Candy Crush is still a thing? I totally forgot about it.
I should start a gamecompany built on a gimmick shit and sell it expensive to americans.
[QUOTE=kimr120;49040637]I should start a gamecompany built on a gimmick shit and sell it expensive to americans.[/QUOTE]
Millions of people play King games. Many of them spend money to win at these games more easily and impress their Facebook friends. It is a lucrative business because there are a lot of middle aged women who have too much free time.
So the reason is basically there's a mobile bubble and it hasn't popped yet.
[QUOTE=Rossy167;49045368]So the reason is basically there's a mobile bubble and it hasn't popped yet.[/QUOTE]
A bubble pops, and another one takes its place. This type of market doesn't dies easily, it just morphs
Remember Zynga?
[QUOTE=usaokay;49039623]It's not just Candy Crush that Activision just bought. It's the entire mobile company.
I think Activision bought out King.com because they liked the company's business model, especially when regarding to the money making machine that Candy Crush is doing.[/QUOTE]
But what value does the company have besides Candy Crush? A business model isn't really worth shit, Activision could replicate it on their end if they wanted to.
[QUOTE=T553412;49045390]Remember Zynga?[/QUOTE]
No.
Just googled them, the Facebook game people. Eugh.
[QUOTE=Propane Addict;49040651]Millions of people play King games. Many of them spend money to win at these games more easily and impress their Facebook friends. It is a lucrative business because there are a lot of middle aged women who have too much free time.[/QUOTE]
can confirm, my mom plays few King games, and this is tragic
I've been playing a similar game called [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outplayentertainment.mysterymatch&hl=en]Mystery Match[/url] that is similar save for the fact that I haven't had to beg people on Facebook nor did I need to buy power-ups. Those things are definitely in there if you're that desperate (and shame on people that stoop to that level and shame on the developers for doing this), but past that it's alright. It's a fun little time waster.
[url=https://soundcloud.com/blaketothefuture/sets/mystery-match-soundtrack]The soundtrack is awesome, though[/url] because it's by [url=http://syntheticorchestra.com/]The Synthetic Orchestra![/url]
Yeah, those millions of players of that insanely popular game are [i]idiots[/i], I'm not an idiot though, no way, not me!
[QUOTE=Conna;49082338]Yeah, those millions of players of that insanely popular game are [i]idiots[/i], I'm not an idiot though, no way, not me![/QUOTE]
You are an idiot if you play those games and give money.
Like straight up.
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;49083943]You are an idiot if you play those games and give money.
Like straight up.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, fuck people's hobbies and interests.
[QUOTE=Conna;49084238]Yeah, fuck people's hobbies and interests.[/QUOTE]
Spending money on virtual bullshit is a hobbie/interest?
[QUOTE=Conna;49084238]Yeah, fuck people's hobbies and interests.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, but there is no way to justify spending money in these kind of games, because they are developed to work this way. This kind of business model plain sucks.
[QUOTE=Conna;49084238]Yeah, fuck people's hobbies and interests.[/QUOTE]
Normally I would agree but with games specifically designed to railroad you into spending money on microtransactions -- especially ones that take advantage of naive people like Candy Crush does -- I would have to say it's scummy and underhanded.
The alternative to paying money is bugging the shit out of people on facebook, which is a marketing tactic designed to reel in more players, in the hopes that they will spend money. It's pretty slimy from all angles, honestly.
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