A sad news emerged from the Korean MMO scene today, which is Neowiz Games closing down Puzzle Bobble Online just 8 months after Open Beta. The game was first announced at G*Star 2010 to a huge pop (link). While Neowiz Games claim the game was not able to attract the number of mass players expected due to its light-casual theme, I will have to put the blame on the company itself.
Neowiz Games and its MMORPG platform, Pmang, are more heavily geared towards young male teens with their online shooters and action titles, hence little effort and fund was placed to market Puzzle Bobble Online. Neowiz Games will still be hosting new casual games, such as the upcoming fishing one, but I foresee an epic fail as well…
