MULTI Zynga (Farmville) More Valueable than EA ... GAMING IS DEAD !!!!

Chandoo

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-1...tml?cmpid=yhoo
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Zynga Game Network Inc.’s estimated worth surpassed Electronic Arts Inc.’s stock-market value, a sign of the ascendance of social-networking entertainment at the expense of traditional video games.

Zynga, the maker of such games as “FarmVille” and “FrontierVille,” is valued at $5.51 billion, according to SharesPost Inc., an exchange for shares of privately held companies. Electronic Arts, the second-largest game publisher by sales, is worth $5.22 billion on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
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Shary Bhallu TC

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Woah, there is a huge difference between the revenues of both companies. Zynga come and buy Manchester United for $1.5 billion, and I'll start playing FarmVille :p
 

eViLrAcEr

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Just shows the difference between people who are idiots (farmville players) and people who are a bit more intelligent to play quality games.
 

Omyakha

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It's not absurd, they're just reaching more people is all by being on the most popular social networking sites in the world
 

faraany3k

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Guys guys guys... firstly i played Farmville for like 3hours and never played it again, not because it is PG-6 or GIRLIE, but b'cuz it demands too much dedication and our time. Its like a MMO with leveling system, virtual money, microtranxaction and a sort of a loot system. Unfortunately people like us who try to impose upon others that we are HARDCORE gamers we have XBOXs and PS3s dosent understand a hardcore gamer is not a one that plays games with chainsaws and gore. But gamers who are dedicated to what they play.

Just see Zynga games don't even ask for your money and they have left EA eating dust.

http://farmvillefreak.com/farmville-polls/farmville-freak-rolas-50-million-fv-coins
 
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sephi22

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Just see Zynga games don't even ask for your money and they have left EA eating dust.
That's actually not true if you think about it. Zynga's games are actually just interactive viral advertisements that thrive on recruiting more players and empowering them through microtransactions.
I say this after playing Mafia Wars for about 2 weeks, after which I realised there was no end (or point) to it. It wasn't really a game. To win against other gangs, I had to invite more friends to sign up for the game. Even if 1 out of 10 members pays a couple of bucks for some benefits, Zynga makes millions.
 

eViLrAcEr

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That's actually not true if you think about it. Zynga's games are actually just interactive viral advertisements that thrive on recruiting more players and empowering them through microtransactions.
I say this after playing Mafia Wars for about 2 weeks, after which I realised there was no end (or point) to it. It wasn't really a game. To win against other gangs, I had to invite more friends to sign up for the game. Even if 1 out of 10 members pays a couple of bucks for some benefits, Zynga makes millions.
Same with Habbohotel but now kids go there for "cyber" :D
 

Shyber

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Their annual revenues are still a fraction of EA's. At least that's something encouraging?
 
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cobby

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its freeware any one can play it
Free thing attracts many people . It earns from across the world just u need to have internet and facebook account
the whole america loves teen shit and PG things .

But i gotta tell ya after 2-3 years people will get bored of this thing even with facebook .
revenues will go down and down

See what happend to myspace in internet world it went behind facebook .
 
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