Tim Schafer: Gamers Worry Too Much About Sales. Agree or Disagree?

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griffinA said:
I think developers don't worry ENOUGH about sales.

This.

Developers and publishers don't worry enough about sales until it's too late and they're almost going bankrupt. Then suddenly sales become important and a dice is rolled to decide their future.

“Fans worry too much about sales, to tell you the truth,” Schafer told me. He didn’t sound worried. “As long as you make a cool game, publishers want to talk to you… [They say,] ‘We liked ‘Psychonauts. and we think we could have sold it better.’”

I have no disrespect for Tim Schafer, but his position is a consequence of the industry's bad strategies. Bottom line video games are a business no matter what its "rock stars" think.