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Should I use Niko Partners?

Video game market research for Asia & MENA - nikopartners.com

Depends. Buy if you are a publisher, platform, or investor who needs Asia/MENA games market intelligence and can pay custom research pricing. Small studios, indies, and anyone wanting self-serve transparent pricing should skip it.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; no customer reviews or current pricing found, so confidence is medium.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing to judge
  • Ease of useDeliverables are reports and calls; no self-serve evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Game publishers entering Asia/MENA
  • Gaming investors and analysts
  • Platform/hardware makers needing forecasts
  • BD teams tracking regional regulation

Not for

  • Indie devs without a research budget
  • Teams wanting self-serve dashboards or APIs
  • Non-gaming industries
  • Buyers needing published pricing or trials

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Pricing is opaque; only a dated 2016 fee list is public, expect custom quotes

medium

No security page; data-handling and licensing terms unclear before purchase

medium

Guess: reports are static deliverables; ask about refresh cadence and seat/share licenses

low

Free Substack covers headlines; the deep data sits behind paid reports

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Widely cited by Google, press, SEC filings, and academic papers
  • Deep local coverage of China, SEA, Taiwan, India, and MENA markets
  • Offers both packaged reports and custom consulting
  • High-profile analysts with strong public presence, e.g. Daniel Ahmad
  • Two decades of track record cited in Deloitte esports research

Cons

  • No published pricing; sales-led engagements only
  • No evident free trial or self-serve option
  • No public security page on the site
  • Crunchbase/CB Insights profiles unclaimed; firm size opaque
  • You buy static PDFs and consulting, not live data tools

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/24/2026 - 9 sources - No security page; no known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x1security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing to judge
  • Ease of use. Deliverables are reports and calls; no self-serve evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep Asia/MENA gaming data; cited by Google and academia
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • Asia & MENA Coverage China, SEA, Taiwan, India, MENA reports
  • Not published Pricing Custom quotes; 2016 fee list is public
  • Yes Free content Substack, news posts, some whitepapers
  • None found Customer reviews No G2/Capterra presence in sources

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No security page; no known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No direct customer reviews found; the firm is heavily cited by press, analysts, and Reddit gamers discussing its market predictions.

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; no customer reviews or current pricing found, so confidence is medium.

Boutique research on Asia/MENA gaming. Right for publishers and investors; opaque pricing and overkill for small teams.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; no customer reviews or current pricing found, so confidence is medium.

Sources

  1. Niko Partners About Usnikopartners.com
    official
  2. Niko Partners Reportsnikopartners.com
    official
  3. Niko 2016 Services and Fees PDFnikopartners.com
    official
  4. Google x Niko Partners monetization reportthinkwithgoogle.com
    news
  5. Daniel Ahmad on Xx.com
    news
  6. Deloitte esports report citing Nikostrivesponsorship.com
    news
  7. Reddit: Niko PS5 Pro predictionreddit.com
    review
  8. Niko Partners security page (not found)nikopartners.com
    security
  9. CB Insights alternatives profilecbinsights.com
    official

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