Comments on: Sequel-Mania Hits Casual Games

By: JP

JP — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:03:28 +0000

Interesting article. In my opinion, the sequel mania will increase as the casual game market is getting more and more professional and business. Creativity is very often poorly rewarded, as for the poor creator of Tetris who only earned glory. Nowadays, the game websites are runed by business men. A developer, a friend of mine, told me this story : When they see an interesting game on his website, they send him an email to say this : sell us your sources and we relook your game for us, otherwise we’ll develop from scratch and copy your game. We do games for fun, creation, passion. They do games for money. Thus a sequel is much easier to sell for many obvious reasons, the same reasons why the fast foods are so popular.

By: Pag

Pag — Mon, 22 May 2006 22:15:07 +0000

I’ve also noticed there’s an increase in the number of licensed games: Scrabble, Dinner Dash: Spongebob Squarepants Edition, The Da Vinci Code game, etc. I wish it doesn’t become a trend.

By: David Dunham

David Dunham — Mon, 22 May 2006 19:16:49 +0000

Mah Jong Medley is in fact a sequel.

By: Phil Steinmeyer

Phil Steinmeyer — Mon, 22 May 2006 19:13:50 +0000

Ahh - you’re correct. I wasn’t paying attention to the subtitle. Probably the only reason the original is up there as opposed to the sequel is that GameHouse doesn’t yet have rights to distribute the sequel?

By: Gamewatcher

Gamewatcher — Mon, 22 May 2006 18:36:09 +0000

Technically, Mystery Case Files: Huntsville is an original title - though it now boasts a sequel (Prime Suspects).