This week’s blog section has tips on location-based gaming, app development for entrepreneurs and casino games. Read on to find out about fairness in games, the dominance of free-to-play games and industry trends for 2016. You can’t miss it!
Katy Perry’s mobile game, Nintendo’s mobile plans and Android Pay dominate this week’s news section!
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Blogs
How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic’s lessons from Ingress on location-based game design
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that is scheduled for release in 2016. The game will bring players out into the real world to track down and capture their own Pokémon. Find out how they overcome the challenges of developing a large location-based mobile game.
What Most Entrepreneurs Don’t Know About App Development
In order to have a successful app, you’ll probably need to engage your entrepreneurial side. If you’re still thinking about releasing your first app, then you should adopt this business mindset as soon as possible. Check out this guide and find out what questions you should be asking yourself in order to succeed.
With Casino, Social Features Are Key to Mobile Game Monetization
Casino games are moving from browsers to mobile devices and it’s proving to be a very profitable niche for those involved. The problem mobile developers are having is that browser-based casino games still have a better retention rate than their mobile counterparts. Find out how social features can counter this issue and monetize your casino game.
Flappy Bird: Exploring Fairness & Fun in Games
Any mobile game developer would love to replicate the success of Flappy Bird, but many game designers like to crib about the game, branding it “not fun”. Their usual complaint is that the game doesn’t change or go deeper. It’s just the same concept repeated at a harder and harder level. So why do people keep playing? Check out this post from Scott Fine to find out.
The discussion in mobile is over, Free-to-Play has won
Premium and free-to-play are still the main monetization models for launching a mobile game. But as the year has progressed, we’ve been hearing more and more about the advantages of the free-to-play game. Rob Fahey has declared victory for the F2P model after looking at the revenue charts for the year.
5 TOP INDUSTRY TRENDS IN FREE-TO-PLAY GAMES FOR 2016
As we look into the new year, DeltaDNA have made some predictions about the trends that will dominate mobile games for the coming year. You’ll be taking a deeper look at your data, making better use of in-app advertisements and we should see the growth of free-to-play esports games for mobile.
News
Glu wants Katy Perry Pop mobile game to melt your popsicle
Katy Perry’s mobile game was released this week and rounds off one of the most popular trends of the year. Katy Perry bagged her game deal after the success of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and other cross-promotion hits such as Despicable Me: Minion Rush. Recent rumors suggest that Latin pop singer Shakira will also get her own game soon.
Rumour: Nintendo Software Technology Working On Free-To-Play amiibo Game, Could Be Switching To Mobile In The Future
Nintendo Software Technology, the US-based Nintendo studio, is rumored to be contemplating a switch in focus to mobile gaming. The basis for this rumour is the release of an upcoming free-to-play title for Wii U and 3DS that links with amiibo for content. They’ve also posted a job opportunity recently that hinted at a switch to mobile.
Android Pay Now Works In Mobile Apps
As Google and Apple continue to go head to head for mobile dominance, it was announced this week that Android Pay, the competitor to Apple Pay, is now usable within mobile apps. In order to gain early adopters, Google are offering discounts to consumers for use within certain apps. Without offering any specific figures, they were pleased to announce that ‘millions’ of users are already using the platform.
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