10 Sep 2021

“It meant that a lot of game developers in China shifted their priorities to themselves, either developing games just for the domestic market, or to try to reach the global market industry, with localised titles or specialised titles that launch around the world first, and then come back into the mainland. Gaming is part of the culture, and China is the largest games market in the world. This isn't something that is suddenly disappearing overnight for minors, even though the limits are extremely harsh. It's still part of the culture. Parents of minors today have grown up with gaming, so they'll be more liberal minded and may be more open to letting their children use their accounts to play games.”

www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/10/wi...
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Daniel Ahmad

   Analyst

Analyst at Niko Partners in London

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China exports market

China imposing restrictions on anyone under 18 years old to gaming only three hours a week Fridays through Sundays one hour per day at 8pm

China restriction on video games

Exports in China