Comments on: How to Localize Games: An Interview With Global Publisher RockYou http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/07/23/localization-games-rockyou-jia-shen/ Tracking Innovation at the Convergence of Games and Social Platforms Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:17:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Future of Social Gaming is Mobile at Doug Radtke http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/07/23/localization-games-rockyou-jia-shen/comment-page-1/#comment-52065 The Future of Social Gaming is Mobile at Doug Radtke Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:57:27 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=16103#comment-52065 [...] The future of social gaming without a doubt is mobile. Ownership of smartphones has seen exceptional growth in the United States, and we will eventually see the same growth from other regions. I know there especially potential in Android. We saw last year Android outpace the iPhone, and I’m sure the current numbers will “blow the mind” as one writer said. I’m almost positive other developers such as RockYou have noticed this trend, and are probably directing considerable efforts toward social mobile development. RockYou’s opening of a Japan office could suggest this, as Japan has a greater proportion of mobile internet users than traditional PC (even several years this was the case). Jia from RockYou gave a great interview about localization of games you should check out too. [...] [...] The future of social gaming without a doubt is mobile. Ownership of smartphones has seen exceptional growth in the United States, and we will eventually see the same growth from other regions. I know there especially potential in Android. We saw last year Android outpace the iPhone, and I’m sure the current numbers will “blow the mind” as one writer said. I’m almost positive other developers such as RockYou have noticed this trend, and are probably directing considerable efforts toward social mobile development. RockYou’s opening of a Japan office could suggest this, as Japan has a greater proportion of mobile internet users than traditional PC (even several years this was the case). Jia from RockYou gave a great interview about localization of games you should check out too. [...]

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