# Social City-Planning Games Zynga Cityville is a New Vice for Farmville Addicts on Facebook By Renee Ramsarran | Published 2010-11-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zynga-cityville References: [gawker](http://gawker.com/5693054/the-next-big-facebook) & [socialtimes](http://www.socialtimes.com/2010/11/zynga-announces-global-launch-of-cityville-in-5-languages/) Are you ready for the next FarmVille? [Zynga's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugartown) latest creation, ingeniously titled CityVille, allows users to build their very own online urban utopias. "It's where Monopoly meets Main Street," said Sean Kelly, a Zynga general manager, in a statement. CityVille is Zynga's first game to launch internationally and will be available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish on [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-world-my-city) at Cityville.com. **Implications** - The rise of social networking has lead not only to Facebook and [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/createmybanner-1) accounts, but also to addicting games that you can share with your friends. Gaming is no longer a lone process, but a community event that is meant to be shared with close friends and even strangers from across the world. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Social Networking Games:** Opportunity for game developers to create addictive, community-driven online games that can be shared and played with friends and strangers alike. - **City-planning Games:** Potential for city-planning games to become a popular genre within the gaming industry, providing players with the experience of building and managing their own virtual urban utopias. - **Multilingual Gaming:** Demand for games to be available in multiple languages, allowing players from different countries to enjoy the same gaming experience. ### Where This Applies - **Gaming:** Opportunity for game developers and companies to create innovative and addictive social networking games, attracting a large user base and generating revenue through in-game purchases. - **Social Media:** Chance for social media platforms to expand their offerings by incorporating addictive city-planning games, enhancing user engagement and increasing time spent on the platform. - **Localization Services:** Growing demand for localization services in the gaming industry to ensure games are accessible and enjoyable for players around the world by translating and adapting content into multiple languages. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [City-Building Game Sequels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cities-skylines-ii.md) - [Mobile Board Game Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-world-my-city.md) - [Simulation Parking Lot Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/car-park-capital.md) - [Urban Design Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-making-101.md) - [Professional Social Media Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-games.md) - [Mobile Cozy Life-Simulation Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartopia.md) - [Immersive Cereal Cities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelloggs-town.md) - [Major Mobile Web3 Titles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugartown.md) - [Massively-Multiplayer Farming Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palia.md)