Comments on: 'iShoot' Developer Quits Day Job to Focus on iPhone Development http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: iPhone App review: iShoot | Tech 2 Up http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-406082 iPhone App review: iShoot | Tech 2 Up Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:23:24 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-406082 [...] the #1 spot in free apps. Creator Ethan Nicholas has recently enjoyed so much success from iShoot that he quit his day job in order to further his app-development [...] [...] the #1 spot in free apps. Creator Ethan Nicholas has recently enjoyed so much success from iShoot that he quit his day job in order to further his app-development [...]

]]> By: iShoot Follow-Up - Outdoor Shooting | AppTrawler http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-49898 iShoot Follow-Up - Outdoor Shooting | AppTrawler Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:03:51 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-49898 [...] paid apps (and anything that could dethrone iFart Mobile has to be big news), enabling Nicholas to kiss his day job goodbye and focus entirely upon iPhone development. An easy decision, we’re guessing; Nicholas [...] [...] paid apps (and anything that could dethrone iFart Mobile has to be big news), enabling Nicholas to kiss his day job goodbye and focus entirely upon iPhone development. An easy decision, we’re guessing; Nicholas [...]

]]> By: Mtran0708 http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-49735 Mtran0708 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:39:02 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-49735 hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires. hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires.

]]> By: Mtran0708 http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-295689 Mtran0708 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:39:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-295689 hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires. hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires.

]]> By: Mtran0708 http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-295690 Mtran0708 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:39:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-295690 hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires. hey guys he made 800k in 5 months, that should give him a 8 year break from work, based on him making 100k a year. Plus with all that time im pretty sure he can put some time into making a decent app and again there you go another 10-20 years of no work on the brink of retirement. hmm, seems like Apple is now producing alot of millionaires.

]]> By: MeshMash » The Pressure is On for the iShoot Developer http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-40443 MeshMash » The Pressure is On for the iShoot Developer Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:40:06 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-40443 [...] Nicholas is one of the big indie success stories of the App Store. Nicholas quit his job back in January after his tank artillery game iShoot grabbed the #1 spot in the App Store. Nicholas [...] [...] Nicholas is one of the big indie success stories of the App Store. Nicholas quit his job back in January after his tank artillery game iShoot grabbed the #1 spot in the App Store. Nicholas [...]

]]> By: math matiction http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-18036 math matiction Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:06:30 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-18036 if i read this and did my math right he said an app has to have 10,000+ dowloads PER DAY. meaning a $2.99 app (since january 11th) with 10,000+ downloads a day means he's making $30,000+ a day. So if I calculated right he's made around 2.5 million dollars in only these short few months!! that or i did my math wrong... if i read this and did my math right he said an app has to have 10,000+ dowloads PER DAY. meaning a $2.99 app (since january 11th) with 10,000+ downloads a day means he's making $30,000+ a day. So if I calculated right he's made around 2.5 million dollars in only these short few months!! that or i did my math wrong...

]]> By: math matiction http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-295688 math matiction Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-295688 if i read this and did my math right he said an app has to have 10,000+ dowloads PER DAY. meaning a $2.99 app (since january 11th) with 10,000+ downloads a day means he's making $30,000+ a day. So if I calculated right he's made around 2.5 million dollars in only these short few months!! that or i did my math wrong... if i read this and did my math right he said an app has to have 10,000+ dowloads PER DAY. meaning a $2.99 app (since january 11th) with 10,000+ downloads a day means he's making $30,000+ a day. So if I calculated right he's made around 2.5 million dollars in only these short few months!! that or i did my math wrong...

]]> By: Free Lite Apps: Alien Mangle, Creeps, Space Ninja, Ivory Tiles, 7 Cities http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-14288 Free Lite Apps: Alien Mangle, Creeps, Space Ninja, Ivory Tiles, 7 Cities Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:02:51 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-14288 [...] remarkable success of Ethan Nicholas’ iShoot Lite [App Store] seems to have inspired many developers to deliver [...] [...] remarkable success of Ethan Nicholas’ iShoot Lite [App Store] seems to have inspired many developers to deliver [...]

]]> By: The Three Commandments for the Next-Generation Portable Devices | The Portable Gamer http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-14162 The Three Commandments for the Next-Generation Portable Devices | The Portable Gamer Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:33:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-14162 [...] interest in it. Apple finally gets around to releasing an SDK, launches the App Store, people get rich, Apple takes a cut, value of the iPhone platform increases, everyone wins. And if they didn’t [...] [...] interest in it. Apple finally gets around to releasing an SDK, launches the App Store, people get rich, Apple takes a cut, value of the iPhone platform increases, everyone wins. And if they didn’t [...]

]]> By: ZeroCorpse http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-11599 ZeroCorpse Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:20:58 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-11599 I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place. I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game. Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind. I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience. At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind. I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place.

I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game.

Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind.

I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience.

At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind.

]]> By: ZeroCorpse http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-295686 ZeroCorpse Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-295686 I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place. I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game. Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind. I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience. At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind. I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place.

I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game.

Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind.

I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience.

At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind.

]]> By: ZeroCorpse http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-295687 ZeroCorpse Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-295687 I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place. I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game. Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind. I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience. At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind. I did purchase this, because it's one of the best games on the iPod touch... But I have to wonder if he's giving any credit (or money) to Wendell Hicken, the guy who created Scorched Earth in the first place.

I mean, there's no doubt that this is an exact copy, with some different names applied to the weapons, right down to the fact that each tank has a set of scripted lines it spits out at random. The purchase system is the same. The firing system is different due to the touch screen (but arguably better than the old version), and I can't imagine any court in the world would look at this and not see Wendell Hicken's game.

Yes, Hicken got his inspiration from the old text-based Artillery! game, but the engine used for Scorched Earth was the first one of its kind.

I'll play the hell out of iShoot... But I will also question the ethics of the developer quitting his day job because he made a copy of someone else's much-loved creation, and it's selling great because it has a built-in audience.

At some point, this sort of thing will bite you on the behind.

]]> By: iPhone App review: iShoot http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-11355 iPhone App review: iShoot Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:52:19 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-11355 [...] the #1 spot in free apps. Creator Ethan Nicholas has recently enjoyed so much success from iShoot that he quit his day job in order to further his app-development [...] [...] the #1 spot in free apps. Creator Ethan Nicholas has recently enjoyed so much success from iShoot that he quit his day job in order to further his app-development [...]

]]> By: Shaun http://toucharcade.com/2009/01/16/ishoot-developer-quits-day-job-to-focus-on-iphone-development/#comment-11112 Shaun Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:41 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1584#comment-11112 My memories of scorched earth are the main reason I got this app! My memories of scorched earth are the main reason I got this app!

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