Social Gaming is not to be ignored
My recent post regarding social gaming especially focused on Facebook seemed to be on the right track. An article by Mashable reveals that 11 million Facebook users play Farmville every single day. Other reports suggest that social gaming is rapidly on the rise as well.
While this post primarily focuses on Farmville you cannot deny that there is something to social gaming that is making users flock to play. With 11 million users every day on Farmville it's beginning to rival the subscribed user count of World of Warcraft which has a considerably higher advertising budget and prominence in mainstream gaming.
Something I did not know but found interesting was that Farmville also came out on June 19, 2009. The size this gaming community has become in such a short amount of time is staggering. What's more is the company behind this game and others much like it are boasting an estimated $2 billion in sales last year. With how some of these games are quickly growing I am wondering where the ceiling will be. Something else I'll be waiting to see is how engrossing these games can become with improvements in coding and graphics.
Do you play any social games? If so, what games? Do you dislike these games? Let me know in the comments.
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August 28th, 2009 - 09:30
I play Warcraft as you know, heh. I really do like the game but I’m not as obsessed and hardcore into it as many other players are. I can play for an hour (if that) and be satisfied. I took a break from it and find it hard to get back into the swing of things. On top of that it’s not as fun when all your guild members and other online friends sort of disappear themselves? There’s a new xpac coming out in a year and it’s just awful, making the game easier than it already is for the whining little kids that shouldn’t even be playing it in the first place. So all in all I do love the regular Warcraft, Burning Crusade xpac, and The Wrath of the Lich King xpac, but this last one isn’t on my list. Blizzard’s gone to the crapper and is failing miserably. They’re coming out with a new game, but I’m not sure if I will even look into and/or purchase it. Who’s to say that Blizzard wouldn’t follow the same trends again? Easy. Easy. Easy! No Thanks!