| Viwawa | |
|---|---|
| Basic Information | |
Type(s) |
N/A |
Status(es) |
Online |
Owner(s) |
Pendulab Private Limited |
| Awards | Compatibility | Credits | Help Ratings | Reviews | Screenshots | Videos | |
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[]
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 3 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 Di Zhu
- Speedoku - a Sudoku game based on speed
- DEFCON 1 - a Tower Defence game
- Buffet Wars - a projectile game with a food theme
Business model[]
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[]
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]
References[]
- ↑ Interview with Chris Low. e27.
- ↑ Christopher Low Knows Wahjong. InfoComm Singapore.
- ↑ Online Gaming Today. InfoComm123.
- ↑ Disney and Viwawa Partner for Avatar Customization. Virtual Goods News.
- ↑ Viwawa Partners with Garena to Create a Social Gaming Network that Connects Millions. Official News Release.
- ↑ Highlights @ WCG SG 2009. WCG Official Site.
- ↑ Sanook! Game Viwawa. Sanook!.
- ↑ SG Gamebox. SCOGA.