The graph shows the number of mobile game downloads in the United States in July 2016, broken down by genre. It was found that arcade games were the most popular genre of mobile games in the U.S. in the measured period, based on the 63.1 million recorded downloads.
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The graph shows the number of mobile game downloads in the United States in July 2016, broken down by genre. It was found that arcade games were the most popular genre of mobile games in the U.S. in the measured period, based on the 63.1 million recorded downloads.
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