by Han
publish by Rinie Tuesday 12 May 2009
According to Comscore, there are a total of 217 million people playing online games worldwide. Does it ever puzzle you why online games are so popular among casual gamers? Do you know the reason? What is the secret of success for games like FIFA Online 2, World of Warcraft and so on? Today we are about to find out.
We conducted our investigation by asking casual gamers what kept them addicted to online gaming. John, who plays FIFA online 2, says the element of surprise in the game such as obtaining player cards makes him want to play the game more. After each match, he has no idea which player card he will receive. Therefore he just tries his luck and hope for the best, which is a really fun part of the game.
Another gamer, Shaun, says online games allow him to play with his friends, a feature that other normal computer games lack. This allows them to interact and have a good time together. Plus they can discuss and work out strategies, which can sometimes help strengthen friendships.
Besides that, online games have been popular because they are easy to learn and play. You do not need hours of guiding or teaching to learn how to play online games. All you need is some patience, some time to spare and good concentration and you have just learnt how to play a new game! Plus most online games are easy to play, but difficult to master…
And finally, Kelvin believes that the addictiveness of the game play makes him and his friends continue to pursue the World of Warcraft, despite its hefty costs. They believe the money spent is worth it if they get tons of fun from they game.
So there you have it, a few practical reasons given by our fellow readers and gamers about the reason why online games are getting more and more popular. Do you have other reasons? Feel free to write in or leave a comment.
5 comments:
online games (mmo) also generate loads of money for the developer...which is why there's tons of mmo out there...i juz hope normal gaming won't die coz of this...
not really in that case... because there ARE alot of MMOs made and published especially in countries like Taiwan and Korea... thousands of them in a year to be exact but only maybe like 3 makes it with a huge player base... maybe u can say something like "there will only be 1 Blizzard in the world" if u're coming to this because of WoW being the top earner...
ya...but still...the fact that almost all developers out there invested in mmo...wut is left for normal games?
wow being top earner is fine...but in the future...there will be more bigger title to surface...marvel n dc mmo comes to mind...normal games won't stand a chance against mmo in terms of player base...
i believe the trend of almost all d gaming developer is trying to adapt the mmo concept into their games.
Notice how Valve produce Steam. It is not a MMO but it almost has the same concept of online based game.
Definitely the future would b hybrid of both world ^^
Thank you so much for posting this. This helps me getting entertained and kills some time.
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