Axie Infinity is one of Vietnamese successful online games. (Photo: axieinfinity.com) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – A blog dedicated to exploringartificial intelligence (AI) and other trending technologies in the 21stcentury has said Vietnam is consolidating its role in the development ofelectronic games worldwide.
Fagen Wasanni Technologies, also said the country is part of theSoutheast Asia region, one of the fastest-growing gaming markets worldwide,with a market size of 5 billion USD and 270 million gamers.
Among them, themobile gaming sector is leading the growth trajectory due to its affordabilityand market penetration capabilities, as evaluated by the game-focused websitePocketgamer.
In this developmental context, there are now many Vietnameseenterprises capable of producing and operating online games instead of relyingon imported products.
Vietnam has risen to the 5th position in the list of top countriesfor game production worldwide, according to a report from data tracking companyDataAI & AppMagic.
In the first quarter of this year, 4.2 billion app downloads fromgames were created by Vietnamese developers, which highlights the country’sgrowing position in the industry.
Several Vietnamese app developers, including major names likeFalcon Global, ABI Global, Zego Global, and Rocket Studio, are among the top 50companies in e-game production. The applications developed by these companieswere downloaded more than 100,000 times in 2022.
A recent assessment by Bloomberg also acknowledges Vietnam as apowerhouse in the gaming industry, being among the top five countries globallyin terms of mobile game production, based on download numbers in the first halfof 2023.
Vietnam’s thriving talent pool and proximity to the culturallydiverse region are also reasons for this growth, as cited by Samuel Stevenin,the general manager of Virtuos, a game maker that entered the Vietnamese marketin 2011.
He also highlights the cultural emphasis on developing mobileproducts in Vietnam and Southeast Asia as a whole, as well as the expertise andpassion of local talents in creating high-quality digital content andworld-class games. The explosive success of games like Axie Infinity and Flappy Bird are among many inspiringsuccess stories that have made a significant impact./.
