Orniletter
Banned
Credits to NeoGaf user Converse
by Image and Form (devs behind Steam World Dig)
Ripstone
Two Tribes
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I wasn't sure where to put this, but I found this an interesting read -- Nintendo Everything has three publishers/developers (Ripstone, Image & Form and Two Tribes) chime in on their recent eShop experiences. They call the piece, and the eShop, "A Flawed Paradise." Some interesting tidbits in there about the current state of Nintendo's digital platform -- here's a fun quote from Image & Form (Steamworld Dig) for starters:
by Image and Form (devs behind Steam World Dig)
This may sound strange, but the Nintendo eShop is like El Dorado in more senses than one. There are nuggets everywhere, the (customer) people who hang out there are laidback, knowledgeable and friendly, and it hasn’t been invaded by greedy, cheapskate (developer) conquistadores who insist on trading glass beads for gold, making shallow games with a minimum of effort and yearning to race us to the bottom.
Sure, we weren’t the first ones on the scene. But other studios we’ve talked to that develop for the eShop feel the same: “Let’s hope the others don’t come here, let them slug it out on mobile or Steam. This is Paradise: most everything here is good, the gamers are REAL gamers who pay for quality, and when you shout out there’s an echo. I’m never leaving this place.” You can venture out, but you know you’ll be back. And on that steep hill in the middle of this city of gold stands the huge Nintendo totem. All ye other gods, never mind entering here; these people shan’t be swayed.
Ripstone
So we’ve had a lot of fun launching games on the eShop and I hope we can continue supporting Nintendo with our games in the future. It’s not always been easy, some of the tools and processes used to get games on to the eShop are a little bit old fashioned let’s say. I’ve not had to use a command prompt to run a devkit for a while, that’s for sure. But the team at Nintendo are some of the most passionate and supportive people I’ve worked with, and they’re embracing the indie movement as much as anyone. I think there’s never been a better time to be a gamer!
Two Tribes
Fortunately Nintendo did learn a lot from their WiiWare mistakes. The eShop is much better organized and structured. No more separate shop and information ‘apps’. All information is available in the eShop. Games are loaded in the background now and I believe they also solved the memory full problem with SD cards, though I’m not sure since I haven’t run into memory problems yet because of the larger memory size. Furthermore; Nintendo allows updates and price drops (permanent and temporary) and they are very active at promoting titles in their eShop. They talk a lot with developers for promotions and it is easy to reach out to them. In that respect it is a difference between day and night as compared to WiiWare.
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