73% of Brits have played games on their mobile

73% of Brits have played games on their mobile

Playing videogames on a mobile phone is becoming increasingly popular in the UK, with 73% of Brits having played one at least once.

The survey, which questioned 2,425 people in the UK and US, also found that the mobile phone is quickly becoming a more popular gaming device than PCs and gaming consoles, such as the PlayStation 3.

Dennis Ryan, executive vice president of worldwide publishing at gaming firm PopCap - which commissioned the survey, said: “As more people purchase smartphones and the entire process of finding, purchasing and playing mobile games becomes as simple as browsing the internet, the mobile games market is going to accelerate even more.

50% of all mobile phone owners questioned in the survey said the amount of time they spent playing games on their phones has increased in the past year. Smartphone owners tend to play the most games, the survey found, with 83% having played one in the past seven days.

The survey also found that:

    * Around 23% of a mobile phone owner’s time is now spent playing videogames, on average
    * Playing videogames has become a “regular” activity for 73% of mobile phone owners
    * Smartphone owners tend to purchase more games online than those with less advanced phones.