You have to get crazy traffic and plays to make anything off of ads. In-app purchases are really the only way to make money from a game and, as you mentioned, t

You have to get crazy traffic and plays to make anything off of ads. In-app purchases are really the only way to make money from a game and, as you mentioned, that requires compelling content that one would want to pay for. The article below is for flash games but it shows the difference between popular ad supported games and popular 'premium' (in-app purchases) games. http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/ http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a...