Randy Nelson
@randynelson.bsky.social
Retro and non-retro gamer. Connoisseur of the unexplained. IGN co-founder and one of the folks behind a PlayStation magazine you liked called PSM. Now I'm in the mobile game/app insights biz. Opinions are mine alone unless otherwise noted.
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Great folks. Great games. Great cause. 👀 +💰= 🧒🏥📈
Playing games this weekend? So are we, to support our local children's hospitals.
Join our devs at twitch.tv/digitaleclipsestudios all weekend long as we raise funds for our annual Extra Life 3-day marathon. 🎉 Don't forget to donate! https://www.extra-life.org/teams/72592
Join our devs at twitch.tv/digitaleclipsestudios all weekend long as we raise funds for our annual Extra Life 3-day marathon. 🎉 Don't forget to donate! https://www.extra-life.org/teams/72592
DigitalEclipseStudios - Twitch
We're the dev team behind Atari 50, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Tetris Forever, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Wizardry: PGMO, The Making of Karateka, TMNT Cowabunga, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary, the Gold Master Series & more!
twitch.tv
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Great folks. Great games. Great cause. 👀 +💰= 🧒🏥📈
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November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
who is captain of starship boaty mcboatface
Definitely interested to see how this one does, especially with the console version in the mix.
Pro: It's the Sonic-verse!
Con: Players who're perfectly content with their Fall and Stumble stuff.
Pro: It's the Sonic-verse!
Con: Players who're perfectly content with their Fall and Stumble stuff.
⚡️ Sega’s mascot is still outrunning the new kids.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Definitely interested to see how this one does, especially with the console version in the mix.
Pro: It's the Sonic-verse!
Con: Players who're perfectly content with their Fall and Stumble stuff.
Pro: It's the Sonic-verse!
Con: Players who're perfectly content with their Fall and Stumble stuff.
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⚡️ Sega’s mascot is still outrunning the new kids.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
⚡️ Sega’s mascot is still outrunning the new kids.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
🏅 Sonic Rumble’s launch has added an estimated 500K+ on top of 10M "Early Rumbler" installs. 360K on iOS alone. Revenue's ramping up.
📈 Already #7 out of 12+ mobile titles in a catalog nearing 1B est. downloads since 2017.
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For our new followers: We run a free digital library for researching game history!
We have over 4000+ out-of-print game magazines and hundreds of development documents, press kits, event guides, and more
archive.gamehistory.org
We have over 4000+ out-of-print game magazines and hundreds of development documents, press kits, event guides, and more
archive.gamehistory.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For our new followers: We run a free digital library for researching game history!
We have over 4000+ out-of-print game magazines and hundreds of development documents, press kits, event guides, and more
archive.gamehistory.org
We have over 4000+ out-of-print game magazines and hundreds of development documents, press kits, event guides, and more
archive.gamehistory.org
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This Friday @digitaleclipse.bsky.social is kicking off its #ExtraLife fundraiser, and I'm first up at bat with some THPS 3&4. I used to be good; maybe I still am? Join me and find out.
We'll be taking turns streaming 12 hours each day all weekend long!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
We'll be taking turns streaming 12 hours each day all weekend long!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This Friday @digitaleclipse.bsky.social is kicking off its #ExtraLife fundraiser, and I'm first up at bat with some THPS 3&4. I used to be good; maybe I still am? Join me and find out.
We'll be taking turns streaming 12 hours each day all weekend long!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
We'll be taking turns streaming 12 hours each day all weekend long!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Supercell threw everything at this one. The effort to fix & reshape post-launch was commendable. In the end, a chance was taken that usually isn't, and it missed. Its ratio of hits is still phenomenal. Brawl Stars got a similar chance and struck pay dirt, so I hope this mean no more risk taking.
📉 🔪 Supercell kills most games *before* they even ship.
It stuck with Brawl Stars and got a $2B+ hit. 💥
It stuck with Squad Busters and got a sunset. 🪦
Lifetime: 34.7M installs, $65M net.
Revenue -96% YoY, downloads -88%. 😱
Sometimes endurance ≠ success.
It stuck with Brawl Stars and got a $2B+ hit. 💥
It stuck with Squad Busters and got a sunset. 🪦
Lifetime: 34.7M installs, $65M net.
Revenue -96% YoY, downloads -88%. 😱
Sometimes endurance ≠ success.
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Supercell threw everything at this one. The effort to fix & reshape post-launch was commendable. In the end, a chance was taken that usually isn't, and it missed. Its ratio of hits is still phenomenal. Brawl Stars got a similar chance and struck pay dirt, so I hope this mean no more risk taking.
You can have your Luigi Mansions, Polterguys, and Phasmophobias—my pick for the *best* game for Halloween is The Rescue of Pops Ghostly. Just the thumbnail gives me chills!
(You should also really play MK Legacy Kollection from my chums at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social—it's [Kitana] fan-tastic.)
(You should also really play MK Legacy Kollection from my chums at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social—it's [Kitana] fan-tastic.)
Action Max Game Video - The Rescue of Pops Ghostly
YouTube video by VHSafterlife
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October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You can have your Luigi Mansions, Polterguys, and Phasmophobias—my pick for the *best* game for Halloween is The Rescue of Pops Ghostly. Just the thumbnail gives me chills!
(You should also really play MK Legacy Kollection from my chums at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social—it's [Kitana] fan-tastic.)
(You should also really play MK Legacy Kollection from my chums at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social—it's [Kitana] fan-tastic.)
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👑 🔥 260M people playing one mobile game every month.
That’s equivalent to 75% of the U.S. population — on a single title.
Its name: Honor of Kings
And it's already cleared $1.82B in 2025 (more than 2024).
🇨🇳 China still dominates spending, but 🇺🇸 U.S. momentum is real.
That’s equivalent to 75% of the U.S. population — on a single title.
Its name: Honor of Kings
And it's already cleared $1.82B in 2025 (more than 2024).
🇨🇳 China still dominates spending, but 🇺🇸 U.S. momentum is real.
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
👑 🔥 260M people playing one mobile game every month.
That’s equivalent to 75% of the U.S. population — on a single title.
Its name: Honor of Kings
And it's already cleared $1.82B in 2025 (more than 2024).
🇨🇳 China still dominates spending, but 🇺🇸 U.S. momentum is real.
That’s equivalent to 75% of the U.S. population — on a single title.
Its name: Honor of Kings
And it's already cleared $1.82B in 2025 (more than 2024).
🇨🇳 China still dominates spending, but 🇺🇸 U.S. momentum is real.
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crystalline entity halloween costume
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
crystalline entity halloween costume
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BTW, this presentation went over very well -- we were happy to teach people some functional Huttese to sprinkle into their conversations, as well as explore some specific stuff we've discovered as songwriters using the language. We'd love to present it at your Star Wars event, too.
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BTW, this presentation went over very well -- we were happy to teach people some functional Huttese to sprinkle into their conversations, as well as explore some specific stuff we've discovered as songwriters using the language. We'd love to present it at your Star Wars event, too.
Wizard(s)!
Last night’s @halcy-con.bsky.social show was inkabunga! Thank you all so much for the support and energy. We loved playing “My Heart’s In Hyperdrive” for the first time too!
October 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wizard(s)!
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🔥 One model update flipped the whole image-AI market.
Late August: Adobe Firefly up +151% since July. Gemini barely +20%.
Then Gemini dropped “Nano Banana" 🍌
Now Gemini’s +331% since July. 📈 Firefly’s down 68%. 📉
💡 In mobile AI, momentum can reverse overnight.
Late August: Adobe Firefly up +151% since July. Gemini barely +20%.
Then Gemini dropped “Nano Banana" 🍌
Now Gemini’s +331% since July. 📈 Firefly’s down 68%. 📉
💡 In mobile AI, momentum can reverse overnight.
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🔥 One model update flipped the whole image-AI market.
Late August: Adobe Firefly up +151% since July. Gemini barely +20%.
Then Gemini dropped “Nano Banana" 🍌
Now Gemini’s +331% since July. 📈 Firefly’s down 68%. 📉
💡 In mobile AI, momentum can reverse overnight.
Late August: Adobe Firefly up +151% since July. Gemini barely +20%.
Then Gemini dropped “Nano Banana" 🍌
Now Gemini’s +331% since July. 📈 Firefly’s down 68%. 📉
💡 In mobile AI, momentum can reverse overnight.
No doubt in league with the Wrong Brothers.
Frank Lloyd Wrong was his Wario
October 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
No doubt in league with the Wrong Brothers.
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It’s almost Halloween and I’m terrified thinking of all the skeletons walking around, hiding inside people. And nobody’s doing a damn thing about it!!
October 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It’s almost Halloween and I’m terrified thinking of all the skeletons walking around, hiding inside people. And nobody’s doing a damn thing about it!!
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⚖️ Apples to apples, same store, same week-one window.
Sora hit 96% of ChatGPT’s estimated U.S. iOS downloads.
Gemini, Copilot, Grok? Not even close.
Sora hit 96% of ChatGPT’s estimated U.S. iOS downloads.
Gemini, Copilot, Grok? Not even close.
October 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
⚖️ Apples to apples, same store, same week-one window.
Sora hit 96% of ChatGPT’s estimated U.S. iOS downloads.
Gemini, Copilot, Grok? Not even close.
Sora hit 96% of ChatGPT’s estimated U.S. iOS downloads.
Gemini, Copilot, Grok? Not even close.
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If you strike me down, I shall become more dead than you can possibly imagine
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you strike me down, I shall become more dead than you can possibly imagine
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🤯 Invite-only and still outpacing ChatGPT’s launch.
Sora pulled 627K iOS downloads in 7 days.
That’s +21K over ChatGPT’s 2023 debut.
Hype alone can move App Store charts.
Sora pulled 627K iOS downloads in 7 days.
That’s +21K over ChatGPT’s 2023 debut.
Hype alone can move App Store charts.
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🤯 Invite-only and still outpacing ChatGPT’s launch.
Sora pulled 627K iOS downloads in 7 days.
That’s +21K over ChatGPT’s 2023 debut.
Hype alone can move App Store charts.
Sora pulled 627K iOS downloads in 7 days.
That’s +21K over ChatGPT’s 2023 debut.
Hype alone can move App Store charts.
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it was better when video game title screens had a number you could call to book a golf and ski vacation package
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
it was better when video game title screens had a number you could call to book a golf and ski vacation package
No buildup for the release + deviating from the series' core gameplay = what we're seeing. Thoughts?
Nintendo's Fire Emblem Shadows launch is trailing its predecessor's with an estimated 518K installs and $107K spent, or $0.21/download, in its 1st 10 days. 2017's Fire Emblem Heroes saw 2.3M (4.4x) est. installs and $5.3M (49x) spent in its 1st 10 days, for $2.31/download (11x).
October 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
No buildup for the release + deviating from the series' core gameplay = what we're seeing. Thoughts?
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Today is a Bandcamp Friday, which means the artists make a higher percentage today than normal.
@thekyberpunks.bsky.social are one of those artists and we've released 5 songs in the last two months!
thekyberpunks.bandcamp.com
@thekyberpunks.bsky.social are one of those artists and we've released 5 songs in the last two months!
thekyberpunks.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today is a Bandcamp Friday, which means the artists make a higher percentage today than normal.
@thekyberpunks.bsky.social are one of those artists and we've released 5 songs in the last two months!
thekyberpunks.bandcamp.com
@thekyberpunks.bsky.social are one of those artists and we've released 5 songs in the last two months!
thekyberpunks.bandcamp.com
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10 MILLION views in 5 DAYS!! Thank you all SO much for enjoying Knights of Guinevere 💙
September 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
10 MILLION views in 5 DAYS!! Thank you all SO much for enjoying Knights of Guinevere 💙
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If I was going to buy a game based on its poster design.
September 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If I was going to buy a game based on its poster design.