Nick Yee surfaces again, this time on F2P monetization and misconceptions behind "whales"

[Pin Wang]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-04-01-free-to-play-whales-more-rational-than-assumed

Nick Yee used to be one of the primary (read: only) researchers and writers around MMORPGs and online communities a decade ago. Well worth a read!

Cheers,

Pin

[Xavier Rosee]

GREE's Mike Lu also commented on this, from the perspective of a Game Designer and a "whale" (his words)

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MikeLu/20140110/208428/Lessons_on_Mobile_Gaming_from_a_Whale.php

I'd love to get hands on that Ubisoft/Yee study.

Xavier Rosee | +86-186-1254-6643

[Pin Wang]

Here's Nick Yee's reddit AMA if you guys are interested in more: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1snjqy/i_am_nick_yee_i_study_gamers_for_a_living_have/