User: Perelandra

Re:Long overdue

On: Yamauchi Puts the Game Industry In Its Place

I am certainly not an expert on the gaming industry. I am more of a spectator sitting idly by the sidelines watching the world go by. However, I can see one thing that everyone seems to miss here. No one seems to be taking in development cost. You seem to notice that they had to pay royalty fees, however, there are other costs involved in the development of any type of computer software. There is always the cost of a good set of coders. They dont come at a cheap price. I dont think I know a single programmer who would work for less than six figures. Especially if he is savvy enough to recode a complex 3d engine. Then you have graphic designers, project managers, level editors, accountants, administrative assistants, coffee mongers, and the guy who stares off into space and supposedly comes up with "ideas." That is just personell! You also have to consider the cost of packaging the stupid games, and distributing them. These are all pretty expensive. Especially if you start to sell them overseas. Anyways, Im just putting my dollar and a quater in.. Thanks for listenin' -Perelandra