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The success of 2048 is some good evidence that minimalism in design and minimalism in aesthetics are both good ideas. Simply put, 2048 is more elegant than Thr
by metaphorm 12y ago
The success of 2048 is some good evidence that minimalism in design and minimalism in aesthetics are both good ideas.
Simply put, 2048 is more elegant than Threes. It might have flaws that the developers of Threes have solved. It turns out that those flaws don't really matter.
- jaegerpicker 12y agoHow do you figure this at all? Threes has been incredibly successful, top 5 in the Apple app store, currently 21st, and an Apple design award. This thread assumes 2048 is more popular but we have no real proof of that. Beyond that 2048 was available as an App in the store and it has not even close to the kind of sales/buzz as Threes on iOS or Android. In fact right now Threes is 28th on Android paid games list and the top 2048 clone is 83rd in free. On iOS it's similar with Threes at 21 in paid and the top 2048 at 57th on the free list. I know 2048 is primarily a web app but the best comparison we have shows Threes in a pretty positive light.
- judk 12y agoThe free web app has loads of players that haven't bought a native app