Recently, I haven’t posted much about my various projects and the like, but today I would like to take the time to discuss my new project (part of Faloupoo.com), the Faloupoo Store. A store, you ask? What will you sell? Well, we’re going to be selling your games and software, for any platform, at any price point you wish.
Within the next few months, several groups/organizations are planning on launching their own stores (mainly to get some sort of kickback from the large success of the App Store for the iPhone/iPod touch). The thing is, that is a locked platform, and as such, you are limited to the store and your Apple device. The Faloupoo store, on the other hand, will be serving up both free and paid content for any major platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and more). While the Faloupoo Store is not a crucial element of the overall business plan for Faloupoo, it plays a significant role in terms of our future plans and projects. As such, we are going to open it up for any game or application developer who wishes to sell their content. Along with that, we are planning on distributing high quality, free software (games, applications, etc.) titles that wish to be placed in the store for exposure, but do not necessarily want to be sold.
So, how will this thing work? Over the next few weeks and months, we will be preparing for the launch of the store in the fall (October/November). This includes getting developers on board who wish to make use of our services, as well as finishing the actual store software and seller pages. Once we have the service ready to go, we will let the sellers create accounts, set up their game(s) and/or program(s), and set up their payment and price details. While there are going to be other distributors and stores looking to take away traffic and developers from our store, we have some compelling features and fees that, we are fairly certain, not many can beat.
Within the next few weeks, I will post an update on how far along the Store is coming, and when we expect to allow developers inside for a peek and registration. If you are interested in the Store and would like more private information regarding it, or simply wish to express interest in using it in the future, feel free to contact me personally (connor[at]faloupoo.com), or post a reply here on the blog.