one week, only 85 download,please help

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  1. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member


    thanks for you advise,saving is in it, no 3 player slots ,because you can play whatever level you like in the begining
     
  2. eVp

    eVp Well-Known Member

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    Congrats, you've definitely done something right! Getting featured by Apple in "What we're playing" should be pretty huge!!

    Aww I'm so jealous! :mad: :D WL3D still hasn't been featured once... that after winning an Apple Design Award, being #1 free game in the US store and shipping over 3.5 million copies. Grml.

    Good job. :cool:
     
  3. lfg_grace

    lfg_grace Well-Known Member

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    Congratulations fwish! I'm sure you will experience a boost in sales. You are working so hard to produce a better game and I'm glad Apple took notice.

    Your English is just extraordinary, by the way, you make Americans look bad. Good luck!

    @eVp - With 3.5 million copies (!) and an Apple Design Aware, you're accomplished on your own. :p
     
  4. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    wow,WL3D is a great great game,thanks very much
     
  5. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    thanks,I am so excited about this news,I don't except to a huge rise,because, feature can not be seen in iphone,only in pc,but to me ,what important is that this game is not a bad game,that means a lot to me
     
  6. mrkgoo

    mrkgoo Well-Known Member

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    The fact that you care about the game is a shining beacon. To me, this is the most important factor. If it's just something thrown out to try and make money, it shows. I have frequently bought games simply because they were obviously a project of love and labour. When you care for your own work, people will see it.

    I'm not sure what has changed since you started, but looking at the screenshots, I think the game looks nice. Simple, but elegant, and I disagree with previous notions that it is difficult to work out (unless I have it wrong), I assume you're the sub, you tilt to manoeuvre your sub around, avoiding sharks, spiky things, and collecting the treasure.

    Thing is, if that's all there is, people can immediately guess what it's about and move on. Like others have said a lite version can be harmful. You need to provide enough of the game so that people can see where it's headed and want more, but not too much that they feel satisfied.

    I haven't played the game, but are there a large variety of levels? I don't mean just a large number, but do the levels 'feel' different? Like some that feel more like avoiding sharks, others that feel more like a race to the end? Do some levels feel like action, and others more like puzzle? I can imagine all of these things are possible with your game engine, and if they're not like that, then try to make it like that, and if they are, then make sure that shows in the lite version and the screens.

    But above all, keep positive. Like you said, if you love it, that's all that matters, but it will show...
     
  7. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    basiclly,yes
    total 110 levels,with four diffculty,level feel diffent,just not diffent like what you imagine,but I will try to do something like that in the next upload.

    thank you very much
     
  8. lacedolphin

    lacedolphin Well-Known Member

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    it takes time for the word to get out fwish. everyone loves the game ( you know i do) and now that its on featured, it'll be huge! you'll see!
     
  9. GamerOutfit

    GamerOutfit Well-Known Member

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    Thats great that you got on the featured list. Now if I can just get Apple to play my game..... ;)
     
  10. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    thanks,not huge for the first day though, but still,I am very happy
     
  11. khangtoh

    khangtoh Well-Known Member

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    It's great to hear that your game is finally get featured by Apple. We're still working hard towards that. It would be very helpful if you can share the outcome of downloads once the dust settles.
     
  12. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member



    first day 66
    yesterday 111

    now in usa adventure 54

    hope it will help you
     
  13. headcaseGames

    headcaseGames Well-Known Member

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    khangtoh looks like you guys have a pretty good amount of DLs yourself, nice work!
     
  14. tmy

    tmy Well-Known Member

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    Is this total downloads worldwide or just the State?
     
  15. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    worldwide,sign
     
  16. CommanderData

    CommanderData Well-Known Member
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    Yes, I hear you. Unfortunately your pricing put you in a trap position. If you were not already at 99 cents you could have had a sale while your feature was active. Doing this correctly (including adding a noticeable "Sale" banner to your iTunes artwork) really helps bring in the new players.

    I did that very thing when I was featured in "What we're playing" a few months ago by Apple. Held the only sale I have ever done on Rogue Touch at the same time... that limited time sale plus the Apple feature brought me up to #1 RPG in most countries for a week or two, and also into the top 100 of all games. Barely scraped the overall top 100 of all apps though. That's a *really* tough one to get into :D

    Of course you have to know that this fame does not last at any rate. I've pretty much fallen out of all the charts over the past month. Once you're at that point it's not likely that you'll ever make it back. I have a few ideas on that front though, which I may test before I start on my next game ;)
     
  17. GamerOutfit

    GamerOutfit Well-Known Member

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    Do you have to submit a whole new version for a sale graphic or can you just change the icon?
     
  18. CommanderData

    CommanderData Well-Known Member
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    You can just upload the new 512x512 image in iTunes Connect. Takes several hours to trickle down through their systems and be viewable everywhere. When you're done with the sale, just re-upload your original graphic. :)
     
  19. GamerOutfit

    GamerOutfit Well-Known Member

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    I see that now. Thanks. :)
     
  20. fwish

    fwish Well-Known Member

    #60 fwish, Aug 22, 2009
    Last edited: Aug 22, 2009
    but I did, my price was 1.99, when I heard the news, I changed to 0.99

    I also change itunes description,to tell everyone it's on sales now,but the number is still limited

    just upload a 512 coin with "sale" in it
     

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