Viwawa
Type of site | Games |
|---|---|
| Available in | English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Việt Nam |
| Owner | Pendulab Private Limited |
| Current status | Inactive |
Viwawa is a portal for casual browser-based multiplayer online games and creation of avatars called Wawas developed by Pendulab Private Limited.[1] The company is based in Singapore.[2]
List of games[edit]
All games developed by Viwawa are multi-player and casual in nature.[3]
- Stwack - an original stickman fighting game
- Big 2.5 - a card shedding game popular in Asia, also known as Big 2
- MatchIt - a memory card game
- Checkmate - International Chess in 2D and 3D
- Wahjong - Mahjong with Singapore rules and Hong Kong rules
- Sushido - a match 3 game where chefs compete to serve sushi to their customers. They must match three identical ingredients horizontally/vertically.
- Zany Bridge - a card game based on contract bridge with rules abiding to Singapore Bridge
- Wahlords - a strategy game where players attempt to bomb each other
- Numeroid - a game similar to Puzzle Bobble with a requirement to construct mathematical equations
- Dynasty Chess - Chinese Chess game with animated chess pieces
- Groword - a game of forming words from a 5x5 board of alphabets
- Harvest Time - a card shedding game popular in China, also known as Dou dizhu
- Speedoku - a Sudoku game based on speed
- DEFCON 1 - a Tower Defence game
- Buffet Wars - a projectile game with a food theme
- Tien Len - a local card game for Vietnamese
- Texas Holdem
Features[edit]
- Viwawa extend their games to iPhones for Big 2.5 and a minigame for Sushido called Sushido Harvest.
- In October 2010, Viwawa launched DevPals for game developers to create new games for the Viwawa Community.
- In November 2010, Viwawa launched Viwawa Superfriends for better gaming in Viwawa.
- In 2011 February, Viwawa added Charisma to all profiles linkage to Facebook and Twitter.
Business model[edit]
Viwawa games are essentially free to play. Revenue is derived through its games and avatar creation via micro-transactions over micropayment services such as PayPal, SMS mobile payments, Cherry Credits, MOLePoints and scratch cards.
History[edit]
Viwawa was launched in December 2007.
In 2008, Viwawa entered a partnership with Disney to create Disney content in their Avatar customization engine.[4] At the same time, Viwawa also partnered with Garena to provide casual games to all Garena gamers.[5]
In July 2009, World Cyber Games (Singapore) hosted the competition finals for Viwawa games.[6]
In November 2009, Sanook! partnered with Viwawa to bring the games to their users in Thailand.[7]
In 2010, Viwawa games Stwack and Sushido were featured in SG Gamebox, an initiative by the Media Development Authority of Singapore[8]
From 2020 onwards, Viwawa is no longer accessible.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Interview with Chris Low". e27. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Christopher Low Knows Wahjong". InfoComm Singapore. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-08-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Online Gaming Today". InfoComm123. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-08-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Disney and Viwawa Partner for Avatar Customization". Virtual Goods News. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Viwawa Partners with Garena to Create a Social Gaming Network that Connects Millions". Official News Release. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Highlights @ WCG SG 2009". WCG Official Site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sanook! Game Viwawa". Sanook!.
- ↑ "SG Gamebox". SCOGA. Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-22. Unknown parameter
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