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Forums - Sales Discussion - F.A.D.E.: WiiWare grows 30% in 2009, VC declines 25%, Top 10 sales

De85 on 23 February 2010

Good to see strong growth in the DD department, I like that smaller developers have been able to find a home on current gen consoles. With that said, if I were an indie developer I'd be concerned that WW alone



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jarrod on 24 February 2010
De85 said:
Good to see strong growth in the DD department, I like that smaller developers have been able to find a home on current gen consoles. With that said, if I were an indie developer I'd be concerned that WW alone < XBLA, despite the much larger userbase. If I only had the resources to code for one platform XBLA would be it unless my game was utterly impossible without the Wiimote.

Unless you have a publisher, you can't get your game on XBLA.  You can on XBL Indies though.

Nintendo's barrier of entry is lower for WiiWare, but still too high for lots of indie or garage devs.

 

Also, I'm not sure Wii's online userbase is actually bigger than 360s?  To be honest, I always figured it was the opposite?



outlawauron on 24 February 2010
jarrod said:
psrock said:
FADE LLC estimates 2009 revenue exceeded $100 million USD for Arcade titles alone, not including downloadable content, community games, or games on demand

Arcade titles would be XBLA.  The WiiWare & VC figures also don't include DLC.

I also doubt Xbox Originals (criminally underserved imo!) or Indie Games are bringing much in.  Games on Demand might be though.

Well, it would definitely include the DLC for the FF games. Can't really think of much other DLC.



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jarrod on 24 February 2010
outlawauron said:
jarrod said:
psrock said:
FADE LLC estimates 2009 revenue exceeded $100 million USD for Arcade titles alone, not including downloadable content, community games, or games on demand

Arcade titles would be XBLA.  The WiiWare & VC figures also don't include DLC.

I also doubt Xbox Originals (criminally underserved imo!) or Indie Games are bringing much in.  Games on Demand might be though.

Well, it would definitely include the DLC for the FF games. Can't really think of much other DLC.

FADE LLC doesn't track DLC afaik, only specific game purchases.  



outlawauron on 24 February 2010
jarrod said:
outlawauron said:
jarrod said:
psrock said:
FADE LLC estimates 2009 revenue exceeded $100 million USD for Arcade titles alone, not including downloadable content, community games, or games on demand

Arcade titles would be XBLA.  The WiiWare & VC figures also don't include DLC.

I also doubt Xbox Originals (criminally underserved imo!) or Indie Games are bringing much in.  Games on Demand might be though.

Well, it would definitely include the DLC for the FF games. Can't really think of much other DLC.

FADE LLC doesn't track DLC afaik, only specific game purchases.  

Ah, now I see what you're saying.



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