There's many differences between 09 and now. Firstly, this game can no longer sustain itself. The amount of new players coming in compared to gold earned isn't enough to sustain the ally market. Secondly, the inflation in this game has become too big of an issue, It's almost like we are in Germany in the early 1920s. Lastly and most importantly, unlike in 09, KaW will soon have a direct competitor to deal with.
Kaw is making way more money then it did in 09 lol it's not like this game costs millions for upkeep they sell Pictures that appear on your screen
The game itself cost approximately 30k to make, server upkeep would be about 6-10k a month if they were with the right people. But ATA is stupid and have their own servers. Updates, well they cost them relatively nothing.
http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/a-thi ... aki/515823 They say so in this article, and they are only talking about earnings on the Apple Store too.
And anything about today's earnings? Or any of your facts about upkeep and their profits today other than how well they did in 2011