Producing
Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to develop and test for Android devices?
It is not just hard cause of the different screen sizes, it is also hard cause of the Brand and Software fragmentation!
I found a great Article about this topic at Open Signal, including a few very interesting graphics.
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iOS <— Screen Fragmentation —> Android
The truth about motivation and what motivates us
Presenting: Hipster Zombies in numbers
I hope you like numbers, cause this article provided by Martin on Sharkbombs.com will be chock full with the beasts.
Not only that there will be graphs!
He looks at the performance of Hipster Zombies over the entire lifetime. That includes, among other things, downloads and revenue for iOS, Android, Ouya and Samsung Apps.
See, there are a lot of charts =)
If you want to read the full article klick HERE !
If you’re busy? Here’s all their learnings condensed:
- Learning 1: A silent launch without marketing is not a launch at all.
- Learning 2: Don’t underestimate the speed of pirates. They could be a great multiplier to get the word out.
- Learning 3: There’s lots and lots of Android users.
- Learning 4: The Google Play users like Hipster Zombies.
- Learning 5: The review prompt has an effect. Just add it. Especially on iOS
- Learning 6: Seasonal updates are another chance to get featured, nothing more, nothing less.
- Learning 7: iOS users spend more than Android users, and OUYA users spend more than both.
- Learning 8: Art creation takes longer than you think.
- Learning 9: Even a small game project is really expensive.
- Learning 10: Spend your time on something awesome.
Any further questions, find the guys direktly on Facebook and Twitter
Halali
Newzoo: Free Global Trend Report 2012-2016
You are interested in Games and the Gamesindustry?
Then you should check out the free Newzoo reports.
A lot of data which you can use for getting insight in the market and setting up pitches etc.
They also provide premiumreports, which are providing even more informations ;)
Newzoo: Free Global Trend Report 2012-2016
Enjoy