A Closer Look at the Saudi Games Market | Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh

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Inside the Whales Den: Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh Managing Partner Gameguise A Closer Look At the Saudi Games Market

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Inside the Whales Den:

Amir-Esmaeil BozorgzadehManaging PartnerGameguise

A Closer Look At the Saudi Games Market

Saudi Market Fact Sheet

Saudi Market Fact Sheet

Saudi Games Market Estimates

Apple vs. Google

Mobile Gamer Survey – 1,579 completes

Male age groups

Female age groups

Male vs. Female – age groups

Male education & employment

Female education & employment

Game genres

Game genres – Males vs Females

Gaming Frequency

Gaming Frequency - Male

Gaming Frequency - Female

Game duration – Male vs Female

Influences to download and play

Download types

In-app purchases

In-app purchases – Male vs Female

B2B Publisher Survey

Position at company

Focus on new titles in 2016

Faced marketing challenges?

On the ground facts

On the ground facts

On the ground facts

On the ground facts

Islamic content guidelines

100% require company

establishment for offline events

Non-sensuality

Character artwork

Online Artwork Offline Marketing

Special reservations concerning traditions

Touching Affection

Maximize neutral characters

Avoid ANY topic related to religion

Super powers should not be connected to divinity or

spirituality

Marketing campaigns should be strictly segregated

between the sexes

Retail events should actively focus on male target groups

and only passively on females

Sanitised storylines

Retail presence strongly recommended

No need to over-localise

No need to over-localise

Unique marketing conditions