[casual_games] Multiplayer casual games

[Micha van der Meer | White Bear BV]

Dear Jay and Andres,

As far I know, different publishers are busy with multiplayer games. I don't
say it's necessary that game must be multipliable but an ISP for sure.

Kind regards,

Micha van der Meer
Whitebear BV
www.whitebear.nl

-----Original Message-----
From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Andres Martinez
Sent: donderdag 2 augustus 2007 18:42
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] Multiplayer casual games

 >  why don't we see more multiplayer games in the casual space?

Hello Jay,

As yours, our company is creating multiplayer casual games, and I  
guess more will come but compared to single-player they will never be  
similar in the amount of games available.

As Steven said, it adds more complexity and development resources,  
but at the same time it brings a new dimension and enjoyment to the  
games. So one can say that there is a good niche opportunity for us  
in this market  :  )

Regards,
Andres


On Aug 2, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Jay Adan wrote:


> I went to the recent Seattle show to get a better sense of the  

> Casual Games industry. GameTable Online, as a game developer, has  

> not been a part of this industry so this was mainly a research trip  

> for me.

>

>

>

> One thing that I found interesting was the fact that "community"  

> was brought up a number of times as something that's really  

> important, or something that will be important but there wasn't  

> really any follow up to this that I saw at any of the sessions that  

> I attended.

>

>

>

> What I was wondering is this: If people think community is  

> important, why don't we see more multiplayer games in the casual  

> space?

>

>

>

> It seems to me that multiplayer games are a natural for building  

> community. So why don't we see more of them in the casual space?

>

>

>

> -        Jay Adan

>

> -        GameTableOnline.com

>

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