24Feb/101
2-24
Back to the grind. Live Indie Games is not a platform worth investment. What that means is you will not get a return. You can't expect to make anything, not even a little bit. Marketing off the service doesn't get you a thing, and Microsoft makes no effort to market on the service. Your only chance - and it's a slim one - is to get enough ratings while you're in the new release section to crack the top rated list. After that, no one will notice your game at all.
That doesn't mean don't make a game. It means don't invest too much into it. Don't invest too much money, or time, or emotion. At the very least, make sure it works on windows too. So you can distribute it yourself if it comes to that.
February 24th, 2010 - 21:40
I have to say, based on the sales data I’ve seen posted elsewhere, this seems sadly true.