Pachter's third party question to the hard core gets the usual responses

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jarrod said:

famousringo said:

I've seen some people on these boards assert that they think Nintendo license fees are higher

They're not.  Well, not in real value, but they are proportionately (again, due to different MSRPs).

DS fees are a bit higher (versus PSP) due to manufacturing costs though.  Bizarrely, I've also heard that UMD and PSN royalty fees are identical, which makes absolutely no sense to me (no manufacturing/inventory costs, just servers/bandwidth). :/

I've never seen anyone but you use this or "weirdly" before. Or at least, to start a sentence. Hrm, random, I know, but I find it funny...

@txrattlesnake:

You're looking at the wrong scores. Using Metacritic as a measurement for sales is a joke. Instead, people should pay attention to what the actual customers think - you know, the people buying the game? They're the ones that matter, the ones that determine sales.

See Just Dance for the latest example. Its metacritic is under 50, yet it gets outstanding user reviews. The game is showing some crazy legs, especially for a third party title. It's proof that it is worth making a game that people enjoy, whether the game is "casual" or not.