30% really seems too much......

It should do at least okay on plsaystation.

It would be a great move on Nintendos side if they give such good projects "free airtime" on their channels.

IF Nintendo would price them correctly - Nintendo DIRECTS would be the HIGHEST PRICED channel ! 

100% target group, 100% most addicted people.

At a later stage in the campaign only the eShop can match.

I hope that Nintendo offers a "special exlusivity and quality" discount to developers for promotion. Would be a win-win...

Too much? 30% distribution costs is a BARGAIN compared to phyisical distribution...

Samus Aran said: hunter_alien said: The thing is that SK like many other successful indie titles, are not the norm. They are the ones that receive tons of media attention and get the massive profits they make. 90% of them barely make any money at all or go bankrupt Never the less, kudos to YG for making an attention grabbing and quality software, and I cant wait to see what they will bring out next time I'm well aware of that, I did this for Shovel Knight because the developers have been very open about the development process of this game.  You should read the blog I posted in the OP. It shows how hard the life can be of an indie developer, even if successful.

I know somebody personally whom lost all his life savings on one, ill fated, and ill managed indie project 3 years + of work and a massive debt, that he will have to pay for the next 25 years, at least :|.

I do hope that with the help of YG and others, who share the financial side of their experience, more and more devs will choose the right ways when it comes to the financial aspect of their projects

Still lower than I expected given all the hype and the crazy quality of the game, but I'm at least glad to see they've likely made enough to want to keep making great games.

It sounds about right to me.

Amazon take 25% of any Marketplace seller sales on their marketplace.

Actually, that's what Yacht Club games said in the blog. It is in the image: the magic number is 10K$ per developer per month. That makes 120K$ per year. It also sounds realistic as a safe assumption to calculate budget. If you pay lower, cut some expenses you can drop this, as YCG did by calculating with 5K$.

Nintendo should publish their next game. It would barely cost them anything, and the goodwill they'd receive would be immense.

Here.

– Horberg says “The royalties are the same as on the AppStore (iOS) and most other downloadable services.”

I'm guessing some people need commercials to tell them a game exists?