The.io suffix does not imply that the game must originate from British Indian Ocean territory; rather, it indicates the goal of the game: to give simple, yet addictive gaming directly from your browser.
Consider miniclip.com and Flash games in their heyday. Consider Newgrounds, a site where you might play games for free using Flash. I spent hours on that site playing fun and unusual games, and io games appear to be the logical next step in that creative energy cycle, especially given their wide reach in the gaming world. The internet has struck once more!

One of the things I like about io games is that everyone agrees that.