Do you think habbo will ever shut down?

[Michael]

Because they could make more money.

2010 for Sulakes biggest earner from Habbo.

Yeh, 2010 was Habbo's biggest earner because of the merge.

[-Danube-]

I think Habbo will be around aslong as the Internet is how it is today. Sulake make millions from it every year and thus it's just common sense for them to keep it open. The reason for the Merge was not due to them financially struggling (as they posted their years profit and it was their highest yet). The reason for the Merge was to squeeze every penny, it made it so that rather than them having 5 Offices around the globe for 5 different english speaking sites, they could bring it all together into one, layoff staff and cut alot of money out of their overheads.

I think there is no reason for Habbo to die, yeah use older members don't like it because 1) We are growing up and 2) It's changing to a younger market which there is more money in. So yeah maybe us lot will leave but there will be probs like 10 new people join to each person that leaves.

Once the 'next big thing' after the internet comes (god knows what it will be, or we'd all be rich) thats when it would die.

[A]

I think Habbo will be around aslong as the Internet is how it is today. Sulake make millions from it every year and thus it's just common sense for them to keep it open. The reason for the Merge was not due to them financially struggling (as they posted their years profit and it was their highest yet). The reason for the Merge was to squeeze every penny, it made it so that rather than them having 5 Offices around the globe for 5 different english speaking sites, they could bring it all together into one, layoff staff and cut alot of money out of their overheads.

I think there is no reason for Habbo to die, yeah use older members don't like it because 1) We are growing up and 2) It's changing to a younger market which there is more money in. So yeah maybe us lot will leave but there will be probs like 10 new people join to each person that leaves.

Once the 'next big thing' after the internet comes (god knows what it will be, or we'd all be rich) thats when it would die.

I have to agree with you fully on this post tbh

[Samantha]

Nothing goes on forever so eventually it will shut down, like fansites they all have to come to an end! Everything does. .

[AgnesIO]

Nothing goes on forever so eventually it will shut down, like fansites they all have to come to an end! Everything does. .

Obviously it will shut down at SOME stage, the difference is with fansites, is they have no great source of income, and have tiny budgets.

Sualke spend thousands apon thousands every year on advertising to keep people coming to habbo etc.

[lizzieTBH.]

It probably will eventually close down, but I can't see it happening in the near future.

[Michael]

When Habbo DOES close, and if habboxforum is still around. What will happen to habbox?

[AgnesIO]

Yeh, 2010 was Habbo's biggest earner because of the merge.

Exactly. So clearly the merge did what they wanted, and made them more money than they have ever made from Habbo before?

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When Habbo DOES close, and if habboxforum is still around. What will happen to habbox?

Habbox would be useless. Rare values, news, guides, imagers - all pointless.

The only thing that could potentially stay is the forum. The forum could get renamed and just be aimed at teens to discuss life etc - it already has the foundations so a change would be possible.

[Thomas]

Exactly. So clearly the merge did what they wanted, and made them more money than they have ever made from Habbo before?

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Habbox would be useless. Rare values, news, guides, imagers - all pointless.

The only thing that could potentially stay is the forum. The forum could get renamed and just be aimed at teens to discuss life etc - it already has the foundations so a change would be possible.

i don't use habboxforum for anything habbo related so i'd still be here habbo or no habbo.

[-Danube-]

When Habbo DOES close, and if habboxforum is still around. What will happen to habbox?

I think if certain fansites which have been around for years, are still around when Habbo does eventually close it's doors, i think the best thing they could do it produce a Habbo Retro and keep Habbo going that way. I mean Sulake won't be controlling retro sites anymore as it won't care if people are using them as it's not taking away from their product. So i think maybe one fansite would open a Habbo Retro and it would become THE place to be from then on. It would have to be run correctly though, in order to keep an economy going on the hotel, and do regular competitions etc.