mrstickball on 09 April 2011
Prices like those are why I am going to Vietnam if I ever have the money to make a video game.
Cost to develop is really a function of local wages times man-hours for the title. Poland's wage scale is much cheaper than in the west.
Japanese studios use engines a bit better than westerners do, which allows for cheaper game development at times. However, I wouldn't cite Nier as being a great success, as Cavia still closed down after it came out.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
