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Smart and Social The Industry’s Crown Jewel
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2 Introduction Senior Research Analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. Baird is one of the largest private investment banks Prior experience as software developer, Internet start-up and Wall Street background at JP Morgan and Lazard Covered Internet and Interactive Entertainment for 10 years Based in San Francisco
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3 Overview Industry performance Market forecast Power of Exponential Influence of Facebook and shift to Mobile Conclusions
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Global Video Game Market 4 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Video Games Fastest Growth Media 5 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Games are the most important form of digital media 6
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Platform Growth Rates 7 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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E-commerce model to monetize games 8 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Beauty of Free-to-Play 9 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Forecast for Mobile and Social 10 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Significant Opportunity in Mobile Advertising 11 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Global Video Game Industry Growth will be driven by Smart Devices 12
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Smart + Social are exponential Rapid increase in smart devices Social game mechanics now available on Mobile O/S Virtual goods sales expand monetization Global opportunities Competitive platform wars good for developers –Android –iOS –Windows –Samsung 13
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Smart + Social are exponential 14
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Filling the Stadium 1)45 minutes 2)3 hours 3)12 hours 4)2 days 15
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Wave of Smart Devices 16 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Game Usage on Smartphones 17 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Exponential – GREE mobile users (in M) 18 Source: Company Reports
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Tablet Sales Growing Faster than Phones 19 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Multi-device Lifestyle 20
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% of Internet Traffic from Smart Devices 21 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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App Sales are Global 22 Source: Flurry
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% of Internet Traffic from Smart Devices 23 Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Facebook RevenuesZynga Growth Rate 24 Payments Growth on Facebook is Slowing Source: RW Baird & Co. estimates
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Focus Turning from Facebook to Mobile 25
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Smart Devices are a disruptive force similar in scope to web browsers 26
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Platforms are key 27
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Conclusions Huge wave of smart devices Exponential growth dynamics Global opportunities More attractive growth profile vs. Facebook Efficient distribution – use the tools, play the platforms 28
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29 E-mail: csebastian@rwbaird.com Twitter: @colin_sebastian Questions/Discussion
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