Comments on: Americans are so narrow-minded – a #GDC report http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/ The Business of Games Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ohamburger Jumungi http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 Ohamburger Jumungi Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/#comment-7123 I agree that categorising Americans as narrow minded is stereotyping. Ducklike and priggish one could say though. I agree that categorising Americans as narrow minded is stereotyping. Ducklike and priggish one could say though.

]]> By: Intelligent Artifice / Marketing, sales, and other scary new game development tasks http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6533 Intelligent Artifice / Marketing, sales, and other scary new game development tasks Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:27:14 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/#comment-6533 [...] That doesn’t mean Zynga is the future of games. But everyone in the industry is now aware that Farmville’s 70 million monthly players, not to mention its revenue and valuation, are remarkable. (There are, of course, other numbers that are as impressive as that iconic 70 million, and other markets that are as interesting as Facebook - see, for example, Nicholas Lovell’s provocative post.) [...] [...] That doesn’t mean Zynga is the future of games. But everyone in the industry is now aware that Farmville’s 70 million monthly players, not to mention its revenue and valuation, are remarkable. (There are, of course, other numbers that are as impressive as that iconic 70 million, and other markets that are as interesting as Facebook – see, for example, Nicholas Lovell’s provocative post.) [...]

]]> By: Finance Geek » Video games investment review – still no obvious way to play mobile http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Finance Geek » Video games investment review – still no obvious way to play mobile Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:21:56 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/#comment-5595 [...] Americans are so narrow-minded – a #GDC report (gamesbrief.com) [...] [...] Americans are so narrow-minded – a #GDC report (gamesbrief.com) [...]

]]> By: Video games investment review – still no obvious way to play mobile | The Equity Kicker http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5594 Video games investment review – still no obvious way to play mobile | The Equity Kicker Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:16:22 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/#comment-5594 [...] Americans are so narrow-minded – a #GDC report (gamesbrief.com) [...] [...] Americans are so narrow-minded – a #GDC report (gamesbrief.com) [...]

]]> By: open minded http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 open minded Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:39:57 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/03/americans-are-so-narrow-minded-a-gdc-report/#comment-5548 The author is the narrow-minded person here. Lumping an entire nation of people together with a label is stereotyping. GDC is about buzz. It never represents an accurate picture of what the industry is doing. The organizers just want to fill seats.<br><br>Besides, I was at GDC. It wasn't all about iPhone or social games. The author is the narrow-minded person here. Lumping an entire nation of people together with a label is stereotyping. GDC is about buzz. It never represents an accurate picture of what the industry is doing. The organizers just want to fill seats.

Besides, I was at GDC. It wasn't all about iPhone or social games.

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