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GamesIndustry.biz - Fewer Kickstarter Successes

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    [​IMG]Dan Pearson of GamesIndustry.biz published a new article with information and data to back up his claim about fewer Kickstarter's being funded in 2014.

    Kickstarter has been in touch to point out that, as it delineated a few categories within video gaming last year, such as mobile games and gaming hardware, the total number of successful projects within the category as a whole actually rose from 438 in 2013 to 465 last year, although the total in donations did still fall.

    "The amount pledged to video game projects was in fact down last year, but we view the increase in the number of successful projects as a very healthy sign," said spokesman David Gallagher. "There were fewer blockbusters, but a healthy mix of really diverse smaller projects. Our mission is to bring creative projects to life - big or small."

    New research from ICO Partners has shown that 2014 saw a huge drop in the money being pledged to gaming Kickstarters, with the total cash submitted dropping massively from nearly $58 million in 2013 to just over $25 million in 2014.

    Some of that disparity can be accounted for by the absence of as many high-profile campaigns, which were attracting large sums in 2013. For example, ICO Partners' Thomas Bidaux's findings indicate that almost $30 million was pledged to campaigns seeking an excess of $500,000 in 2013, but only around $4 million went to projects of that size last year.​
     
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