what kind of games make more sales?

Belias · Dec 2011

Hi, very simple question, when do a game become a hit, specially for a mobile device game?

are there any principles that govern and determine sales, something like a list of rules?

I benefited from your posts a lot in the past, can you help with this too?

Joseph Silverman · Dec 2011

http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/

eld · Dec 2011

The roll of a dice.

ZacD · Dec 2011

https://market.android.com/apps/GAME

There is a pretty large variety in top free/paid games, look for yourself.
There isn't any magical single genre.

Justin Meisse · Dec 2011

Big, sluggish, multi-billion dollar companies like EA and Activision are cautious and try to only make games that are guaranteed hits.

A small indie company can afford to be agile, make a lot of small games and be unconventional. Find a niche that hasn't been filled - what do you think would appeal to your fellow countrymen?

Ben Apuna · Jan 2012

1. THe game must be good.

2. Lots of marketing, positive media reviews and lots of advertisement.

1 X 2 = a chance for huge success, but not a guarantee.

If the game is not good or the marketing is weak then the chance of success is lowered significantly.

Good luck!

DEElekgolo · Jan 2012

Fps shootan brown and bloom grim dark with twitch reflex game-play(not requiring much intellectual skill)

ericdigital · Jan 2012

MAKE PHYSICS BASED PUZZLE GAME

MAKE MONEY

Weirdboy · Jan 2012

Justin_Meisse wrote: »

Big, sluggish, multi-billion dollar companies like EA and Activision are cautious and try to only make games that are guaranteed hits.

This. There's a reason that so many Call of Duty games, or games like it, come out.

leilei · Jan 2012

games with a materialistic revenue stream

Calabi · Jan 2012

Theres definitely a probable formula that can be construed.

Good Marketting is one.

Good, quality game.

Word of mouth. Certain websites, with certain characters can sell alot of your game for you.

Azreality · Jan 2012

One basic mechanic that always gets me coming back to games is the reward for work method. Leveling up and unlocking more things = me spending more time playing. This in turn makes the game company more money.

Just my thoughts

gsokol · Jan 2012

It doesn't matter how good or shitty your game is. What matters is that everybody and their mother has heard of it.

There are a billion games about slingshotting one object into other objects...Yet Angry Birds sells millions while other games fall out of existence.

You can try to do some marketing, get your game reviewed...but only nerds that read Iphone game reviews will hear about it.

Really...its just luck. You kind have to hope that your game launches on the app store on a day where a lot of people are looking to buy a game....and you have to hope that your game is good enough that they spread word of mouth...and if you somehow manage to get on a top 10 list...then your chances are good....but the reality of it is...you probably won't strike it big on purpose.

Shen. · Jan 2012

time-killers for mobiles with cute design (angry birds, doodle jump) or

call of duty :-D

Snader · Jan 2012

For phone games? One that can be played in batches of 30 seconds. These people don't play a game to play a game, they do it to fill a boring void while waiting for the elevator.

Azreality · Jan 2012

Good point Snader :thumbup:

LRoy · Jan 2012

Games like Tapfish that are targeted at kids and have a button to charge their parents credit card for new items.

R3D · Jan 2012

Fun games.

Ace-Angel · Jan 2012

Games which aren't made by Belias.

JacqueChoi · Jan 2012

Games that start with the iphone as it's target platform is similar to a dice roll.

Games that start on XBLA, Steam/ PSN, then ported over had a little more success.

all n' all the game has to be fun, be playable comfortably with a touch screen, and polished.