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Finally, the game also create a viral sensation, knowing Also, another consequence for the game widespread is
that in the same time you’re sitting in your pajamas the creation of many spinoff games from Wordle.
trying to guess the word another person are sitting in Most of them are mainly the exact same game but in
their desk at their job half way across the globe is trying different languages like Arabic, French, Urdu,
to figure out the same word gives importance to such a Spanish, etc. but there’s also some like ‘Nerdlegame’
simple task. Not to mention, that this generality makes it which is the same idea but with numbers and
easy to form a sort of competition between families and equations.
friends and connects them in such hard times we’re At the end of the day, Wordle is nothing but another
living with the pandemic situation. trend. While some trends are way more polemic or
tragic, this one is more fun, not to mention that it’s
Evidently, such popularity had some consequences. For mind perking. So I guess it’s nice to see some trends
starters, the creator admitted that he never expected or that actually stimulates our brains instead of just some
intended for the game to reach so many people, which is useless fights or thrown opinions in the void of social
why he was so overwhelmed when people got hooked on media.
it and even started sharing their results therefore he add
the share your score on twitter option after people
requested it. Unfortunately, as much as he was happy
with this success Wardle knew he wasn’t ready to handle
the responsibility of the website with so many users, it
needed constant checking and updates. This realization
led the programmer to agree on the offer of the New
York Times offer to sell his game. One might wonder
why they would be interested in buying a game. As a
news provider based on subscription, New York Times
are creating new ways to attract more people to subscribe
for their services, one of these methods is an app for
games containing different word and mind games to
which Wordle will be added. While this seems like a
nice evolution for the game, players have been
concerned that the free privilege that was an essential
contributor for the game popularity would vanish, even if
the news agency announced that the game will remain
free of charge for the time being there’s no guarantee
this will continue forever aka for the next 7 years.

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Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022
Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022