Casual Games Focus
This form of recreation is attracting the newfound attention of major companies like EA, THQ, and Square Enix. Although games such as Snood and Collapse have been around for years, casual gaming has recently started to really hit its stride. Casual or mainstream gaming is a big attraction.
Just look at the numbers: EA's Club Pogo has attracted 1.2 million paying subscribers in just over two years, while MSN Games attracts more than 9 million unique users each month.
Although the success is no doubt due in part to the increase in the number of homes with PCs and Internet service, that doesn't tell the whole story.
Casual games are finding a huge audience because they're easy to learn, last only a few minutes, and can be abandoned for long stretches of time without players experiencing any real degradation in skills. In short, they fit in perfectly with the lifestyles of adults trying to squeeze some fun into schedules already chock full of appointments, responsibilities, and obligations.
May 12, 2006
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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