My friend and I are considering a project to help fellow game developers be successful and we're looking for feedback.

We want to create a website that shows trends in the games market.

Which genres are popular? Which ones aren't? What kinds of games are people buying, and which ones are being ignored? We want to help answer the question, "what should my next game be?".

The answer isn't always easy. In his GDC talk last year Erik Johnson (video below) showed the estimated revenue for puzzle platformers is twenty four times less than action RPGs. For anyone hoping to make a living from games, knowing this stuff really matters.

So, do you have any feedback on this idea? What do you like? What don't you like? Do you have ideas that might improve it? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Patrick & Carson

*video mentioned above