“Battlegrounds Mobile India is the beginning of a new era” says Industry Experts while talking about the future of Indian Esports & Gaming. With the launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India, the whole scenario turns in favor of Esports enthusiasts from all around the country. Today, Krafton, the publisher of BGMI launched the official version of the game on the Google Play Store & it instantly crossed 10 million downloads. This demonstrates the immense amount of love Indians have for the mobile survival shooter title that single-handedly established the nation as one of the top gaming countries in the whole world.
Although iOS users still haven’t got access to the game, preparations for the revival of mobile esports are already underway. With an array of limitless possibilities ahead, prominent Industry experts & pioneers in the field have shared their enthusiasm with us. Here is what they have to say.
Akshat Rathee, the Managing Director & Co-founder of NODWIN Gaming, South Asia’s largest Esports & Gaming Company shared his thoughts about the relaunch of India’s favorite Battle Royale. “The return of India Ka Game Battlegrounds Mobile India in its new avatar is the beginning of a new era in Indian gaming and esports. New teams will form, new stars will rise and the heroes of earlier will get a chance to claim their throne again. We at NODWIN Gaming are extremely excited to see what the future holds” he said.
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Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India & Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF) said “After much discussion, we can now finally roll on to the exclusive esports game, created just for Indian players. It is much celebrated because of the exclusivity it offers and it also portrays how important the Indian esports sector has become for global gaming developers. With the latest launch, we can envision that the gaming community will thrive and we can expect to see more exclusive multi-player games being curated for the Indian market. It also supports our vision that India will become the next powerhouse in esports. It would have been great to see if our Indian game developers will create a game based on Indian ethos and culture which will create the exact buzz and hype just like BGMI did in India.”
Mr Abhishek Aggarwal, Co-Founder & CEO, Trinity Gaming, India’s top gaming talent management company shared “Finally, we all are witnessing the historic moment in the Indian gaming and esports industry as this exclusively designed game will fuel the growth of mobile gaming in India and the game will leverage the power of the mobile-first gaming ecosystem of the country. The journey from becoming a gamer to an influencer has just begun and it will be exciting to see how new gamers will grab this opportunity. For the gaming & esports content creators, it will be a new route to explore more new content and also engage with the new set of followers of Battlegrounds Mobile India.”
Mr Tarun Gupta, Founder, Ultimate Battle, India’s first-ever one-stop online esports platform stated “At Ultimate Battle we were excited and eagerly waiting for BGMI to launch in India. It finally seems to be happening now and it’s historic. The first reactions from both professionals and casual gamers will be critical as this will reflect on the overall acceptance of BGMI in India. It’s also important to mention the expectations of the esports community from BGMI are really high. We’ll also be looking into adding BGMI to All India Esports league(AIEL) which will be launched this month.”
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