Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. It’s no surprise to any readers of this newsletter that Apple set off a nuclear warhead into the heart of the mobile games business with IDFA deprecation, under the thin veil of user privacy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. Dislyte is in the last group (i.e., original titles).

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In looking at recent innovations, a few key takeaways: Platform Expansion: We saw 1 new platform emerge but it was a huge one that now eclipses the other platforms: mobile Genre Expansion: We continue to see genre expansion and as before likely powered by technology enablement (e.g., Recent Innovations. That’s a really exciting trend. #2.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

content coming out in the future, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun infrequent but powerful newsletter. Disney and Electronic Arts both spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire companies in the space. Ten years ago, people would not pay for digital content and overall wanted to own things.

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