By John McCarthy

The Sega games studio, publisher of the Sonic the Hedgehog games, has revealed plans to hone in on mobile gaming, tasking a whole third of its development team to develop apps for smartphones and tablets.

The 2,000-strong studio will adapt to cater to the growing mobile market, shifting its sight away from producing games for consoles, said Hideki Okamura, president Sega’s game unit.

In its latest financial report, the company predicted the proposed shift to mobile gaming will boost sales by 29 per cent, increasing game and product sales to 128.5 billion yen for the fiscal year ending in March.

Furthermore, Sega projected Read full story ›

Source: The Drum