It's not that no one knows how to make a truly magnificent social game. In fact there are many people who know exactly how to do it.
Right now the marketplace is too young to appreciate quality. The masterpieces are overlooked and the winners are whichever games are the loudest and most accessible.
That's how it will be until the public as a whole gets more experience in this area and develops a certain level of taste.
There was no equivalent to HBO or Mad Men back when TV was new. It took a long time for quality shows to make money - and even now The Wire was considered only a modest financial success.
Great art often makes no money. The better an artist you are, the more likely you are to die before your works are appreciated.
Right now the marketplace is too young to appreciate quality. The masterpieces are overlooked and the winners are whichever games are the loudest and most accessible.
That's how it will be until the public as a whole gets more experience in this area and develops a certain level of taste.
There was no equivalent to HBO or Mad Men back when TV was new. It took a long time for quality shows to make money - and even now The Wire was considered only a modest financial success.
Great art often makes no money. The better an artist you are, the more likely you are to die before your works are appreciated.