[casual_games] Casual Game with cute character
    Kim Pallister 
    kimpall at microsoft.com
       
    Mon Jun 12 13:43:15 EDT 2006
    
    
  
I agree with Brent. I don't think there are any casual games (nor other
games) that are successful because of a cute character. I think there
are cute characters that are successful because they are recognizable
from good games.
Mario, Pacman, Sonic, Donkey Kong, all being examples. I guess Lara
Croft as well. 
I guess a test for the PC casual market will be whether successful
titles that happen to have a character in them will over time see that
character become recognizable with the audience. Flo from Diner Dash,
for example.
    
    
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