logo
Community

Research Programs

BlogForum
Developer Nation Blog

Recent Posts of Flappy Bird

successful game developers
Angry Birdsapp monetisationapp revenuesCandy CrashFlappy BirdFruit NinjaOMG Pop

26 March, 2014

Fame From a Game: 5 Game Developers Dealing With Overnight Success
byJoe FortunatoinBusiness

The mobile app market has completely overhauled the video game market. In an industry that once required thousands of dollars and a legion of programmers to produce a product, individuals and small groups of entrepreneurs can now produce games grossing millions of dollars from their bedrooms. However, the success of a #1 selling game does […]

READ MORE
mobile gaming and revenues

05 March, 2014

Mobile Gaming’s Dirty Secret

Mobile gaming is a major growth industry. Revenues and profits are soaring and the most successful companies are attracting valuations in the billions of dollars. However the market dynamics are such that very few can succeed and those that do have incentives which are a long way from maximising fun for players. Where are all the revenues coming from? Is the market fundamentally broken? If so, why aren’t the platform owners trying to fix it?

READ MORE

19 February, 2014

Flappy Bird vs Angry Birds – a tale of Hobbyists and Hunters

Why did Flappy Bird become a flappy Icarus, crashing after flying too close to the sun, and not a new Rovio? In truth, Nguyen and Rovio represent very different groups of developers. Their motivations are not at all alike, and so neither is their behavior.

READ MORE
Popular Tags
developersRevenuePlatform selectionBusiness modelsCostsdeveloper toolsdevopsjavascriptMarket selectionAnalyticsdeveloper communityprogramming languagesdeveloper surveyReachAPI
Categories
Community (214)
Tips (141)
Business (136)
Platforms (74)
Tools (69)
Languages (24)
News and Resources (24)
Analysis (16)
Interviews (14)
APIs (12)
Developer Nation Broadcast (4)
Enterprise Developers (4)
Getting-started-guides (4)
Events (4)
Self-Hosting (4)
Docker series (3)
Salaries (1)

Contact us

Swan Buildings (1st floor)20 Swan StreetManchester, M4 5JW+441612400603community@developernation.net
HomeCommunityDN Research ProgramPanel ProgramBlog

Resources

Knowledge HubPulse ReportReportsForumEventsPodcast
Code of Conduct
SlashData © Copyright 2024 |All rights reserved
Cookie Policy |Privacy Policy