Sony was one of the companies looking at acquiring Club Penguin earlier this year but according to Michael Arrington over at Tech Crunch apparently one of things that the other would-be acquirers balked at was the amount of money Club Penguin donates to charities and wanted to continue doing post-acquisition.
$350,000,000. 350 million dollars. Three hundred and fifty million dollars. One million dollars - three hundred and fifty times. 350,000 thousands of dollars. $350000000. $350,000,000.
Club Penguin. Pick a penguin color. Play a few dozen flash mini games. Buy stuff for your flash igloo. Chat. Take care of your pufflle creature.
There is a very very important lesson here for all us MMOologists. I wonder what it is.
If anyone needs me, I'll be sitting here saying three hundred and fifty million over and over.
There is a very very important lesson here for all us MMOologists. I wonder what it is.
The lesson is that you should make a Web 2.0 MMO game social networking interaction world thing and sell it to a giant conglomerate for a full three-piece suit made of money.
There is a very very important lesson here for all us MMOologists. I wonder what it is.
The lesson is that you should make a Web 2.0 MMO game social networking interaction world thing and sell it to a giant conglomerate for a full three-piece suit made of money.
Raph, I'll be nothing less then disappointed in you if you aren't a multi-billionaire with your own rocket ship.
But that Captain's salami tray was tight, yo. You plump for the roast pork loin, dogg?
[20:42:41] You are halted on the way to the netherworld by a dark spirit, demanding knowledge. [20:42:41] The spirit touches you and you feel drained.