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Or you can turn out 1 mobile game a month (good, bad, or ugly) and make a decent living

Yes, this concept is very good. They say "nail it, then scale it". In other words, spend a lot of time and effort pre-testing with a small customer base and figure out what they really respond to. This is much cheaper than having a long development cycle and then finding out after you launch that you got it wrong.

 

In terms of game development, I think this means build a small base of players who really love your game, and focus on the gameplay and what makes it fun. Start with a free playable tech demo. Penumbra was a good example of this, and that later became a full game and then led to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Don't get hung up on the details, because those don't need to be locked in until you have your final design.

just completing an indie game should be considered a success...

 

whether or not anyone likes it or wants to license it is a completely separate consideration...

 

--Mike

One word: sequels.

@Red I think there's a difference between personal success and business success.

 

I feel successful when I finish a product, but it's not necessarily going to put food on the table.

@Blabz isn't that exactly what i said...

 

--Mike

not exactly; the post is entirely about that "completely separate consideration"

yes, that's what i said... one is completely different from the other : ie personal success v. business success...

 

"completely separate consideration"s

 

--Mike