Talk:Tetris

Tetris Mobile sales

according to several news articles quoting Henk Rogers (one of the founders and President of the Tetris Company), the mobile version of Tetris has over 425 million paid sales (not counting free downloads) that would make it the best selling game in history (at leas this version of the game), I don't know if anybody else has been able to find more sources. here are some links about the interview:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tetris-now-at-425-million-paid-mobile-downloads

https://venturebeat.com/games/mr-tetris-explains-why-the-puzzle-game-is-still-popular-after-three-decades-interview/ Zettus (talk) 14:33, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

My question is whether that is for the current mobile app or all mobile versions combined, many of which have been discontinued and no longer function (like Tetris (Electronic Arts)). If the latter, then I wonder if it's really a valid comparison. oknazevad (talk) 16:57, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Looking at the interview in question, judging by Rogers's answers to VentureBeat, this figure includes all mobile versions combined. However, although it makes Tetris being the best-selling game of all time doubtful, it might be worth noting in the article itself. Lazman321 (talk) 17:48, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion of the original creation date in the article

Recently the original creation date listed in the article was changed from 1984 to the much more likely 1985. While I believe that this was a correct change, I also think that the controversy over the creation date should be mentioned in the article, perhaps even in its own subheading. The company that owns the game[1] and several high profile sources[2][3] claiming a different creation date than the one listed in the article is significant and notable, and should be mentioned in the article. Leaflemon (talk) 03:35, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

I can't disagree with your thoughts on the matter. If you want to try to hash up a paragraph here to describe the situation feel free. I'll gladly take a look. oknazevad (talk) 03:51, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that seems like a good idea. I'm the one who changed it from 84 to 85. The only reason I didn't add a paragraph in the article is because there's no real easy way to source it, and the leading theory for the reason TTC gives an incorrect date (while almost certainly true) is speculative. Explodingcreepsr (talk) 07:12, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

The official Tetris website lists the launch date as 1984: https://tetris.com/history-of-tetris GraemeCod (talk) 08:04, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

And that claim is what is disputed. Please familiarize yourself with the sources already included before reposting them. oknazevad (talk) 08:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I am simply responding to what has been said above: the dispute can be referenced, with the original founder and now owner of the rights to Tetris claiming the game was designed in 1984 (and first played on 6 June 1984 to be precise) - and then link to his website to show this claim; whereas public and commercial references to the development of game indicate a 1985 launch date. GraemeCod (talk) 09:44, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

If the 1985 creation date is to be challenged, I would suggest only sources that predate 2009 are valid - these would predate the year the Tetris Company changed their minds. —Flicky1984 (talk) 08:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Numerous sources giving a vague year as a release often just refer to a copyright date and aren't really historically in-depth research. I don't even see anything about the Russian version of Tetris being released commercially, as I think the idea of even selling something like that within Russia is a bit of an idea that didn't exist at the time. Andrzejbanas (talk) 05:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Tetris Forever draft

I've created a draft article for Tetris Forever, a new compilation of Tetris games if anyone was curious about looking over it, or what it would require before moving it to the main area. Andrzejbanas (talk) 14:44, 3 September 2024 (UTC)