Sebastian Kriese
Corporate Development
sebastian@wooga.com
Do you play

games every day?
NO
Do you listen to

music every day?
Do you watch

videos every day?
YES
Everybody, every day.
$12,000,000,000
It’s hits
driven.
Tens of
millions ($)
in revenue
Our Focus:

Repeatedly make hits
5 hits in 3.5 years
How?
=

+

Wooga combines heart and brains
to make the best games.
Games / year
> 60 concepts & prototypes
19
??

?

?

?

?

KPIs for

FUN
1-page pitch
… 13 months ago

23
Is it
intuitive?
Gate Meetings
Who?

uct Lead
Prod

Studio
Head Jens

3rd Party
How?
Not a pitch…
…Not a status update
uct Lead
Prod

Studio
Head Jens

3rd Party

Final decision
Games / year
> 60 concepts & prototypes

15 enter production
Is it replayable?
Ensure Meaningful Choice

=FUN!
… 11 months ago
Share internally

36
Measure engagement

Time

Ro u nd s

Pos t s
(3 week test, 60 players)

Time

4h

/player

Ro u nd s

10,000

Pos t s
Posts
Gate Meeting
Games / year
> 60 concepts & prototypes

15 enter production
10 soft launch
Gate Meeting
Measure and
Improve
Measure and Compare
Diamond Dash

1-Day
Retention
3-Day
Retention
7-Day
Retention

Jelly Splash

47 %

58 %

30 %

39 %

23 %

29 %
Games / year
> 60 concepts & prototypes

15 enter production
10 soft launch
5

launch
A global hit
Or not
Games / year
> 60 concepts & prototypes

15 enter production
10 soft launch
5

launch

2

hits
We have the ability to roll-out and
scale hits broad and fast
Grow
Fast
Truly
Global
Optimise
Truly Global
English

French

German

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

Turkish

Polish

Russian

Dutch

Norwegian

Swedish

Danish

Korean

Arabic

Traditional
Chinese

Simplified
Chinese

Indonesian

Japanese

Thai
Truly Global
Grow Fast
Grow Fast
Optimise
Optimise

Bookings

Bookings / day ($)

2010-05

2010-09

2011-01

2011-05

2011-09

2012-01
Optimise

Bookings

Bookings / day ($)

2010-05

2010-09

2011-01

2011-05

2011-09

2012-01
A/B test: Introduction Fireball Boost

+90%
bookings
We have the ability to roll-out and
scale hits broad and fast
Grow
Fast
Truly
Global
Optimise
Wooga Revenues

§  250 employees from 40 nations
§  Based in Berlin, Germany
§  Profitable since 2012

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 est.
=

+

Wooga combines heart and brains
to make the best games.
Sebastian Kriese
Corporate Development
sebastian@wooga.com
How to stand out in a hit driven business - Game Connection Paris 2013 - SebKriese

How to stand out in a hit driven business - Game Connection Paris 2013 - SebKriese