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GDC State of the Industry: Devs optimistic about Nintendo Switch, 3% developing
Everyone that is not you.
i dont really care for indie games either (99% of them)
Isn't the indie scene where the vast majority of announced Switch titles are coming from?
So unless these Switch owners will want to keep playing the waiting game for months at a time, I think a lot of them care.
LordRaptor
Member
9 months before the release of the switch almost nobody knew anything about it outside of rumours and speculation about "NX"
Compare indie games sales against major releases. Now you know how many people cares about indie games.
There are exceptions but... 2? 5?
more sales = more fun?
i take it you only enjoy creed & transformers movies?
CONSOLE WAAAARS
LordRaptor
Member
Revenue Per Unit skews in AAA gamings favour.
Total Revenue skews heavily in indie games favour.
Im talking about people who buy and cares about indie games. Not about fun or quality.
And indie games sales are poor in general, because people dont care.
killatopak
Member
VR has more than XBO?!
Wtf
Wtf
LordRaptor
Member
This survey was likely taken around late summer last year
you do you realize you're on a gaming enthusiast forum, right lol
Spend some time on Steam Spy and get back to us.
Yeah, indeed. Stardew Valley is so niche, the same for Undertale. No one bought those games. And what's this Mine-craft thing, right here?
That's from DB-Gaf, the current arc involves a tournament between 12 Universes, so we decided to create teams based on the months we were born in to root for the corresponding universe.
And since i was born in February, i got that nice 2 for my Avatar
Looking at SteamSpy, I'm actually shocked how little some of those games have sold despite their critical acclaim. Seems to be quite a niche still outside of the rare phenomenon.
The survey doesn't really have a meaning. It's old and Nintendo is restrictive with dev kits. Thus it's not surprising when AR headsets have more survey participants who say they are developing for those than for Switch.
More than two months, not weeks
The thing is two weeks old, devs also didn't know Nintendo would hit it out of the park with the release, I'm sure the game will come.
oh jeez i didnt even realize
a bunch of the biggest sellers are indies
That's from DB-Gaf, the current arc involves a tournament between 12 Universes, so we decided to create teams based on the months we were born in to root for the corresponding universe.
And since i was born in February, i got that nice 2 for my Avatar
ah word thanks
miller.skippins
Banned
Most VR games do not have tens of millions of budget though.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Well I got one for the Nintendo games and the few (portable like) 3rd party games like Phoenix Wright, SE portable JRPG, etc...
But after all this is expected. Not sure what people were hoping for.
But after all this is expected. Not sure what people were hoping for.
What the fuck... ?
LordOfChaos
Member
And Apple TV has more than Switch...
I kinda feel like this poll is missing something, perhaps by not looking at the scale of the developer.
Indies are great, but it's not like the Apple TV is getting Andromeda or something.
Is it finally dead or not? It pretty much already has the titles being ported to switch.
That sub-heading makes it sound like other platforms weren't an option, though it could be not enough people said they were. No 3DS listed either.
Sword Of Doom
Member
That's so low. The gaf nightmare of every thread derailed by Switch port begging will continue
pretty done
Member
Linux doing big things
Sammy Samusu
Member
And old inaccurate mess.
That's over 4,500 polled though. So there's over 135 developers making games for Switch and considering how stingy Nintendo is being with dev kits, that's likely (mostly) decent quality software.
It will grow.
It will grow.
This gif is cute lol
The thing is two weeks old, devs also didn't know Nintendo would hit it out of the park with the release, I'm sure the game will come.
Just incase anyone thought VR was dead.
VR will be a juggernaut in the future.
Fuck off.
VR will be a juggernaut in the future.
Fuck off.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Vita Means Death.
VR will still have more developers now.
LordRaptor
Member
I dunno, MS have obviously noticed that their brand is pretty badly tainted with indie devs, hence their new I Can't Believe It's Not XBlig initiative
KonradLaw
Member
I can't think of any indie who would make games for Mac and not for PC, so the share wouldn't drop among that category. At most you would loose companies that specialize in porting from PC to Mac
PdotMichael
Banned
That's the moment you are supposed to have broad dev support.
KonradLaw
Member
No, it's not. And second thing, indies are likely to be far more willing to support something like Switch than big devs do. Lower costs = lower risks.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Everyone saying the thing just came out.....you guys do understand that you are menat to have devs developing games for your system before its release, so that once it does release you will have support in the initial years. Developing for a new system is not just some switch you can turn on
is this a 2 cent indie post
Ruud_Luiten
Member
About 90% of the current announced Switch games are indies.
If nobody should care, like you do... the Switch would be in really bad stare.
Indies are the best! <3
Let's see how many more times this news can be merged into this thread in upcoming months and people react like it's new every single time.
I need my daily dose of Nintendoom or else I might start thinking that Nintendo might have had a successful launch and get optimistic about the next year.
I need my daily dose of Nintendoom or else I might start thinking that Nintendo might have had a successful launch and get optimistic about the next year.
As an owner of a PS4 Pro and Switch, this graph means nothing to me simply because iPhone and iPads don't offer the gaming experiences that I value for the price the hardware costs.
I fully understand why devs flock to them but I have zero interests in what they offer. Playing GTA SA on an iPhone or iPad has zero appeal to me nowadays.
It used to because I found it a novelty to see it running on something I carry in my pocket but that novelty has gone now when I realise that conserving my phone battery for what I really need it to do means more to me than playing an old PS2 game.
I really wish mobile phone gaming would go away.
I fully understand why devs flock to them but I have zero interests in what they offer. Playing GTA SA on an iPhone or iPad has zero appeal to me nowadays.
It used to because I found it a novelty to see it running on something I carry in my pocket but that novelty has gone now when I realise that conserving my phone battery for what I really need it to do means more to me than playing an old PS2 game.
I really wish mobile phone gaming would go away.
Sumio Mondo
Member
What is dead may never die.
perfectchaos007
Member
Hopefully more devs are on board now with Switch. Maybe at least 5%?