Really curious to see the stats on these new prepaid cards. The hardcore gamer in me says there is NO POSSIBLE WAY these things could sell, but the absolutely overwhelming popularity of Zynga games and their revenue definitely suggests otherwise.
David: That seems pretty unlikely to happen. Zynga's CEO already explicitly stated they're not selling out. Playfish Zynga's top competitor already sold out to EA and they have been falling further and further behind Zynga ever since. That gives little motivation for Zynga to bother joining the EA circle. Anyways ...
Excellent article, Tadhg. While I agree with many of your points, I believe the social/viral gaming platform is at a truly unique stage with certain qualities--though small--that may very well set this sector on a course that just can't be predicted by the Atari/Youtube or even Wii models. It should ...
