Nick Gibson, an analyst at the consultants Games Investor, said Facebook's measurement system might have made it hard for the two-and-a-half-year-old title to compete. Farmville did not appear in Facebook's top 10 list. Notably it ranked Farmville as the third most played game with 32.1 million monthly active users. Appdata said Gardens of Time was the 14th most played title.Ī direct comparison suggested that Cityville had 48.8 million monthly active users compared to 8.5 million for Gardens of Time. The most up-to-date measurements of monthly active users based on Facebook's statistics and reported by the independent metrics firm Appdata suggested that Zynga's games Cityville, Castleville, Farmville and Texas Holdem were the four most played games on Facebook. "The result is a list of the games that received the most user recommendations in 2011."
"This list was compiled by looking at the top games on Facebook with more than 100,000 monthly active users and giving priority to those games with the highest user satisfaction scores," it said. However, Zynga can still lay claim to being the most successful publisher after appearing four times on the list.Īfter Techcrunch questioned the methodology, Facebook amended its company blog to explain its decision. Zynga's city-building simulation ranked third on the scoreboard behind Electronic Arts' The Sims Social. However, several internet bloggers have expressed surprise it topped Facebook's list. Reviews of Gardens of Time have praised its design and addictive gameplay. The TechCrunch blog described the move as a "snub", but other analysts said the site might have wanted to promote its recommendation tools.
The Disney-owned firm's hidden-object title beat Zynga's Cityville to the top spot despite statistics suggesting it has fewer active users.įacebook said it gave priority to games with the highest satisfaction scores. GARDENS OF TIME BEATS CITYVILLE IN FACEBOOK GAMES LISTįacebook has named Playdom's Gardens of Time as the most popular game on its social network in 2011. Mauritius - GARDENS OF TIME BEATS CITYVILLE IN FACEBOOK GAMES LIST Saturday, 29th October 2022
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