TechCrunch: Recently, I started looking into the explosively popular new game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The game has ranked at or near the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store charts for the most downloaded free game. Industry watchers say the app could gross $200 million annually and net Kardashian a sizable chunk of the game’s profits.
My line of work is researching what makes some products so compelling and in the case of the Kardashian game, I wanted to know what was behind the app’s phenomenal growth.
I soon discovered that one potential driver of all of its installs is a rather sneaky tactic that exploits user error and can unwittingly post messages to players’ Twitter accounts.
It’s called the “viral oops.”
The Kendall and Kylie Jenner mobile game made its way to the app store this month and immediately broke download records. Their big sister, Kim Kardashian, showed them the way two years ago with her own Hollywood game that made millions. The question is; what makes these seemingly simple apps so popular?
TCC: Perhaps all celebrities should begin work on their own mobile games as well
"Sorry I’m late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account" — Kim Kardashian
So freaking disgusting.
There should be a cap how much people can make from nothing. Maybe balance it with their IQ somehow and then objective value of their product's worth. Pet Rock was a better item.
Just shows how stupid people are.. Casuals that are obsessed with celebrities will jus hand them money.. Unbelievable but she's getting paid big bucks..
Well...for SOMETHING anyway. Not worth millions by a long shot, and certainly not worth any special treatment.
Kim Kardashian is good Business Woman. Maybe she will run for President whenever she is old enough lol
If she got caught in a fire tomorrow then she wouldn't be a good "Business Woman" anymore. Someone else is making these decisions and products and she just sits around smelling like fish and looking pretty decent.
Just all around bad news for gamers. This will only encourage the publishers to push even more for mobile freemium games instead of big budget AAA games.
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood can often be found on the charts for popular mobile games. That is to say: it’s likely making a lot of money.
They are not gaming related, this should be reported. Unless it's about her game (and not her bragging about her finances) then it should be removed
I'm sorry but there shouldn't be 'news' pertaining to this woman, on this site. Seriously.
What game? that bullsh!t that's on phones?
People bought that?!
Damn! I got to make a game. Im in the wrong business.
