Wubyu

Description

Wubyu is a mobile gaming company that creates casual, turn-based games around shareable content and experiences, such as photos and videos. We strive to build games that help people keep in touch with friends and family, and connect with new friends on a more personal level.

History

Founding Moment

The history of Wubyu begins in March 2012 after social gaming company 6waves Lolapps announced it was shedding its entire development studio. David Wong and Nate Schuett had been working as Product Managers on hit games Ravenwood Fair and Ravenskye City and were laid off along with the rest of the team at Lolapps. The layoff fundamentally influenced Wubyu’s strategic approach, which is centered on finding a sustainable business model for game development amidst rising user acquisition costs, lower virality, and increasing competition (all challenges faced by developers on Facebook, and accelerating quickly on mobile). Wubyu’s solution is to build games that encourage self-expression through user-generated content. When this content is shared with others, it helps lower the cost of acquiring new users. The team was assembled, and Wubyu was officially founded in May 2012.

Working Together

Wubyu is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently bootstrapped. We do not have office space yet, so our team meets every day over Google Hangout.

Where did the name come from?

Nate has twin daughters who are just learning to talk. Wubyu sounds like “love you” in baby talk, and we thought it would make a cute name for a gaming company.

Projects

• Oh Snap