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Success Factors and Pitfalls of Cross-Platform Games Michael Kalkowski Co-Founder & Creative Director GameDuell
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Cross-Platform
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Mobile PC Squeezebox API / Apps Social Networks
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8 Cross-Platform In The Games Industry?
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9 What is Cross-Platform?
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10 SNSOwn WebsiteMobile Level 1: Cross-Platform Brands
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11 SNS Mobile Own Website
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12 Level 2: Cross-Platform Marketing
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13 Level 3: Shared Social Graph
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14 Level 4: Shared Virtual Economy
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15 Level 5: Cross-Platform Gameplay
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Cross-Platform: 1. Brands 2. Marketing 3. Social Graph 4. Virtual Economy 5. Gameplay
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Complexity and Limited Resources
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18 Overcoming Difficulties The Path To Cross-Platform
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Path to Becoming A Cross-Platform Company 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Cumulative users and installs (mio) First Facebook app First Android App Launch in USA Opened San Francisco office Wellington invest $17.5 mio Seed investment by Holtzbrinck Ventures and Burda Digital Ventures First HTML5 game Break-even Move into France European expansion Founded in Berlin First iPhone app Over 70 million users and installs Team reaches 180 people Expanding to new office Cross-platform technology 60+ games 20122003 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 2004 Dec 2003
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Lesson 1: Focus 20 Less is more Quality (not quantity) Lead with fastest platform
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Lesson 2: Excellent Analytics 21 Data information Cohort Analysis Reporting infrastructure Cross-platform tracking
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Lesson 3: Create Synergies 22 GFX o asset management o dynamic sizes Payment providers and infrastructure Marketing partners Common core technology
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23 Mobile Own Websites SNS Own Websites Own Websites Tests Core Technology
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Lesson 4: Be Customer-Driven 24 Add user value o Single sign-on o Cross-platform features User typology Filter audiences Funnel traffic
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Lesson 5: Be Platform-Specific 25 Same core gameplay...but platform-specific adaptations o Usability (Luke W: “Mobile first“) o Reinvent and innovate o Controls!
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27 3x Benefits of Cross-Platform Acquisition Monetisation Retention
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1. Better Acquisition Via Multiple Platforms 28 Multiple traffic sources Lower total CPI Leverage existing fanbase Brand recognition Higher virality Independence from facebook
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2. Better Monetisation 29 More ways to monetise Funneling Deep cross-promo Higher ARPUs Increase up to +75%
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3. Higher Retention 30 24/7/365 More CRM channels Remain active longer up to 2.5x after 90days
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Thank You kalkowski@gameduell.com
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