The main thing for the week (02.12 - 08.12)
What are mobile game developers afraid of, how many downloads are needed to get into the top 10 in Russia, for how long does a blockbuster game distributed under the paid model fight off on the App Store? About this and much more – in our traditional digest.
PocketGamer: What are mobile game developers afraid of?Two–thirds of developers consider the growing competition in app stores to be the main threat to the mobile industry.
The era of classic butlers has come to an endButlers in the usual sense have come to an end, according to Japanese market analyst Serkan Toto.
JRPGs come in their place.
Why do I need to play board games (analysis of the mechanics of Lords of Waterdeep)?How to deal with the shortage of ideas in the mobile market with the help of desktop games, the editors of App2Top reasoned.
Japanese women are looking for love in gamesRomantic games for girls (otome sim) are growing in popularity in the Land of the Rising Sun, EDGE reports.
Oceanhorn paid off in less than a weekThe mobile clone of The Legend of Zelda, which was developed for more than two years and distributed according to the paid model, was able to recapture the budget for the App Store in record time.
Clickky: to get into the top 10 of the Russian App Store, you need 8 thousand downloadsWe continue a series of interviews with companies selling traffic.
This time we talked to the guys from the Ukrainian Clinic.
The global digital card games market was estimated at $1.3 billionSuperdata analysts believe that game developers underestimate the genre of card collectible games.
Real card projects earn 2 times more than digital ones.
5 tips for those looking for investorsThe founder of the Tallinn gaming accelerator GameFounders told Pocket Gamer exactly what game developers who dream of an investor and his money should pay attention to.
Mobile and Portable Games market overview for the 3rd quarterApp Annie company together with IDC presented the next quarterly report on the situation on the market of mobile and portable games.
We suggest you to get acquainted with its version in Russian.
Five ways to increase the findability of a mobile game in the App StoreRob Weber, Vice President and co-founder of NativeX, spoke on the pages of Games Brief about five strategies for promoting the game and increasing its findability on the App Store.
Infographics: 46.4 million gamers in RussiaThe Russian gaming market is ranked 12th in the world in terms of box office indicators.
Its iPad segment is larger in volume than the similar one in Germany, – the Newzoo company claims in the latest report.
