Snapchat's next big bet for getting people to spend more time on the app: social gaming The social media app is launching a new gaming platform called Snap Games that features original games only available on Snapchat through its group chats.
The social media app is launching a new gaming platform called Snap Games that features original games only available on Snapchat through its group chats. The app's parent company, Snap , made the announcement at its first ever Partner Summit, an event for developers and content partners, in Los Angeles on Thursday. The move is about getting users to spend more time on the platform.
" Paul Verna, principal analyst at eMarketer, said these companies are interested in gaming to increase engagement and pull in different types of people. "Gaming is very broad now," Verna said."It appeals to a lot of people, different ages and across genders. It's not like in the really old days when you were kind of looking at a male teenage demographic.
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