Crossing the Jordan

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Why it matters App Annie, Newzoo and Superdata can’t agree on the size of the mobile game market Comment & Opinion Apr 3rd, 2017

Why it matters App Annie, Newzoo and Superdata can’t agree on the size of the mobile game market

And what they should do about it

4 as Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one Comment & Opinion Mar 28th, 2017

Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one

Super Mario Run versus Fire Emblem Heroes

Why the iOS push notifications battle is only half won Comment & Opinion Jan 16th, 2017

Why the iOS push notifications battle is only half won

Context and timing is vital

13 Forget revenue, it’s Super Mario Run’s retention that proves Free-to-Start is DOA Comment & Opinion Jan 9th, 2017

Forget revenue, it’s Super Mario Run’s retention that proves Free-to-Start is DOA

Nintendo's mobile debut demonstrates dated thinking

10 things I've learned about becoming a better games journalist Comment & Opinion Aug 31st, 2016

10 things I've learned about becoming a better games journalist

Old fart breaks wind

1 Forget CSR Racing 2: Dawn of Titans remains the defining factor in whether Zynga's $527 million acquisition of NaturalMotion will be viewed a success Comment & Opinion Aug 5th, 2016

Forget CSR Racing 2: Dawn of Titans remains the defining factor in whether Zynga's $527 million acquisition of NaturalMotion will be viewed a success

The wait continues

3 Is Pokemon GO a fad or a billion dollar phenomenon? We won't know until the first snow Comment & Opinion Jul 15th, 2016

Is Pokemon GO a fad or a billion dollar phenomenon? We won't know until the first snow

The weakness of location games

Why the world's "least powerful CEO" has never been more powerful Comment & Opinion Jun 22nd, 2016

Why the world's "least powerful CEO" has never been more powerful

Implications for company culture

Why we need to take off our VR beer goggles, stop worrying about 'proper VR', and focus on 'accessible VR' Comment & Opinion Jun 17th, 2016

Why we need to take off our VR beer goggles, stop worrying about 'proper VR', and focus on 'accessible VR'

Modality vs Intent

Has Vivendi just bought an over-staffed, under-skilled company, which is failing to compete in a rapidly maturing market? Comment & Opinion Jun 2nd, 2016

Has Vivendi just bought an over-staffed, under-skilled company, which is failing to compete in a rapidly maturing market?

Buyer beware

Will Google's Daydream be a wake up call from VR's current nightmare? Comment & Opinion May 20th, 2016

Will Google's Daydream be a wake up call from VR's current nightmare?

What's the why?

Let me tell you a secret. The moon isn't made of cheese. Nintendo is making F2P games Comment & Opinion May 12th, 2016

Let me tell you a secret. The moon isn't made of cheese. Nintendo is making F2P games

What's Nintendo up to?

3 Despite 'Peak iPhone', this is the opportunity for mobile game developers Comment & Opinion Apr 27th, 2016

Despite 'Peak iPhone', this is the opportunity for mobile game developers

Know your audience

2 Genius: Why Clash Royale is for losers Comment & Opinion Apr 14th, 2016

Genius: Why Clash Royale is for losers

(P.S. We're all losers)

3 Her Story is brilliant but the UK game industry needs to gets to grips with games-as-a-service to have global significance Comment & Opinion Apr 8th, 2016

Her Story is brilliant but the UK game industry needs to gets to grips with games-as-a-service to have global significance

Time to break out of niche

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