Comments on: No Mob Wars Here: WonderHill Nabs $7 Million To Build Wholesome Casual Games

By: cindy

cindy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:37:01 +0000

agreed. i’m not spending a dime on anything till i see more reason to believe they’re doing what they claim to be doing with the money.

By: concerned

concerned — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:28:55 +0000

I want some substanciated facts that they are saving rain forest this says nothing to comfirm nor deny anything. I’m still searching for concrete facts. Where are they, i mean 26,799,800sq ft saved,or is it a lie.
30 something’s play thinking they are saving the planet, blindly.
i want proof.
7 million dollars in donations in a year off an application. Go public

By: A very unhappy greenspotter too!

A very unhappy greenspotter too! — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:49:18 +0000

Ha treat 1 million daily users like your personal wallet and watch the company die . Lie and see who is dumb enough to invest in the scam. Rubies will only get them so far, and will not help any of them sleep well at night. Why not see why/how other game profit? Supperpoke Pets dose not need to lie to sell gold. They have no “glitch monsters” they have a fare amount of play money and real money items and backgrounds. WonderHill will fail if they can not learn from others….. Stand behind them and you will be scammed too.

By: mahjong

mahjong — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:16:35 +0000

Yea VC’s seem to be waking up to the fact that gaming has a proven business model, with huge potential revenues.

By: Huh?

Huh? — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:51:55 +0000

I look forward to more from this group of talented people. I’ve played both games for well over 8 months now and have yet to find anything that would make me come to the conclusion that it was for an older demographic or for that matter, pubescent market. Men and woman of all ages are enjoying the game while doing something good for a change. Just because no heads are being blown off in the process does not mean they shouldn’t be given the opportunity to prove themselves. I commend, applaud and wish them all the luck in the world.

By: Happy GreenSpotter

Happy GreenSpotter — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:50:33 +0000

I, for one, look at the game as a whole and not a glitch here or glitch there. Over all, both applications have came a long way from where they began and I must say for the better. I highly doubt that either one would have the following it does now if it weren’t for the extraordinary efforts of their team and the contributions of their users. Granted, there are a few that have become apparently disgruntled over the latest glitches but if they would step back and realize that no matter what game they play, there is bound for something to go wrong and should show some patience. As with everything in this world, nothing is perfect. It’s all a learning experience, even to the gifted developers who have worked their tales off to present 3 million players with a viable and enjoyable game. Kudos to WonderHill

By: an unhappy greenspotter

an unhappy greenspotter — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:58:06 +0000

they are greedy greedy greedy. the games are fun but with the focus on rubies only it makes it not nearly as enjoyable as it once was. the games are full of glitch monsters that are eating up the backgrounds for good dollars and releasing items for gd’s for moments then changing them to rubies. they need to focus more on the true glitches such as invites, gifting, recruits and the inability of bought items showing up in greenhouses in dogworld instead of creating these so called glitches with the back grounds and incorrectly released items just to try to make a buck. shame wonderhill! customer service is truly lacking! people are leaving these games on a daily basis due to the horrible customer service.

By: lee hodgson

lee hodgson — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:04:06 +0000

Well I’m 30 plus, own 5 dogs, would I be seen dead playing “Dog World”? Not a chance. This and a gardening game. are you sure they aren’t going for the over 80 demographic?

By: CrimeCorp.com

CrimeCorp.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:05:19 +0000

Would be cool

By: Nabeel Hyatt

Thu, 07 May 2009 17:24:25 +0000

Congrats James on Wonderhill’s announcement, finally out of the closet.

By: Alexis Bonte

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:35 +0000

On one hand great to see more companies join the fun and help build the market. On the other it does seem that most are going for very similar approaches.

By: abarnes

abarnes — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:24:40 +0000

Ooga Labs is relatively new–but it is an extremely promising VC greenhouse. Thse guys are proven winners that absolutely know what they are doing from a quality of business, product and people stand point. Congrats James and Stan!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:44:34 +0000

I would like to see more mentions of “Twitter” on Techcrunch.

By: Wonderhill obtiene 7M

Wonderhill obtiene 7M — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:58:48 +0000

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By: alx

alx — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:27:51 +0000

monkey island is already on your iphone

http://www.scummvm.org

By: j

Thu, 07 May 2009 09:08:27 +0000

it seems like they’re trying to be like playfish but don’t know how to go get users or make as high quality games. Restaurant City launched a month ago and has almost 1 million daily users. waste of 7 million dollars.

By: K

Thu, 07 May 2009 09:04:32 +0000

When will there finally be Monkey Island for my Iphone???

By: John

John — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:51:04 +0000

They will get some love from Zynga for sure!

By: James

James — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:43:24 +0000

I think they should create real games like the PC games, world of war, call of duty 4 and 5, MAG (massive action game) on a flash. These flash games are too cute and small for me, but works for casual gamers, but not so much for hardcore ps3/xbox 360 gamers.

By: brendan biryla

brendan biryla — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:02:08 +0000

i can see that being one factor… but as for the entire reason these games target the 30+ crowd that seems like a really weak argument especially after seeing the graphics..

anyway, judging by the lack of comments no one gives a shit… onto the next post

By: igniguy

igniguy — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:19:21 +0000

yes it does. i speak from experience

By: Will Harbin

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:28:18 +0000

Congrats to James and Stan!

By: Christopher Michel

Thu, 07 May 2009 03:04:02 +0000

James Currier & Stan Chudnovsky – you can’t find a better team anywhere!

By: brendan biryla

brendan biryla — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:34:16 +0000

i dont see how these games are “honing in on the 30+ demographic with games with a broader appeal.”

the game play looks more like 3 and under.

so basically we’re saying that non-violence constitutes an older crowd?

am I missing the point here?

By: igniguy

igniguy — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:21:45 +0000

the word ‘twitter’ was not mentioned in this article, so i thought i ‘d comment