[casual_games] Casual Download Games: New Releases by Play Mechanic
Aaron Murray
aaron at tandemgames.com
Mon Jul 21 12:07:40 EDT 2008
James, thank you for continuing to provide these metrics and analysis.
--
Aaron Murray
Technical Director, Co-founder
Tandem Games
www.TandemGames.com
www.DomainOfHeroes.com
"Fun for All. All for Fun."
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:54 AM, James C. Smith <james at reflexive.net>
wrote:
> "*most portals are lunching just as many Time Management games as Hidden
> Object games and almost as many match 3 games*"
>
>
>
> In the past 6 months, the top 10 lists on casual game download portals have
> been dominated by Hidden Object games followed closely by Time Management
> games. Sim games and Match 3 games have been a distance 3rd and 4th. (
> Source<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/worldmap/?date=2008-01-15&enddate=2008-07-15&columns=15&scoringmethod=TenOverRank&showscore=on&AOL=on&BigFish=on&GameHouse=on&iWin=on&Logler=on&MSN=on&PlayFirst=on&Pogo=on&Real=on&Reflexive=on&Shockwave=on&YahooTop=on>)
> This is when ranking play mechanics by their popularity is top 10 lists.
>
>
>
> But it you look the number of new release in the past 6 months the number
> look a little different. About 17% of the games launched on most portals
> are Hidden Object games and another 17% are Time Management games. Match 3
> games are not far behind with 14% on the average portal. In other words,
> most portals are lunching just as many Time Management games as Hidden
> Object games and almost as many match 3 games.
>
>
>
> *New Releases in Last 180 days as of 7/16/2008*
>
> * *
>
> *Hidden Object*
>
> *Time Management*
>
> *Match 3*
>
> *Sim*
>
> *Adventure*
>
> *Mahjong*
>
> *Chain Pop*
>
> *Word *
>
> *Strategy*
>
> *Inlay*
>
> *Unknown*
>
> *Other*
>
> *Reflexive<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Reflexive=on>
> *
>
> 19%
>
> 17%
>
> 15%
>
> 8%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 4%
>
> 26%
>
> *MSN<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&MSN=on>
> *
>
> 18%
>
> 22%
>
> 16%
>
> 7%
>
> 1%
>
> 4%
>
> 4%
>
> 3%
>
> 0%
>
> 1%
>
> 0%
>
> 24%
>
> *Big Fish<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&BigFish=on>
> *
>
> 17%
>
> 16%
>
> 14%
>
> 7%
>
> 6%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 3%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 30%
>
> *Real<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Real=on>
> *
>
> 25%
>
> 20%
>
> 10%
>
> 10%
>
> 2%
>
> 3%
>
> 2%
>
> 3%
>
> 0%
>
> 0%
>
> 0%
>
> 25%
>
> *iWin<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&iWin=on>
> *
>
> 15%
>
> 15%
>
> 16%
>
> 7%
>
> 3%
>
> 3%
>
> 2%
>
> 1%
>
> 0%
>
> 1%
>
> 14%
>
> 24%
>
> *Pogo<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Pogo=on>
> *
>
> 14%
>
> 15%
>
> 15%
>
> 4%
>
> 2%
>
> 3%
>
> 3%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 10%
>
> 31%
>
> *Shockwave<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Shockwave=on>
> *
>
> 18%
>
> 21%
>
> 12%
>
> 8%
>
> 6%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 2%
>
> 1%
>
> 2%
>
> 3%
>
> 26%
>
> *Average*
>
> 17%
>
> 17%
>
> 14%
>
> 7%
>
> 3%
>
> 3%
>
> 2%
>
> 2%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 6%
>
> 27%
>
> Click the portal links above to see that portal's list of new releases in
> this 180 day window
>
>
>
> Here is the same data again but this time as raw numbers rather than
> percentages:
>
> *New Releases in Last 180 days as of 7/16/2008*
>
> *Portal*
>
> *Games Released*
>
> *Hidden Object*
>
> *Time Management*
>
> *Match 3*
>
> *Sim*
>
> *Adventure*
>
> *Mahjong*
>
> *Chain Pop*
>
> *Word *
>
> *Strategy*
>
> *Inlay*
>
> *Unknown*
>
> *Other*
>
> *Reflexive<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Reflexive=on>
> *
>
> 127
>
> 24
>
> 21
>
> 19
>
> 10
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> 5
>
> 33
>
> *MSN<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&MSN=on>
> *
>
> 76
>
> 14
>
> 17
>
> 12
>
> 5
>
> 1
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 18
>
> *Big Fish<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&BigFish=on>
> *
>
> 183
>
> 31
>
> 30
>
> 26
>
> 12
>
> 11
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> 6
>
> 2
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 54
>
> *Real<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Real=on>
> *
>
> 60
>
> 15
>
> 12
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 0
>
> 15
>
> *iWin<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&iWin=on>
> *
>
> 178
>
> 26
>
> 27
>
> 28
>
> 13
>
> 5
>
> 5
>
> 3
>
> 1
>
> 0
>
> 2
>
> 25
>
> 43
>
> *Pogo<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Pogo=on>
> *
>
> 137
>
> 19
>
> 20
>
> 21
>
> 6
>
> 3
>
> 4
>
> 4
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 14
>
> 42
>
> *Shockwave<http://www.casualcharts.com/games/newreleases?date=2008-07-16&days=180&namelen=30&Shockwave=on>
> *
>
> 102
>
> 18
>
> 21
>
> 12
>
> 8
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 2
>
> 3
>
> 27
>
> *Average*
>
> 123
>
> 21
>
> 21
>
> 18
>
> 9
>
> 4
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> 2
>
> 1
>
> 1
>
> 7
>
> 33
>
>
>
> "Other" means I looked at the game and determined it does not fit into one
> of the 10 popular play mechanics listed above.
>
>
>
> "Unknown" means I didn't look at the game and have no idea what kind of
> game it is. It could be a Hidden Object game but that is very unlikely
> since the "Unknown" games are generally games that were launch by very few
> portals and never made it into their top 10 lists.
>
>
>
>
>
> I am a little surprised that Match 3 games are still released so
> frequently. I use a rather strict definition for the Match 3 play mechanic
> that means the game involved getting 3 in a row on a grid. This does no
> include Zuma (Chain popper), Collapse (click group to clear) or many other
> recent games like Ancient Quest of Saqqarah which I call an "other puzzle"
> mechanic but many portals toss into their "match 3" genera. So the Match 3
> number listed above and conservative and would be higher if other puzzle
> games were included.
>
>
>
> Also notice how few Word games are being made or how few of them get
> released.
>
>
>
> What other numbers in there are surprising or interesting to you?
>
>
>
> James C. Smith
>
> Co-founder & Producer: Reflexive Entertainment
>
> Editor & Chief: CasualCharts.com <http://www.casualcharts.com/>
>
>
>
>
>
> PS: If you have bookmarks for CasualCharts.com or Game-Sales-Charts.com
> that are more than 2 months old then you are probably using the legacy
> charts. Those bookmarks still work, but you won't see any of the slick new
> features unless you go to the home page at CasualCharts.com<http://www.casualcharts.com/>and navigate from there. The new
> World Map <http://www.casualcharts.com/games/worldmap> is so much better
> than the legacy version of the World Map<http://www.casualcharts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=38>.
> Be sure you are using the latest and greatest.
>
>
>
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