementation of gaming services was 24%. In terms of the number of deals, the mobile sector accounted for 38% while the technology sector accounted for 35%.

According to Digi-Capital estimates, the gaming investment market, after a significant drop in 2011 (by 56%), is stabilizing at the level of 2012. Indeed, in six out of ten of the top merger and acquisition deals of the first quarter, the buyers were non-American companies.