Comments on: GDC Austin: 'From AAA to Indie - Tiger Style and the Making of Spider' http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: gludion http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36338 gludion Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:38 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36338 why not $3 instead of $2.99 ? ;-) - it takes less characters, and thus less energy and thus more planet-friendly - it's more immediately readable - it assumes the (potential) customer has enough math knowledge to identify that 2.99 and 3 are almost the same. As a potential customer, I appreciate respect towards my person. Has anyone a reasonable demonstration that $(N-1).99 is better than $N? why not $3 instead of $2.99 ?
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- it takes less characters, and thus less energy and thus more planet-friendly
- it's more immediately readable
- it assumes the (potential) customer has enough math knowledge to identify that 2.99 and 3 are almost the same. As a potential customer, I appreciate respect towards my person.

Has anyone a reasonable demonstration that $(N-1).99 is better than $N?

]]> By: CascadiaGames http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36225 CascadiaGames Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:36:25 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36225 This is why I went $2.99 with Xeno Sola. I figure it's higher quality than the $1 and it gives folks a Carcassonne variant at a reasonable price. :) This is why I went $2.99 with Xeno Sola. I figure it's higher quality than the $1 and it gives folks a Carcassonne variant at a reasonable price. :)

]]> By: Tanukitsune http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36212 Tanukitsune Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:53:56 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36212 That's the one! It's so recent I didn't know what the icon looked like yet! XP That's the one! It's so recent I didn't know what the icon looked like yet! XP

]]> By: lores3000 http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36204 lores3000 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:48:21 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36204 ORBITAL is also priced at 2.99$ - and i totally spend more time with that game than with many of the 4.99$ titles... ORBITAL is also priced at 2.99$ - and i totally spend more time with that game than with many of the 4.99$ titles...

]]> By: WeirdingWay http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36172 WeirdingWay Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:22:14 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36172 And Pocket Fail...PG not even a game...it belongs under utility like a paperweight app And Pocket Fail...PG not even a game...it belongs under utility like a paperweight app

]]> By: Nausicaa http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36163 Nausicaa Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:44:18 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36163 It never occurred to me, but I suppose Spider was one of the first games to use the $2.99 sweet spot. Frankly I thought at the time - and still do - that this game was worth $5. It never occurred to me, but I suppose Spider was one of the first games to use the $2.99 sweet spot. Frankly I thought at the time - and still do - that this game was worth $5.

]]> By: arn http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36148 arn Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:04:06 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36148 he might have been talking about the icon on the right which is Blades of Fury he might have been talking about the icon on the right which is Blades of Fury

]]> By: Anonymous http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36147 Anonymous Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:59:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36147 Fieldrunners is the app with the helmet. Fieldrunners is the app with the helmet.

]]> By: Eli Hodapp http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36146 Eli Hodapp Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:53:10 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36146 You guys are seriously overanalyzing their choice in icons. It's just a slide from their presentation meant to be a brief visual aid that was on the projector screen for maybe 30 seconds, there is no hidden meaning. They likely just pulled 7 icons of games they played recently that fit in the 99¢ column. If you want to look for hidden meanings, pick up the new Dan Brown novel that came out today. ;) You guys are seriously overanalyzing their choice in icons. It's just a slide from their presentation meant to be a brief visual aid that was on the projector screen for maybe 30 seconds, there is no hidden meaning. They likely just pulled 7 icons of games they played recently that fit in the 99¢ column.

If you want to look for hidden meanings, pick up the new Dan Brown novel that came out today. ;)

]]> By: Dark NRG http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36145 Dark NRG Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:48:47 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36145 tho, on second thought, I could of said they excluded Minigore because they view it as their one true competitor :p tho, on second thought, I could of said they excluded Minigore because they view it as their one true competitor :p

]]> By: Dark NRG http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36144 Dark NRG Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:45:48 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36144 Geesh, its either you or Sizz ;) It was just tongue in cheek my good friend lol Geesh, its either you or Sizz ;) It was just tongue in cheek my good friend lol

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36141 spiffyone Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:34:59 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36141 DarkNRG, I think what the devs at Tiger Style are getting at isn't the idea of amount of gameplay ("deep" or "epic"), but rather the intro price points of the games that carry with them a good amount of work on the parts of the devs. They're really arguing for $2.99 being a good "entry" price point rather than $0.99 as most devs seem to fall into for games that have higher values. So, yeah...a few of the games on the $0.99 side probably shouldn't be there if you're looking at things in terms of "gameplay length" or production values. That's the point. That the devs should probably have been priced higher because of the work they put into those games only serves to support the position of Tiger Style and other like minded devs. DarkNRG, I think what the devs at Tiger Style are getting at isn't the idea of amount of gameplay ("deep" or "epic"), but rather the intro price points of the games that carry with them a good amount of work on the parts of the devs. They're really arguing for $2.99 being a good "entry" price point rather than $0.99 as most devs seem to fall into for games that have higher values.

So, yeah...a few of the games on the $0.99 side probably shouldn't be there if you're looking at things in terms of "gameplay length" or production values. That's the point. That the devs should probably have been priced higher because of the work they put into those games only serves to support the position of Tiger Style and other like minded devs.

]]> By: Tanukitsune http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36140 Tanukitsune Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:29:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36140 What's the game with firey helmet guy icon? I don't recognize it! D: What's the game with firey helmet guy icon? I don't recognize it! D:

]]> By: Dark NRG http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36139 Dark NRG Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:21:12 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36139 Seems I spoke too soon about The Deep, The release just came out! Seems I spoke too soon about The Deep, The release just came out!

]]> By: Slapshot http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/15/gdc-austin-from-aaa-to-indie-tiger-style-and-the-making-of-spider/#comment-36138 Slapshot Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:17:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19316#comment-36138 With Pocket Satan. With Pocket Satan.

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