{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/labe-me\/","author_name":"labe.me","cat":"October Challenge 2012","categories":["October Challenge 2012"],"comments":[],"epoch":1351783140,"event":"","likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"78311","p_author":"labe.me","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287321","p_title":"Bloblocks won some bollocks","p_cat":"October Challenge 2012","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1351783140","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"source_url":"2012\/11\/01\/bloblocks-won-some-bollocks\/","text":"<p>Let\u2019s close the case of my little game on this site.<\/p>\n<p>The game was on the iPad 2+ App store last week-end and Android tablets 2 days ago. I made a few bucks with almost 20 sells for the iPad version! Now that\u2019s one or two concrete beers!<\/p>\n<p>I sure have lot to learn about marketing my stuff\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I am working on the iPhone version. Then I\u2019ll release the game on kongregate \u00a0in the hope of gaining some visibility. Finally will make a lite version with just the arcade mode and ads before Christmas. The goal is to test many revenue possibilities before starting my next game.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll make a debrief of all this on my blog and put some stats for other indies.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one thing I can share right now: if you intend to target the iPhone and the Ipad market, it may be a good idea to start from the iPhone resolution and then adapt to the greater resolution than the reverse\u2026 you should gain time this way but of course it depends of your game. Oh and make sure you disable the game for iPad1 and old devices until you know for sure it works on it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>So far my best reward is my only review from the USA App Store. I am so proud of it, I printed it! <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fresh puzzle game \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<div>by Joeld42 \u2013 Version 1.0.0 \u2013 Oct 27, 2012<\/div>\n<div>(USA)<\/div>\n<div>Nice take on the matching game.<\/div>\n<div>Really stylish and I like the puzzle mode a lot.<\/div>\n<div>Nice variety of powers.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bloblocks.labe.me\" title=\"http:\/\/bloblocks.labe.me\">http:\/\/bloblocks.labe.me<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labe.me\" title=\"http:\/\/labe.me\">http:\/\/labe.me<\/a><\/p>","time":"November 1st, 2012 3:19 pm","title":"Bloblocks won some bollocks","title_was_empty":false}