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TWRoO on 22 January 2009

Doesn't it also cost around $2k as well.



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bardicverse on 22 January 2009
student said:
Yea, it's not a very easy process to get a dev kit for a system :(. Some universities might have one though.

Very true. Some of the guys I work with on Transient Shift went to Full Sail in Florida, and they had all sorts of dev kits there.

 

@TWRoO - That's what I heard, which is amazingly cheap for a dev kit. Most dev kits usually cost in the range of $15k-$30K

 



naiyo on 22 January 2009

With the shit thats on WiiWare, one would think that they are giving Dev Kits out for free.

 



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bardicverse on 22 January 2009

WiiWare and physical media dev kits are different. WiiWare is for the underground guys, college students, etc.



TWRoO on 22 January 2009
bardicverse said:
student said:
Yea, it's not a very easy process to get a dev kit for a system :(. Some universities might have one though.

Very true. Some of the guys I work with on Transient Shift went to Full Sail in Florida, and they had all sorts of dev kits there.

 

@TWRoO - That's what I heard, which is amazingly cheap for a dev kit. Most dev kits usually cost in the range of $15k-$30K

 

You say most as it it were common before this generation.... weren't they like 5-10k last gen, and probably PS1 was cheap too.... dunno about cartridge based systems, would that have an effect?

Good point about this being Wiiware dev kit, I hadn't thought about it likely being different.

 



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bardicverse on 22 January 2009
TWRoO said:
bardicverse said:
student said:
Yea, it's not a very easy process to get a dev kit for a system :(. Some universities might have one though.

Very true. Some of the guys I work with on Transient Shift went to Full Sail in Florida, and they had all sorts of dev kits there.

 

@TWRoO - That's what I heard, which is amazingly cheap for a dev kit. Most dev kits usually cost in the range of $15k-$30K

 

You say most as it it were common before this generation.... weren't they like 5-10k last gen, and probably PS1 was cheap too.... dunno about cartridge based systems, would that have an effect?

Good point about this being Wiiware dev kit, I hadn't thought about it likely being different.

 

about 10-15k last gen, still a lot more than 2k for a current gen. Cartridge systems were pretty pricey from what I know, but I wasnt involved in the industry until last gen.

 



Esa-Petteri on 22 January 2009

If you really want one, just buy it. You just have to know some people to get one, but they can be bought easily. Just like Ps3/360 kits. :p



NJ5 on 22 January 2009
Esa-Petteri said:
If you really want one, just buy it. You just have to know some people to get one, but they can be bought easily. Just like Ps3/360 kits. :p

I think he wants to buy one legally, since he apparently wants to publish games.

 



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NinjaKido on 22 January 2009

Hmm what does a Dev Kit actualy contain , i'm guessing it's special hardware and software of some sort but exactly what ?



NJ5 on 22 January 2009
NinjaKido said:
Hmm what does a Dev Kit actualy contain , i'm guessing it's special hardware and software of some sort but exactly what ?

From what I know, a special Wii which is unlocked to play and test development versions of games, plus development tools and documentation to help make Wii games.

 



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