SuperData Forecaster interface.
SuperData Forecaster interface.
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SuperData Arcade Forecaster predicts the future performance of digital games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nielsen’s SuperData game research firm has launched a tool that predicts the performance of existing and upcoming digital games across several key metrics that include revenue, monthly active users and in-game spending.

The SuperData Arcade Forecaster also gives publishers, developers, and investors a bird’s-eye view of the broader trends in the game industry by offering market-level numbers for the PC, console and mobile segments.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.