Sales analysis: Family-friendly & casual series are losing their appeal on Nintendo platforms

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eyeofcore said:

famousringo said:

Thanks for that.

I see they used a question in their headline:

"Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

They interview a number of people, and some say yes, they know developers running to other platforms, while others say this is just mobile getting more competitive and you shouldn't come into the mobile market expecting free money. No consensus from the people interviewed and no hard evidence backs up the headline.

In fact, the only hard number they offer is that "Nearly half of the app developers surveyed made no profit at all." Which means that more than 50% actually did earn a profit, a batting average that compares really favourably with the mere 20% of console games that earn a profit. I know which casino I'd want to play in.

Yet you made yourself look dumb since low budget games will profit at mobile so chances of them being profitable is very high yet you don't count the factor that games on PC and consoles have higher budget and standards thus they have less chance of being profitable also console bussiness is now old like a bit more than 30 years with multiple generations and now profound franchises that reduce chances of new IP's and games to sell well compared on mobile scene where are fewer.

The problem is that you don't count factors, high budget games can't really survive in mobile because everyone these is practically act like a jew when comes to spending money on games and only a couple of high budget franchises are profitable, I would not be surprised if mobile gaming crashes from amount of cheap games that are low quality like video game crash of 1983.

Not sure how I made myself look dumb, since the higher chance of earning a profit on mobile and lower barriers to entry is precisely what makes those platforms attractive for developers. Discounting that would just be denying reality.

Not that you've supported this assertion with any evidence, but why is it a problem if high budget games can't survive in mobile? Please answer without resorting to anti-semitism.

@Rol

It's true, evidence of the performance of cheaper downloadable titles on consoles is a big blind spot, but I still don't see any evidence that developers are fleeing mobile platforms. Mobile is like every other gold rush: Some get rich, others do not. Doesn't mean there isn't gold in them thar hills. 

Both major mobile app stores are exhibiting much stronger growth than game consoles. In fact, average revenue per download on the App Store is now increasing for the first time since the iPad came out. A new console generation and relaxing digital store policies may inspire a new console gold rush, but in the long run, the developers will go where the growth is. And I just don't see consoles, handheld or otherwise, regaining momentum this generation.