“Katy
is arguably the most recognized musician in America following her Super Bowl
XLIX Halftime performance this past Sunday. She is a cultural icon and we
expect to translate key elements of her success into an innovative, highly
entertaining mobile experience”
This as the Seattle Seahawks rested in the locker room and New England Patriots and the NFL (National Football League) tried to deflect Deflate-Gate, Big Bang Theory Style with the help of physicists from Columbia University Physics Department as noted in the article “Deflategate: NFL consults with physicists”, published January 28, 2015 10:24 AM PST by Chris Matyszczyk, CNET News!
Thus a first person shooter where she shoots it out with Taylor Swift, as I had hoped, might not be in the cards, to quote CEO of Glu Mobile Niccolo de Masi, quote: “Ultimately the Katy Perry title and its specificities will be under wraps until it comes out. But I think it’s fair to say that it’s not going to be a shooter. Something closer to a narrative-based RPG makes a lot of sense than an action-RPG for example”.
Not sure if Katy Perry's lawyers really have that power to take down a work that may not really be covered by any clear copyright. Also, the people running the Thingverse website are still hosting the files and will continue to do so until they too receive a letter from Katy Perry's lawyers to cease and desist!
They're seeking even more celebrities to make games, a trend some may say kill innovation and rewards celebrities who don't know a single line of code with even more money, tossing creative game developers who don't have the same level of celebrity exposure into the fire of Hades.
Glu Mobile CEO, Niccolo
de Masi commenting on their plan to make a Mobile Game App using Katy Perry's
likeness
Looks
like Katy Perry is gonna keep riding that Lion even after her stellar
performance during the SuperBowl Halftime Show. But first, before you read
another of my long-winded articles, take some time to watch her debut
performance during the SuperBowl XLIX Halftime Show.
This as the Seattle Seahawks rested in the locker room and New England Patriots and the NFL (National Football League) tried to deflect Deflate-Gate, Big Bang Theory Style with the help of physicists from Columbia University Physics Department as noted in the article “Deflategate: NFL consults with physicists”, published January 28, 2015 10:24 AM PST by Chris Matyszczyk, CNET News!
Deflate-Gate
aside, word on the street is that Katy Perry has signed a deal with Glue Mobile
to make a Mobile Gaming App based on the 30 year old Superstar as reported in
the article "Kim
Kardashian game maker Glu to develop Katy Perry game, published Wed Feb 4,
2015 6:31pm EST, Reuters.
With
her Diamond Selling albums and singles worldwide, Katy Perry has amassed quite
a Social Network following as noted in the article “Glu Mobile Plans Katy
Perry Mobile Game”, published FEBRUARY 5, 2015 05:11PM EST BY DAVID MURPHY,
PC Magazine:
1.
64 million Katy Kats following Katy Perry’s Twitter account
2.
77.1 million Katy Kats also following Katy Perry’s Facebook Account
3.
14.2 million Instagram Katy Kats also
following Katy Perry’s Instagram
Account
Glu Mobile is the maker of such classic games as
Diner Dash, Contract Killer Sniper and Deer Hunter, for which Kelroy Brown did
a decent review in his the Geezam blog
entitled “Deer Hunter
2014 - Hunting Simulator on your mobile phone”.
In
doing a game about Katy Perry, Glu Mobile is making a safe bet on the Singer that's
similar to their gamble on Kim Kardashian as noted in the article “Katy
Perry Is About to Get Her Own Mobile Game Like Kim Kardashian”, published
Feb. 5, 2015, TIME Magazine.
Best
of all, unlike the Reality Star, Katy Perry
can actually sing and act....no offence to Kim Kardashian. This means possibly
a first person shooter where she shoots it out with her arch-enemy Taylor Swift
and other Celebrities is a strong possibility!
So
why did they sign Katy Perry? Maybe
they liked her roar!
Glu Mobile signs Katy
Perry to make a Mobile Game - Mobile App Gold in Games based on Celebrities
For
those of you with short memories, Glu Mobile
is the very same developer that made the Mobile Game Kim
Kardashian: Hollywood for the Reality TV Star that successfully launched
back in July 2014 as reported in my blog article entitled
“Glu Mobile's Kim Kardashian Hollywood App and How an A-List Celebrity boosts In-App Purchases”.
Several
months later by October 2014, the Mobile App Kim
Kardashian: Hollywoodhad clocked some US$51 million, with the momentum of
the game's K-Star poppin' fans showing no signs of slowing down as noted in my blog article entitled
“US$51
million in Four Months for Kim Kardashian Hollywood – YouTubers and TV
Celebrity Games Coming in Social Media Gaming Comeback”.
In
fact the stats for Kim
Kardashian: Hollywood to date are yielding a handsome profit for Glu Mobile as noted in the article “Katy
Perry is getting her own game from the makers of Kim Kardashian's mobile hit”,
published February 5, 2015 06:40 am By James Vincent, the Verge:
1.
28.4 million downloads
2.
US$74.3 million worth of K-Stars
3.
33.3% of Glu
Mobile's US$223.15 million 2014 Revenue
Glu Mobile, now seeking a second successful Hit
Gaming App, realized that with the momentum created by the SuperBowl XLIX
Halftime Show, that Katy Perry would be
their next star. Hence they signed her up, knowing that her celebrity status would
propel any game made with her likeness to stratospheric heights!
So
what'll the game involved? Maybe some Left Shark action?
Katy Perry the Game -
Anything is possible from Left Shark to RPG Jungle Shooter
So
what will this game involved?
For
those of you who follow Katy Perry's
music, it's good to point out that she's not exactly a violent person, neither
in her personal life or even on stage as noted in the article “Katy
Perry follows Kim Kardashian by striking mobile game deal”, published
Thursday 5 February 2015 09.58 GMT by Stuart Dredge, The UK Guardian.
Thus a first person shooter where she shoots it out with Taylor Swift, as I had hoped, might not be in the cards, to quote CEO of Glu Mobile Niccolo de Masi, quote: “Ultimately the Katy Perry title and its specificities will be under wraps until it comes out. But I think it’s fair to say that it’s not going to be a shooter. Something closer to a narrative-based RPG makes a lot of sense than an action-RPG for example”.
Rather,
based on the fact that they already have a successful Game based on Kim
Kardashian's Lifestyle, they'll probably make a game involving Katy Perry's various videos as levels that
you have to beat as suggested in the article “Katy
Perry Getting Mobile Game From 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' Studio”,
published 2/05/2015, by Paul Tassi, Forbes.
Katy Perry vs Left
Shark - Left Shark Cease and Desist as he may be the main characters in the
Game
We
might even see Left Shark, the Shark that shot to popularity because apparently
he seemed to have forgotten his dance moves as shown below.
Within
less than a week, not only was Social Media abuzz with memes and videos of Left
Shark, but there were also 3D Printed toys for order. A team of entrepreneurs even
started a Kickstarter to make Left shark Costumes to order that are very similar in design to the ones featured in Katy Perry's Super Bowl XLIX Halftime performance as noted
in the article “Now
you, too, can be Katy Perry's Super Bowl Left Shark”, published February 4,
2015 12:52 PM PST by Anthony Domanico, CNET News.
However,
Katy Perry's lawyers, wary of copyright
infringement on their client's intellectual property, have gone after some of
these get-rich-quick entrepreneurs seeking to make a quick buck off Left Shark.
Already,
less than five days after SuperBowl XLIX has ended, Katy Perry's lawyers have served a Cease
and Desist letter to Fernando Sosa, who resides in Florida and sells 3D printed
Replicas of the now infamous Left Shark to stop doing so or face a lawsuit as reported
in the article
“Katy Perry 'Left Shark'
model removed at lawyers' request”, published 6 February 2015 By Dave Lee, BBC News.
Interestingly,
Fernando Sosa had also uploaded his files for the Left Shark to the Thingverse
Website for anyone with a Makerbot 3D Replicator Printer or other 3D
printer that can read these files to 3D Print themselves as noted in the
article “Katy
Perry’s lawyers demand takedown of 3D printable Left Shark”, published Feb.
5, 2015 - 1:47 PM PST by Signe Brewster, Gigaom.
Not sure if Katy Perry's lawyers really have that power to take down a work that may not really be covered by any clear copyright. Also, the people running the Thingverse website are still hosting the files and will continue to do so until they too receive a letter from Katy Perry's lawyers to cease and desist!
Still,
it's an interesting indication of how 3D Printing is changing the face of how
people can get replicas of toys from movies, replicas of fantasy products and
even replacement Hoover Vacuum parts as noted in my blog article
entitled “Gartner
predicts US$13.5 billion 3D Printing Global Market in 2018 - Why Hoover and
Makerbot Deal indicates 3D Printing by DIY is on the rise in 2015”.
Clearly,
Left Shark is super important....like Katy
Perry Sharknado important, people!!
Glu Mobile pursues more
Celebrities - Katy Perry and Left Shark in a Celebrity Melee of Gaming Apps
So
does all this fuss over a replica of a shark that forgot his dance moves
possibly be because he may be an integral character in a level in Katy Perry's Mobile Game App? Glu Mobile didn’t
say. And neither are they stopping with just developing Games for Kim
Kardashian and Katy Perry alone.
They're seeking even more celebrities to make games, a trend some may say kill innovation and rewards celebrities who don't know a single line of code with even more money, tossing creative game developers who don't have the same level of celebrity exposure into the fire of Hades.
But
then again, if a game results in your company making almost US$74.3 million or
33% of your revenue as noted in the article “Glu Mobile Plans Katy
Perry Mobile Game”, published FEBRUARY 5, 2015 05:11PM EST BY DAVID MURPHY,
PC Magazine, then more power to you.
I
just wish the game has a part where she gets to have a go at Taylor Swift,
Mortal Kombat Style. Even better, a melee involving every Hollywood celebrity
in an all out no holds barred fight to the finish, Mario Super Smash Brothers
Style!
Here's
the link:
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