Smart Tips and Crazy Ideas that Will Make You Love Game Apps, Even if You’re Not a Gamer
Admit it or not, you have that game app on your mobile device and you’re tapping it whenever it’s playtime.
Well, did you know that game apps can boost office productivity? That’s right. If you’re familiar with the practice of “game theory” or with the concept of “gamification”, you’ll get to understand why some gamers are strategic at work. A famous writer also once said that playing mind games, like cross-word puzzle or chess, can develop your thinking skills which could then empower you with brilliant ideas during writing.
Now that you’re convinced that playing game apps is good, let me talk more about becoming smart (and going crazy) with it.
On creating games…
Remember the massive hit game Flappy Bird, which the developer Dong Nguyen pulled out from the game app stores when he got threatened that it’s already becoming an addictive product? That sounds strange and sad but that was actually one of the most successful stories in mobile game app development history.
So if you want to become successful like Dong Nguyen, follow these tips.
Build your own game app and sell it. That’s it. Next is…
Buy source code and build from it. I’m not kidding. There are sites, like Chupamobile, where programmers sell their ready-made apps or… the app’s source code. The idea here is to use an existing app template, tweak it, redesign the skin, add new characters, and launch the new game which you now 100% own.
If you’re lucky enough, that’s double the income, less the investment.
Hire a programmer to build that app for you. Plain and simple. You can’t code but you have the capital to build an amazing game app. Easy. Outsource the coding job and just be the manager. There are excellent freelancing sites, like Freelancer and Elance, where the coders are just waiting for clients. Use them.
On making money…
They say that on the internet is where the money is. True. It doesn’t matter whether you own proprietary rights on the game app or not. Here’s how to put that money into your pocket.
Bring app store games to your site. How? Become an affiliate of app stores. Sites like iTunes and Amazon will pay you commissions on qualifying sales. Polish your e-commerce site, join the affiliate programs, sell game apps and gets set to roll in the big bucks.
Market your free games with freemium or ads. Aside from the fact that Clash of Clans and Candy Crush are addictive game apps, both are also raking six-digit figure every single day. Big money! And have you noticed that they’re free game apps too?
So where’s the revenue coming from? It’s from in-app purchases. The business model is known as freemium (combination of free and premium).
Ads. We’re seeing a lot of that and when you click one of them while playing Farmville 2, you’re helping Zynga in making money. You can post ads to your game apps too and stash cash from advertisers.
On enjoying games…
Who wouldn’t want to play virtual reality games with Oculus Rift? Who can stop the boys in playing MMORPG games? Who doesn’t want to download free game apps on iPhone? Nobody.
Now I’m kidding. I know not all love gaming.
We’re in the BYOD generation wherein we can sneak into our favourite game app even while at work, in school, or on travel whenever we want to. We go crazy with home entertainment systems if it’s about the kinect games. Game apps are addictive.
PC games, mobile games, desktop games, they’re all smart ideas. So my last tip to gamers (and even non-gamers) like you is this: just play and enjoy.
