Apple’s attempts to appease privacy regulators around the globe have consistently irritated mobile app developers and mobile advertising businesses. This week seems no different, with a new statistic from marketing firm Consumer Acquisition claiming that the phasing out of Apple’s mobile identifier for advertisers (IDFA) – a previously well-established and widely used ad measurement tool – has reduced the advertising revenue of small and medium sized iOS developers by 20%. It is worth wondering whether these dwindling revenues spell out the end of mobile gaming on standalone apps. Considered in isolation, that may seem melodramatic, but when factoring in the new entrants to the market, such as Netflix, it seems near-inevitable. The IDFA essentially allows developers and marketers to identify…