Bubble Witch Saga maker seems A-OK with a bit of copycatting

Everyone knows that copycatting (cloning, whatever) is nothing new to video games, but the industry-wide issue was exacerbated when social and mobile games hit their stride in recent years. Now, CEO of Bubble Witch Saga creator King.com Riccardo Zacconi makes it known that he doesn't have that much of a problem with fast followers on Facebook and mobile.

"I think that we've seen more and more copies or more and more games in the same genre, and now we're bringing what I would call 'color','" Zacconi told Gamasutra."I think the player who likes to play one game actually likes to play other versions of a similar game. So I think from that perspective it's a larger market, and it's very interesting."

Zacconi also said that "fresh ideas" and "constant innovation" are necessary in the entertainment. But, as Gamasutra points out, King.com's recent releases on Facebook aren't exactly new to gaming, but were new to the Facebook game fans. Based on the CEO's comments, he seems to be well aware that games like Bubble Witch Saga (and later Zynga's Bubble Safari) owe a great deal to the classics, such as Bust a Move by Taito. See? This whole copycatting thing goes way, way back.

Are you still digging Bubble Witch Saga? What do you make of this whole copycatting issue? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Source: http://blog.games.com/2012/09/11/bubble-witch-saga-copycatting-king.com/

Sara Spraker Sarah Gellman Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Mutch