The primary mission of the NZGDA is to build the New Zealand video game development industry into a preferred supplier of related products and services.
The NZGDA coordinates monthly Game Developer Meetups in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
The Association says that New Zealand game developers earned $323.9 million in the year to 1 April 2020, of which 96% came from international audiences.
[2] NZGDA members can be either studios or individuals making PC, console, mobile, web, VR/AR, educational, serious and even board games.
The Chairperson of the organisation for 2021 is Chelsea Rapp, a game developer in Christchurch, New Zealand.