According to recently released market research from Newzoo, the number of mobile gamers has now exceeded the 500 million mark worldwide, while mobile gaming revenues increased by over 30% from their 2011 figures.
I have no connections except for receiving news from them so I hope you don't think this is spam. The following does have to do with mobile gaming.
Mobile Gaming USA West on May 14-15 will have over 200 senior execs from some of the biggest developers and publishers in the industry, including SEGA, Zynga, Activision, Chillingo, and Gamevil. They will share their insights on how to market, monetize, and distribute mobile games to reach these growing segments of new audiences.
THEORY - you know everything but nothing works. PRACTICE - when everything works but don't know why. For me, theory and practice are combined: nothing works and I don't know why.