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The Wii U is reaching the end of its lifetime, but after nearly three years making games for Wii U in one way or another, I still plan to continue that for as long as Nintendo will let me. Why? The Wii U has all the toys a game designer could want.
A personal story, and a retrospective on why the OUYA failed and what can be learned from it.
Experiments and experiences of using eye tracking technology from the recent Rolling Eye game jam
Exploring social awkwardness through games
Nintendo plan to create a new "Quality of Life" platform. But what sort of things can a games company like Nintendo bring to the world of fitness and healthcare, and why should we, as an industry, care?
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[Blog - 01/06/2021 - 10:14]
I have a super-low spend ...
I have a super-low spend limit for under 18 's in my game. And I 'm planning to implement a warning whenever an under 18 user tries to make an In-App Purchase telling them they need permission from their parent. r n r nBut this is all dependent on the ...
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[Blog - 07/07/2020 - 09:41]
It fascinates me how the ...
It fascinates me how the games industry likes to talk about diversity, and within that, how games are now played by a vast range of people, not just the traditional gamer . r n r nYet we also tell indies that mobile f2p is too hard, so here 's another ...
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[Blog - 05/22/2020 - 07:20]
That approach has two problems. ...
That approach has two problems. r n r nFirstly, what to do about those games that sit between junk and sure-fire hits What about competently made but uninspiring middle-of-the-road games What about games that look great but are slightly flawed in some game design way Or that play great but ...
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[Blog - 05/21/2020 - 10:07]
My last launch, I purposely ...
My last launch, I purposely avoided checking sales figures for the first month. There 's lots of bug fixing and marketing things to do post-launch, so didn 't want to get distracted/demotivated. r n r nA lot of indies end up copying the launch strategy of AAA games, where there ...
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[Blog - 08/20/2019 - 02:18]
Are charts even a good ...
Are charts even a good thing As a developer, I want a store to help me connect with lots of people who will like my game. Then give me the tools to help convert them. A nice store page, easy payment processing etc. r n r nFor a niche game, ...
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[Blog - 08/02/2018 - 10:37]
I disagree about the events ...
I disagree about the events stuff. The vast majority of indies are not going to have the sort of typically-artsy game that gets you into festivals. And there are much cheaper ways to get your game in-front of platform holders - in particular, industry conferences. r n r nHowever, it ...
