Last week Happy Pets released their first Panda cub into the store, but players couldn't buy it, even though it's listed for 60 Facebook Credits (or $6 USD). The reason? It's locked. And the key to unlocking it is playing the Panda Fortune Wheel.
"Oh, that sounds fun!", you'd say. Unfortunately, each spin of the wheel costs 8 FB Credits (or $0.80 USD). You must collect all 5 items to unlock the Panda, and the results are random. But if you collect 'em all, your first Panda is FREE! The 5-piece Panda decor set is as follows: Pagoda, Bamboo, Chinese Lantern, Bamboo Forest Background, and Bamboo Forest Floor.
Pagoda, Happy Pets Panda Fortune Wheel: Bamboo, Chinese Lantern, Bamboo Forest Background, and Bamboo Forest Floor.
And for your instant gratification, Happy Pets is charging 198 FB Credits, which is nearly $20 USD, as a 5-piece decor collection bundle with Panda. Given that the Panda costs 60 FB Credits, going for the instant purchase means you're dropping 138 FB Credits (or nearly $14 USD) on the decor items alone. So you're probably better off dropping 8 FB Credits, or 80 cents at a time, to try your lucky with the wheel.
Happy Pets Spin the Panda Fortune Wheel for 8 Facebook Credits
I gave it a spin, and it landed me a Bamboo Forest Background, which can be sold for 500 Coins and only used outdoors. Was it worth it? Considering that all the premium outdoor backgrounds cost 12 FB Credits, I'd have to say yes.
Happy Pets Panda Fortune Wheel: Bamboo Forest Background
Verdict: If you want a Panda bad enough, don't go for the instant option. For the $20 USD you would've dropped on that, you could've spun that wheel a maximum of 24.7 times!
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Playdom takes CrowdStar's place as third-largest Facebook game developer
New data from Facebook app tracker AppData this week shows that Playdom has edged out competitor Crowdstar to become the third-largest developer of Facebook games, as measured by number of monthly average users across all published games. Playdom's 43.8 million users just edged out CrowdStar's 43.3 million, according to the site.
While massive player gains for new Playdom games such City of Wonder and Market Street helped fuel the company's achievement, a precipitous drop in users for CrowdStar's games also contributed to the switch in positions. The Happy Aquarium maker lost more than 9 million aggregate monthly users for its games in the last week, though the bulk of the drop came in a single day (Aug. 27), suggesting it may have had more to do with changes in Facebook's statistics reporting than any actual player exodus.
Regardless, the jump into the top three is good news for Playdom owner Disney, which has seen their acquisition's player base grow by roughly 10% in the month since their purchase. Still, the company will have to grow more than 25% more to challenge the current position of No. 2 developer Electronic Arts, or a whopping 417% if it wants to match industry-leader Zynga's current position.
While massive player gains for new Playdom games such City of Wonder and Market Street helped fuel the company's achievement, a precipitous drop in users for CrowdStar's games also contributed to the switch in positions. The Happy Aquarium maker lost more than 9 million aggregate monthly users for its games in the last week, though the bulk of the drop came in a single day (Aug. 27), suggesting it may have had more to do with changes in Facebook's statistics reporting than any actual player exodus.
Regardless, the jump into the top three is good news for Playdom owner Disney, which has seen their acquisition's player base grow by roughly 10% in the month since their purchase. Still, the company will have to grow more than 25% more to challenge the current position of No. 2 developer Electronic Arts, or a whopping 417% if it wants to match industry-leader Zynga's current position.
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