Post by: Smash_Brother on February 24, 2006, 11:16:14 AM
Cheap Dev kit + innovation = talent comes out of the woodwork
Looks like this might have been their plan all along, and it's working.
"Over the past few days, various news regarding development kits for Nintendo’s next-generation home console codenamed Revolution have been trickling in. For one, the expected price of a single development kit is roughly $2000 -- much less than even Sony’s PSP. Numerous developers are now receiving more finalized units and are coming to realize that the Revolution’s graphic capabilities are less of a concern -- but that’s beside the point. More importantly, this means that smaller, independent developers can afford to make games for the Revolution; development is both less expensive and timelier. Nintendo most likely banked on this fact with hopes of attaining more Indie-developers willing to make projects exclusively for their system -- and apparently it's beginning to work."
One of these dev companies only has 16 people and yet they intend to bring a game to the Rev. I like their concepts as well.
Post by: Renny on February 24, 2006, 11:29:13 AM
Post by: UncleBob on February 24, 2006, 11:41:50 AM
Solved.
Post by: Renny on February 24, 2006, 11:56:44 AM
But for games that are comparable to what you find on the shelf, and are without a publisher, it would be great to see Nintendo picking those games up and giving them a chance by selling direct. It could work if they'd mention their store to the public once in awhile. I guess that could be done effectively through the Revolution, even integrating it with the console.
Post by: Michael8983 on February 24, 2006, 05:10:31 PM
Online movie renting has become incredibly popular thanks to companies like Netflix and Blockbuster even started its own online rental service to compete. Online game rentals might not be THAT big yet but it's on its way to being. The great thing about it is, unlike a traditional rental store, they don't have to worry about shelf space. They're perfect for indie games. Not just because they'll actually have the titles available for rent but also because they can allow the users to rate and review the games. So indie games that would be ignored if they ever actually made it to a Blockbuster shelf will be much more difficult to ignore on a website with a 5-star rating and tons of positive reviews attached.
I've seen people subscribe to Netflix and within a month develope a much broader taste in films. People who would normally just go after the often bland mainstream titles suddenly get into indie, foreign, and alternative films.
Post by: Artimus on February 24, 2006, 06:28:39 PM
Post by: Michael8983 on February 24, 2006, 06:40:44 PM
It could open up the doors to all kinds of cheap, cr*p.
Just look at all the horrible fan-made Shockwave games. Do we really want that kind of thing on the REV?
Nintendo could certainly do quality control but that's gotten them in trouble with developers in the past.
They might refuse to accept a really crappy title only to have that developer hold a grudge when they create a really great title later on.
Post by: Artimus on February 24, 2006, 06:58:31 PM
Post by: nemo_83 on February 24, 2006, 07:23:12 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 24, 2006, 08:38:39 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on February 24, 2006, 09:13:58 PM
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Originally posted by: Artimus
Definitely downloadable games. DEFINITELY. I'm sure it'll happen, too. Everyone already knows its the right idea.
Agreed.
If everyone will be on wifi (aka broadband), then even 1GB of game data shouldn't take more than a few hours to download.
$10-15 for an indie game would be awesome and a great way for fledgling devs to get their foot in the door.
Then, if their game makes it big, Nintendo can publish a bigger sequel and make a killing. It's like having your actual market be your test market.
Post by: zakkiel on February 25, 2006, 06:58:39 AM
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They might refuse to accept a really crappy title only to have that developer hold a grudge when they create a really great title later on.
Simple solution: if it's moderately crappy, offer to work with them to improve it (as Nintendo did with Geist). If it's really terrible, just tell them you can't publish it at this time (and if it's that bad, most developers with any potentialwon't be trying to publish it anyway). Then just offer a rating service on the online. And as KDR points out, $2000 may be cheap for a dev kit, but it's still enough to deter crap on the level of bad Flash games.
Post by: Smash_Brother on February 25, 2006, 10:43:19 AM
Post by: Bloodworth on February 25, 2006, 12:33:39 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 25, 2006, 01:43:01 PM
Looks like they gave up! (THANKS A LOT, 3RD PARTIES) There's no stopping crappy flash games like 1080 POLAR BEAR MOUNTAIN SLEDDING! WHOOOOOOOOOOOO
Post by: Mario on February 25, 2006, 02:19:51 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 25, 2006, 03:05:22 PM
Post by: BigJim on February 25, 2006, 03:33:07 PM
How far can you throw him? Nanaca Crash!!
Different people do different things: boost, stop, slow down, change your angle, etc.
Post by: ruby_onix on February 25, 2006, 04:08:30 PM
Post by: Spak-Spang on February 25, 2006, 04:12:17 PM
Its very doable, and something I am sure small publishers will look into.
Post by: Spak-Spang on February 25, 2006, 04:22:55 PM
Its very doable, and something I am sure small publishers will look into.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 25, 2006, 04:33:20 PM
Post by: Dasmos on February 25, 2006, 04:39:23 PM
QuoteHoly crap, YES! I love that game..
Originally posted by: BigJim
Best Flash game EVAR:
How far can you throw him? Nanaca Crash!!
Different people do different things: boost, stop, slow down, change your angle, etc.
Post by: Smash_Brother on February 25, 2006, 05:45:02 PM
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Originally posted by: Mario
Sorry, I saw the thread, but thought it was about something different after skimming the first post and not clicking the link, my bad.
I'm kidding, really. Don't feel bad about it.
I'm not entirely sure the "Submit News" script works with my browser anyway.
Post by: IceCold on February 25, 2006, 05:50:55 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on February 25, 2006, 05:58:05 PM
I had a hard time finding it, too.
Post by: BlkPaladin on February 26, 2006, 12:46:23 AM
Back on topic: If the games are small enough I would expect that either Nintendo will have a section in the download service or allow smaller developers to self publish with some help simular to some of the buddy list services for the wi-fi.
Post by: Ceric on February 26, 2006, 04:33:28 AM
