Summary

  • David Fernandez Remesal is CEO of Sandsoft, a Saudi-based global mobile games developer and publisher which also has offices in Spain, China and Finland.
  • Sandsoft was originally an esports company, but it pivoted to mobile games as a more viable business approach.
  • In a fireside chat at Gamescom Latam, Remesal highlighted key mobile game trends, including the anticipated antitrust ruling that could bust open the floodgates for developers to advertise their own web shops inside their mobile games on the Apple and Google app stores.
  • Sandsoft is also busy working on AI tools that can help developers work more efficiently, and it is looking at other opportunities for mobile to grow as the mobile-first generation grows up and becomes a bigger part of the population of gamers.
  • Mobile games are becoming more complex, with casual games more mid-core, mid-core games going more core, and core games simplifying to become more accessible.
  • China is the world leader in mobile gaming development talent.
  • Mobile is the first gaming device for many, especially children, and it is how they discover all forms of entertainment.

By Dean Takahashi

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