famousringo on 26 December 2009
There are no good answers to this question. It varies by title, publisher, platform, and region, and nobody likes to talk about their cut.
If you want ballpark numbers, I usually estimate 40% to the publisher (who must pay for development and marketing), 40% to retailer, and the remaining 20% is split amongst manufacturing, platform licensing, and distribution.
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