I love playing computer games.. They are cool and I love enjoying getting lost in a virtual world.. What makes it even more interesting is when you get to meet other real people in a game.. Very intriguing.. seems so virtual... suddenly the distances between us suddenly disappear. Anyway the point of this post is not to admire the online sprawling world of new and new RPG's. But it is to see if someone can cash in on this particular idea.
The number of players currently in the massive world of warcraft exceeds 8.5 million users. Lets easily estimate that of these 8.5 million around 2 million ( very pessimistic.. but still) are returning and regular players. They are a market someone could address. As players of online games they would need something. there might be something that they wish to have. Selling their crafts? Trading money? Moving over money from one of their characters to another? Buying subscription every month? better deals for it? Looking out for other similar games? The possibilities seem endless. These users are also possibly good marketing zones for other new games which want say beta testers? subscribers?
So doesn't it sound logical to start an online space where these people can come together? Trade!! Make use of some services targeted for them and them alone?
For stats sake:
MMORPG Subscriber Base
World of Warcraft ~8.5 million +
Second Life ~1 million +
Eve Online ~50k +
Final Fantasy XI ~500k+
City of Heroes ~180k+
So, anyone interested in looking into this niche?
All the best.
The number of players currently in the massive world of warcraft exceeds 8.5 million users. Lets easily estimate that of these 8.5 million around 2 million ( very pessimistic.. but still) are returning and regular players. They are a market someone could address. As players of online games they would need something. there might be something that they wish to have. Selling their crafts? Trading money? Moving over money from one of their characters to another? Buying subscription every month? better deals for it? Looking out for other similar games? The possibilities seem endless. These users are also possibly good marketing zones for other new games which want say beta testers? subscribers?
So doesn't it sound logical to start an online space where these people can come together? Trade!! Make use of some services targeted for them and them alone?
For stats sake:
MMORPG Subscriber Base
World of Warcraft ~8.5 million +
Second Life ~1 million +
Eve Online ~50k +
Final Fantasy XI ~500k+
City of Heroes ~180k+
So, anyone interested in looking into this niche?
All the best.
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