A recent piece on Gamesindustry.biz posits that while there the crowdfunding “bubble” hasn’t burst, the crowdfunding scene, at least insofar as video games, is experiencing decline. Author Thomas Bidaux explains,
“2015 has been an excellent year for Kickstarter and video games, with more than $41 million collected by successful projects. This is a significantly better performance than in 2014 where we saw a decline in the total amount accumulated by games on the platform. […But w]hile 2015 was an excellent year for massive projects (the ones that are raising more than $500,000), what we see on all the other ranges is a decline. While we will end the year with more projects funded than in 2012, this year will be the lowest of the past three years. And the decline is seen in all the ranges of projects, except the small projects below $10,000 in funding. This is not a bubble bursting, as there are still more than 350 projects that are already funded this year. There are actually a good number of studios and creators being allowed to take their project further thanks to crowdfunding, but we are definitely entering a decline phase.”
Check out his data and consider whether you agree. Are we watching a “rich get richer” situation in Kickstarter history? And does it affect you — will you be Kickstarting any video games or MMOs in the new year?
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