![]() Whether or not the game will be put behind a paywall may influence how players respond to copycat versions. “At this time, we’re focused on creating added value to our existing audience, while also introducing our existing games to an all new audience that has demonstrated their love for word games.” I asked the Times for clarification - free free or free for now? “We don’t have set plans for the game’s future,” Times spokesperson Jordan Cohen said. Or, as the way the Times’ own coverage of the acquisition phrased it, “The company said the game would initially remain free to new and existing players.” The Times says Wordle - which you can currently play without paying or registering or even seeing an ad - will stay free for the moment.īut how’s this for an ominous clause? “ At the time it moves to The New York Times, Wordle will be free to play for new and existing players, and no changes will be made to its gameplay,” the announcement reads. Wordle will join the crossword, Spelling Bee, and other puzzles in NYT Games, a standalone subscription that costs $5/month and reached 1 million subscriptions in 2021. Immediately after the acquisition became public, there were pay-to-play concerns. January 11, 2022“The game has done what so few games have done - it has captured our collective imagination and brought us all a little closer together,” Jonathan Knight, general manager for NYT Games, said in the announcement. The New York Times Games editorial director Everdeen Mason demurred when asked, earlier this month, if the Times was considering purchasing Wordle, but she did say its popularity gave her confidence people were “hungry for more games,” and “more word games” and “unique games” in particular. Interest really took off in the new year and at the time of sale, the game has millions of daily players. The game had fewer than 100 daily players on November 1 but that number shot up to 300,000 just a few weeks later. Wordle was released to the public in October 2021. The Times purchased the viral game from Brooklyn-based developer Josh Wardle, a software engineer who created the game as a gift for his partner. ![]() On the last day of January, The New York Times announced it would buy the online game Wordle for a price “in the low seven figures.” Talks began earlier in the month, a Times spokesperson said.Ĭan I assume you know about Wordle? The one where you have six guesses to get the correct five-letter word using some color-coordinated hints? You may have seen an article about it.
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