♥ ♥ ♥ Pocket Sweetie - FREE to play virtual girl sim OUT NOW for iOS! ♥ ♥ ♥
Hi! My latest game Pocket Sweetie is now available for iOS. It's free so please check it out, share it with friends and if you like, please rate it / review it or just let me know what you think! Feedback is definitely welcome!
♥ ♥ ♥ http://itunes.apple.com/app/pocket-sweetie/id565853620?ls=1&mt=8 ♥ ♥ ♥
Get ready for fun, fashion and excitement! Pocket Sweetie is an adorable virtual girl who can't wait to be pampered, looked after and given an all new fashion makeover!
In Pocket Sweetie, your goal is to take care of your virtual girl as best as possible. Keep her in a great mood by playing games, replying to her texts, giving her plenty to eat and drink, and if that fails a cute new outfit should do the trick!
Style your virtual girl any way you like! Express your creativity by experimenting with a range of different styles. There are hundreds of cute clothes and accessories to combine into that perfect outfit. You'll also be able to finish the look with a range of cool hairstyles, skin tones and eye colors.
Play fun mini-games such as Memory Match, Pachinko or Skyscraper to earn coins which you can spend on… you guessed it, more clothes! After all, can you really ever have enough?
*Recommended only for iPhone 4 and newer models.
♥ ♥ ♥ http://itunes.apple.com/app/pocket-sweetie/id565853620?ls=1&mt=8 ♥ ♥ ♥
Get ready for fun, fashion and excitement! Pocket Sweetie is an adorable virtual girl who can't wait to be pampered, looked after and given an all new fashion makeover!
In Pocket Sweetie, your goal is to take care of your virtual girl as best as possible. Keep her in a great mood by playing games, replying to her texts, giving her plenty to eat and drink, and if that fails a cute new outfit should do the trick!
Style your virtual girl any way you like! Express your creativity by experimenting with a range of different styles. There are hundreds of cute clothes and accessories to combine into that perfect outfit. You'll also be able to finish the look with a range of cool hairstyles, skin tones and eye colors.
Play fun mini-games such as Memory Match, Pachinko or Skyscraper to earn coins which you can spend on… you guessed it, more clothes! After all, can you really ever have enough?
*Recommended only for iPhone 4 and newer models.
Comments
But the game is well made looking from the vids. I'll recommend it to my cousins.
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One thing to consider it is a personal moral issue that is being raised about games that encourage multiple inApp purchases from very young children - some think it is possibly exploitative or at least negative. The other thing is including simulated gambling machines in apps for Kids...it also raises valid questions.
These are just observations I am making as I am hearing more chat about these issues with Child based apps. I am no preacher - I have made a game with a simulated gambling machine (although it is not related to purchases). In many ways your visuals are stimulating these concerns I am having...you can discount them as you wish.
The reason for introducing iAP was certainly not to scam kids into gambling or spending all their parents money. It's more that in my experience the old 'charge 99c for your app' wasn't getting ANY results so I'm experimenting with the free-to-play model that seems to be so popular these days.
I certainly tried to make the iAP fairly subtle and optional. I didn't want to make it so that people are forced to pay money to keep playing. You can earn money by playing minigames, the iAP is really just if anyone wants to skip the whole process and buy all the clothes items straight away.
One last point. I actually purposely made the pachinko game to have a very high payout rate. I believe it actually returns more than 100% on average over time, so it's certainly not designed to be a money sink.
Gambling machines visually are a complicated issue. Pachinko culturally is probably very passive and accepted in Japan. In some Western countries simulating gambling to young people is seen as socially irresponsible and is attempting to condition them for a future life of gambling (no matter the % of payout rates). Clearly that is not your intent and many games have embraced this idea and probably negates the voices of concern but parents may have some concern about it.
It is interesting and you clearly are aware of this stuff!
I think if I do any future games with gambling themes I'll probably make the style a little more 'mature' to avoid any potential issues. Thanks for discussing!
There was a recent TV report here in Australia with parents being so concerned about inApp purchase ability in games as their children were clocking up $100's in credit card charges buying stuff in games.
I know it is laughable to ban iAp stuff but they were calling for it!
Yes, we have no shortage of complaining parents here! On the one hand us developers need to take some responsibility in making everything clear and not using sneaky tactics etc, but in the end those parents should probably be supervising their kids' activity. They are the ones who let their children have access to a device with the ability to make transactions on their credit card! ;p It's the R18+ debate all over again. Just supervise your kids!
Sorry not on Twitter...my brother is and he does any promo stuff for us on Twitter. I am an old email person - not really social media orientated.
Are you in Sydney? I am in Melb.
I'm on IGN's App Store Update tomorrow so that can't hurt!
I'm not sure if these numbers are any good, but I'm up to about 1,600 downloads in 2 weeks. I was getting 200+ a day for the first few days but seem to have levelled out around 100-120 per day. iAP has been pretty good, I'm getting multiple purchases each day. Best day was about $20 of iAP, most days are $5-$10. This is better than my paid (99c) apps have done in the past.
Also I just got mentioned in Kotaku's 'App Deals' section!
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/app-deals-android-iphone-ipad-wp7-5/