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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat do you mean by whales everywhere?
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·7 months agoA whale is someone that spends a tremendous amount of money on mobile games. These are the people most games pander to or otherwise design themselves around
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoMost people spend nothing or just a few bucks on mobile games. But the “whales” spend several thousand.
minus-squareBlack_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoBut not on all games. Only on games they’re addicted to. It’s a finite resource that mobile games have to fight each other for.
What do you mean by whales everywhere?
A whale is someone that spends a tremendous amount of money on mobile games. These are the people most games pander to or otherwise design themselves around
Most people spend nothing or just a few bucks on mobile games. But the “whales” spend several thousand.
But not on all games. Only on games they’re addicted to.
It’s a finite resource that mobile games have to fight each other for.