But the big advantage over console games is that mobile games can be played anywhere, and almost anyone can play them. This is how the mobile gaming industry thrives. Even if the games are of higher quality, if they are not as convenient to play, they are still smaller than a simple mobile game that has become big. Even with less graphics and usually worse controls, that doesn't mean it can't engage the user in the game. Which is the real goal of games in the first place: to entertain the player. This goes hand in hand with the variety of games, while consoles have many different types of games, mobile games have the most types of games. Side scrollers don't tend to be very successful on consoles, but they're huge on mobile devices. This is because side scrollers try to hold the user's attention for a short moment instead of long and complicated games. This shows the individuality of mobile games, instead of just a worse version of the console, mobile games have their own types of fun games. Convenience is also why consoles got so big, because they were more convenient than large, stationary arcades