[gameprogrammer] Re: Current game projects...
- From: Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:30:02 -0600
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 19:35 +0000, Adrian Brown wrote:
> Thanks for the ideas - it was just an example price - nothing is set in
> concrete yet, it will more than likely be done in USD/EUR/GBP - didn't think
> about JPY - that's one for me to think about :)
I suspect that the international point of view you have depends on where
you are and the kind of business you are in. I grew up in the western US
where cultural and economic ties to Japan run deep. But, anyway you look
at it Japan is simply too large a market to ignore, especially for
games. I know Korea is also a big game market but I don't know much
about the rest of Asia, South America, and the non-US parts of the
Pacific. Anyone from those parts of the world want to fill us in?
Bob Pendleton
>
> Again thanks for the feedback
>
> Adrian
>
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> On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 13:55 +0000, Adrian Brown wrote:
> > Im looking into the possibility of setting up an online games shop selling
> > cheaper (probably around the 9.99 GBP) games for download + Hardcopy.
>
> As for pricing, since you will be in an international business, I would
> suggest using a somewhat cheaper and perhaps more widely used currency
> such as the Japanese Yen or the US dollar. With the current exchange
> rate 9.99 GBP is nearly twenty USD and might be a bit steep for US
> customers, considering that it is between 1/3 and 1/2 of the price of a
> major A level game. OTOH, a price of 9.99 USD or 999 JPY would be seen
> as very accessible in most of the industrialized world.
>
> Simply based on the total size of the potential markets you might want
> to list prices in Yen, US dollars, and Euros. Those currencies cover
> markets that reach about a billion people. And that is not counting the
> regions of the Americas that are used to doing business in USD.
>
> Of course, the way the USD has been shrinking you would not want to
> convert to GBP ASAP :-(
>
> > The
> > idea would be these games would be very fun to play, simple puzzle games,
> > little action games etc. Im not talking about the complexity of GTA3 etc.
>
>
> An honest service of the type you describe would be a great resource for
> independent game developers. It is very hard to generate traffic to a
> web site with only a couple of games. But, over time a web site with a
> large number of games can get a lot of traffic and really help
> developers (and make a lot of money for the site owner too :-)
>
> Good luck with you project and please be sure to keep us posted on the
> list. And I mean keep us posted. Post every time you add a new game.
> Post sales figures (if you can). The more you remind us that there is a
> market for independent games, the more such games will be developed.
>
> BTW, you might want to look at the games listing on libsdl.org. There
> are a lot of potentially commercial games listed there.
>
> Bob Pendleton
>
> >
> > Im looking to see how many people here would have projects they believe
> > could be sold via this sort of market. Obviously a good percentage from
> > each sale would go back to the author. It's a way to try and get some
> > programmers etc some feedback for all their hard work.
> >
> > I would be able to supply finished artwork for games should it be
> required,
> > also technical advice and programming support (Although this list is a
> great
> > place for general questions as it allows others to see the problems /
> > solutions).
> >
> > If you feel you have a project that you would like to sell via this sort
> of
> > system then please get in touch.
> >
> > Many Thanks
> >
> > Adrian
> > Enliten (at) btinternet.com
> >
> > P.S. This list is great, its good to see people helping each other, makes
> a
> > change from all the lists where there are loads of questions but no
> answers
> > :)
> >
> >
> >
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