Remember when I told you about that Kim Kardashian game and how it was well and truly awful? Well, it is making a mint for the developers, and is projected to rake in a ton of cash.
Since its release on the 25th of June, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has become the second most downloaded free-to-play game on the app store, driving shares of creator Glu Mobile up 42 percent. As a reminder, the game is basically a celebrity simulator where you do whatever is necessary to become famous – taking selfies with other celebs just might help, so don’t be shy. She actually gives the advice “Dating famous people will get you more fans, too” so don’t worry about sleeping your way to the top.
Thanks to in-app purchases, gamers can spend plenty of money on jewelry and outfits to help them get more famous. Just remember, there’s no such thing as bad publicity – this game just proves that even someone who is famous simply for being famous can ship units.
Douglas Creutz, analyst at Cowen & Co, has done his predictive math for the game and estimates that it may reach annual revenue of $200 million. $200 million for celebrity simulator.
I know that this must mean that people are playing and enjoying the game. It must have something compelling about it, and I suppose there are enough people out there who want to pretend to be famous, to imagine what it would take to break into the big time. However, it just makes me sad and horrified to imagine that a game like this is able to make more money than all the incredible indie games that I’ve played. I know mobile games aren’t the pinnacle of this industry, but it’s sad to see them as the nadir.
Last Updated: July 11, 2014
Sk3tz0
July 11, 2014 at 14:34
Sigh this is worse than that whole YOLO thing.. FML
CAE9872
July 11, 2014 at 14:37
Eish!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 11, 2014 at 14:38
*sigh* of course it would have to be successful.
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 14:47
Yeah man. Fuck. I know games were going to become mainstream, but his is taking it to a new level…
Spaffy
July 11, 2014 at 14:43
WTF
CodeName Tailgunner
July 11, 2014 at 14:43
Goes to show
Girls between 5 and 14 should not be allowed to download apps
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 14:46
Just kill us all now and be done of this hell on earth.
Weanerdog
July 11, 2014 at 14:56
I’ll be right over, do you prefer being stabbed or bludgeoned.
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
July 11, 2014 at 15:08
Noob, only thing that can kill Rince is garlic covered stake to the heart while drowning him in holy water.
CodeName Tailgunner
July 11, 2014 at 15:10
At noon in bright sunlight
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
July 11, 2014 at 15:17
Myth, only makes his redness sparkle.
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 15:33
True!
Kromas
July 11, 2014 at 15:22
That is a waste of a good steak! …. oh wait wrong steak. 😛
Weanerdog
July 14, 2014 at 11:10
No you just need to get him a sole, grabbing one at something fishy on the way. Also I have a ginger crusher and a wooden skewer.
Jaco DeBeer
July 11, 2014 at 15:14
Leaving you alive is punishment enough!
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 07:46
I watched Noah the other day, yeah it’s time.
Anon A Mouse
July 11, 2014 at 14:47
I’m starting to believe all those people that says games should be banned as they are bad for children. Then again HUMANS.
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:00
Hmm, I wonder if I can get the game to make me some EFF overalls…
This game is in need of a raid by 4chan.
Matewis Jubilai
July 11, 2014 at 15:01
Well therein lies one of the root causes of ALL of humanity’s illls…
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:04
There is some good to this though. The comment section on the play store will serve as a convenient list if we ever need a sacrifice to invading aliens.
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 15:05
Oh snap.
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:10
Some of the comments there are…weird.
“This game is so fun it’s just like grand theft auto”
“I love that kardashian they are cool I always see every tv show of them and they are awesome to watch I always dreamed to meet them in real life lol and they are hot lol”
“I LOVE IT better than any fashion game !!!! KIM KNOWS WHAT SHE’S DOING LOVE THIS GAME”
“Love it! I steer away from games like this because they seem to be for the younger girls. But I wanted support Kim and I am in love with the game.”
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:11
Worst of the lot:
Addicted I am addicted to dhiss game but da only thing thats stopping me is wen im low on energy but otherwise i freaking love it. Now i use Bible every time i say something im telling the truth about. Im also a big fan of Kim Kardashian
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 15:17
I think you just broke my mind 0-O
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 07:48
The stupidity is strong here.
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 07:47
Why would we want to offend the aliens?
Brian Murphy
July 11, 2014 at 15:14
“Since its release on the 25th of June, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has become the second most downloaded free-to-play game on the app store”
Pretty sure this tells me all we need to know about F2P gamer’s. That they’d be much better off, fired into the sun. And by they, I mean the entire human race.
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 15:18
I’m waiting for the apocalypse meteor to strike.
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:33
All that is needed now is for EA to buy out the devs.
If they do that, I am building a fallout shelter.
Johan du Preez
July 11, 2014 at 15:45
Hey if ea takes it over we can rejoice because they destroy every IP they touch.
konfab aka derp
July 11, 2014 at 15:48
Lots, but not every:
ME series for example:
Only reason why people hated on it was because the third had an ending that was not-happy clappy.
Johan du Preez
July 11, 2014 at 16:05
and my reply to that is Dragon Age II ….
For every 1 average title they ruin 4 studios (note comment might not reflect true values due to my bias against EA)
I didnt finish ME3 yet got bored halfway through
Johan du Preez
July 11, 2014 at 15:41
Faith in humanity lost again…
iPixelPierre
July 11, 2014 at 16:23
I want to comment, but I don’t know wtf to say….
Guest
July 11, 2014 at 17:41
Maybe I should start working on ‘Poo Simulator 2015’…
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July 12, 2014 at 04:36
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Axon1988
July 14, 2014 at 07:32
Prepare for the flood of celebrity simulators!
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 07:50
Would play only if we get to kill them in the game.
Axon1988
July 14, 2014 at 07:56
Reminds me of that old mtv show where celebs beat the living hell out of each other… maybe something like that would be great.
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 08:15
Celebrity Deathmatch! But now even MTV has succumend to this Kardashian kak. I will stick to VH1 classic thanks
Axon1988
July 14, 2014 at 08:27
Yeah that’s the one! I don’t watch tv, so it doesn’t bother me. But yeah would totally pay for a game like that. 2 player co-op on a tablet… why not.
Hammersteyn
July 14, 2014 at 07:49
I can hear the horns of the horsemen. Take us know and end this catastrophic turn society has taken
FreddyBear
July 14, 2014 at 10:50
She needs to go on a date with this man. Now that would be a good game… 😛
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