Consoleation Status Report: 2012 Changes

2012 is almost upon us, and it’s going to mark some changes as far as my writing and for Consoleation.

One of my goals in 2012 is to gain a wider audience for my writing, if I can. Consoleation gets about 20 hits a day, with some variance if the content is controversial. Pieces that I’ve been submitting over on my blog at Game Informer seem to be gaining a lot more traffic, so I’m going to be splitting content between Consoleation and Game Informer in 2012. I’ll be doing more reviews and impressions here at Consoleation and moving a lot of my industry analysis over to Game Informer. I’m still active with the League of One project over at KmartGamer as well, so my writing will be spread out a bit more.

As money remains tight, a lot of the reviews and impressions that I’ll be posting here will be for older games. My PlayStation 2 games library gives me a lot to pick from, plus I do have a small selection of PS3 and Xbox 36o games that I managed to hold on to since the move. This writing will be important in order to keep my reviewing skills fresh and as I occasionally experiment with different formats. While I enjoy writing about the business side of gaming– and occasionally criticizing decisions and moves that I don’t agree with– it’s necessary for me to continue to grow as a writer and be able to do more than just provide insight on predictions and data. If I want to pursue this career path, I need to grow in many facets. I think that I have the knowledge, but to succeed, I must have the ability to deliver diverse content.

My Game Informer blog, as you can see if you’ve visited, is more geared towards sales and industry analysis. I think that it’s distinct content for that site, rather than contributing more reviews or previews. Having a niche like that will hopefully gain some readers and give my writing in that field a bit more of an audience. So far, traffic numbers have been impressive for being a newcomer there, and I’m hoping that will continue.

I expect 2012 to be one of my most productive years since 2005 when it comes to writing. The time for excuses and obstacles is over. I want to move forward and find out if I really have what it takes to be a success in this field. I think that parts of 2011 showed that I have potential… but I want to put it together this coming year. Consoleation will be a big part of that, and I hope that you’ll follow me along for the ride.