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Smashchu2 said:

Mummelmann said:
Or perhaps they want to keep making games like Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 as well? There are ways of making money outside of the Wii (this is the biggest myth this gen) if you make an effort and I don't think any developer dreams of making only dance games.
What if you were a professional painter that was only allowed to draw stick figures? Hardly fulfilling. Most developers will probably want to both turn a profit and make different games.

Except there is the element of time. You can make more money. You can not make more time. As much as they'd "like" to make Assassian's Creed games (or the likes), it is a waste of time when they can be doing different things that will make more money (and may take less time).

The highlight is the reason why gaming (or traditional gaming) is dying. You do not get to make what you want. It was interesting that you mentioned artist becuase most art was created because the artist had to do it. They were commisioned to do something. This is how they got by. This is why modern art is stupid. No one actual commisions the work. They sit in a studio and make weird stuff. Gaming is becoming this too. They make what they think is creative, but no one actually demands it. They do it for themselves, not for others. Game developers today make games for theselves. Just Dance is successful becuase it is what people want. The developers obviously weren't trying to have fun doing it. This is work, not play time.

Bingo.

This is what so many people don't seem to understand. Game developement is a BUSINESS. You make what the people want, not necessarilly what YOU as a developer want. If all businesses just did what they want rather than what was financially sound and what was demanded by the people, there would be a hell of a lot of companies out of business.