Attack of the small screens: Africa eyes mobile gaming boom

In 2017, accountants PwC said “revenues for console and PC games will lose market share to social (and) casual gaming” like that offered on handheld devices.

Africa’s video game industry, currently worth $310 million, would be worth $642 million by 2021, the firm added.

Spreckley said that choosing the mobile support for his game would mean “we can get it in more people’s hands quicker”.

“You’re not reliant on people buying big expensive consoles and then products off the shelf.”