Electronista has an article regarding backlash against netbooks. They talk about PC manufacturers attacking the market to push more notebooks. In the article, Avian Securities analysts estimate that netbook sales will rise, from 37 million units in 2009 to 47 million units in 2010.
In Avian’s note yesterday they also said there were 140 million notebook computers sold in 2009 and the number is expected to reach 180 million in 2010.
How this related to the games industry is that all of this is good. This is a positive sign for browser-based games as the potential market is increasing and more people have the ability to play wherever they go. As netbooks and notebooks grow in popularity, portability and features, we will continue to see more social games. As cloud computing becomes more prevalent, the content complexity will be able to increase along with gamers’ evolving tastes.
This is a great sign of support for the coming mid-core gaming explosion.
