hima Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 It looks like Newgrounds now allows you to upload HTML5 games. They'll even ask you if the game is playable on mobile devices. This could be a sign for Newgrounds will be a potential sponsor in the future.Still, it's a portal with high traffic already so it might be good if you want to promote your game or earn ads revenue? (Many people might have known this already but I searched the forum and haven't found any post about this. Sorry if it's already been posted somewhere!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny! Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Interesting. Does Newgrounds offer an own API for in-app purchases or ads? Or is it allowed to use 3rd party ads/in-app purchases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgames Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 They allow you to use 3rd party ads in your Flash games, so I imagine they'll allow it in HTML5 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiper34 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Is this news for your??? O-o it is about half year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny! Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 @gsgames: thanks for the info. @raiper: Yep. So far - I did not care about releasing anything on portals which offer primarily desktop games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I love Newgrounds and what the site stands for. But it's barely worth releasing a desktop game there these days, never mind an html5 one. InvisionUser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolba Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Why's that Rich? I released my desktop HTML5 game to Kongregate, GameJolt and Newgrounds, and whereas the amount of views for the former two are in the hundreds, at Newgrounds it received close to 70,000 plays and 30 pages of feedback. I don't monetize my games now, I'm happy enough just having them played by as many people as possible, and Newgrounds is the runaway winner here. For those who do monetize, 70,000 views suggests some earning potential from ads, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sorry but 70k plays will make you hardly anything from ads. 70k per day would be better, but that's still not very high really. Don't get me wrong, I'm really pleased your game was well received there, but that's a fraction of the traffic a mainstream release used to get there say 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolba Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 In that case, does anyone make anything from ads, and what portals are they using to generate their traffic? This is not so much directed at you Rich but any dev using ads (I know True Valhalla is one - I've heard him mention Leadbolt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Some games definitely do really well from ads, yes - but they need to be spread much further than just Newgrounds to be really effective. The problem with ad revenue is that it changes so much! Depending on the ad networks portfolio, the time of the year, the number of other games running ads, etc. It's not a great comparison because it's Flash and desktop, but I make approx. $15 on 70,000 impressions. I'm sure some others can give you figures from Leadbolt or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yeah mobile always trumps desktop for ad rev in my experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AAG- Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Wait, but there is no mobile option at NG, just desktop. Or am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 HTML5 doesn't mean "mobile". It just means HTML5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieDevAustin Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I did some quick research with this web traffic estimator, and it looks like all the sites that have games for desktop are declining, most of which are down 15% from last year. This included sites like Addicting Games, Miniclip, Newgrounds, and NotDoppler. The only exception to this rule was Kongregate, which was up 15%. So interpret this however you'd like, but it looks like the start of the end for these desktop gaming sites. I bet most kids are playing games on tablets or other devices now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdy Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I did some quick research with this web traffic estimator, and it looks like all the sites that have games for desktop are declining, most of which are down 15% from last year. This included sites like Addicting Games, Miniclip, Newgrounds, and NotDoppler. The only exception to this rule was Kongregate, which was up 15%. So interpret this however you'd like, but it looks like the start of the end for these desktop gaming sites. I bet most kids are playing games on tablets or other devices now. First of all those are just estimations, I talked to one portal that lost 5K in Alexa (around 12K) and they told me it's not correct, they are having their peak traffic at the moment. Second of all, desktop traffic will never die, it will only decrease to a certain amount. When I'm at home/office, I much rather game on a desktop pc with a mouse than stare at a 4-7 inch screen and tilt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieDevAustin Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 First of all those are just estimations, I talked to one portal that lost 5K in Alexa (around 12K) and they told me it's not correct, they are having their peak traffic at the moment. Second of all, desktop traffic will never die, it will only decrease to a certain amount. When I'm at home/office, I much rather game on a desktop pc with a mouse than stare at a 4-7 inch screen and tilt it Ah, well thanks for the heads up then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 First of all those are just estimations, I talked to one portal that lost 5K in Alexa (around 12K) and they told me it's not correct, they are having their peak traffic at the moment. Second of all, desktop traffic will never die, it will only decrease to a certain amount. When I'm at home/office, I much rather game on a desktop pc with a mouse than stare at a 4-7 inch screen and tilt it As Ozdy says I wouldn't give much weight to estimation sites like that. But I do think it's fair to say that the Flash market is changing considerably, and not for the better, otherwise there wouldn't be so many Flash devs on here! It's a bit of a shame really, I remember when getting a game featured on NewGrounds was a recipe for thousands upon thousands of plays, but these days that has tailed off considerably. Armor, MiniClip, notDoppler, they're all paying for direct builds of games now rather than sponsoring whatever comes along - I guess they get more control over the end content that way (and it makes sense too). The traffic is still there though, but the supply/demand is altering. ozdy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AAG- Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 HTML5 doesn't mean "mobile". It just means HTML5.I think I know that . I was just hoping they had the option. I sent them an email, otherwise I will just pull my games out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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