Convenient? Yes. Surprising? Not really.

I believe that the main reason why social games and a like are neglected or ‘not taken seriously’ despite success can be contributed to the lack of a push from the demographic.

The gaming demographic can be largely placed into two categories: traditional (i.e. mainstream, hardcore), and casual. Most commercial games are targeted to the former while social games such as Farmville appeal more to the latter. From here, there is a potential for doing a whole psychological study on the behaviors of the two divisions to better understand their impact on anything from purchasing habits to their influence on market and industry trends.

To briefly understand why certain sects of the gaming industry while being very successful may be neglected in industry gatherings such as E3, I believe we can examine questions such as:

- Who goes to / views these events? (The demand in what the event supplies.)
- What is the demographic of this particular sect? (In this case I assumed that it has a casual base.)
- How much of an influence does this demographic generate in regards to these events? (Do they actively pursue a representation of their favorite game’s company in these conventions?)

I understand that there may be some who disagree with my opinion, but I feel that there at least some truth in how I view this particular issue.

-Kevin

It came out clear to everyone that Google was just a U.S pawn.As the stories travel around the world,people became skeptical that Google was just being used by US Gov on his fight with China about freedom and democracy.
Google,on its own, may not have taken the stance without the backing of U.S government.it’s CEO is a member of Obama’s Tech Advisory Board.
France and Germany ban Google from showing Nazi propaganda so what is special about that?Double standard and U.S is starting its long ambition of starting a trade war with China.

I certainly wouldn’t put it past a company like Google to be audacious about anything it does, afterall just look at Google’s action in the past?

There will be a chinese solution to this that will likely be face saving to both parties in their own way, as isolated a market China may seem to be, almost all of its major listed internet related companies are either listed in the US or HK and rely very much on overseas capital. I’d be very surprised if Google got the straight boot, what will happen to Google.cn is of course a very different matter.

That said, if Google really was considering an eventual return, they could have been quieter in their exit.

They really took as strong a stance as I ever seen for a company pulling out of a market.