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Nintendo is not interested in doing business with garage developers.
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime reiterated Nintendo's stance on working not with "hobbyist developers."

Noting the distinction between individuals making games in their free time and independent development houses, Fils-Amie stated that "[Nintendo is] absolutely reaching out to the independent developer."

However, "In our view, [working with hobbyist developers]... is not a business we want to pursue." Nintendo adopted this policy because they feel industry is risking undermining the value of games by selling software too cheaply.

"When we talk about the value of software, it could be a great $1 piece of content or a $50 piece of content," he says. "The point is: Does it maintain its value over time or is it such disposable content that the value quickly goes to zero? … We want consumers to see value in the software, whatever that appropriate value is. And we want to see that value maintained over time."
This echoes statements by Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata during his GDC keynote address.

Source-NintendoWorldReport

So, selling games at a low price is bad? Hear that Valve? Stop having sales. It's bad for the industry. EA, you too. No more sales. Anyone else who sells games. If the game is sold below $50-$60, your are hurting the industry. Boo on you!

Undermining the value of games by selling software too cheaply. So, selling games at a low price is bad? Hear that Valve? Stop having sales. It's bad for the industry. EA, you too. No more sales. Anyone else who sells games. If the game is sold below $50-$60, your are hurting the industry. Boo on you!

"I would separate out the true independent developer vs. the hobbyist," says Fils-Aime. "We are absolutely reaching out to the independent developer."

"Where we've drawn the line is we are not looking to do business today with the garage developer. In our view, that’s not a business we want to pursue."

Many of the developers making the sorts of games referred to in the keynote, he says, are similar to amateur musicians who hold down other jobs. That's a different class than people who make their living creating games.

"Look at the music industry," he says. "There are certainly highly talented people who work other jobs and have a passion to be in the music industry. They work at it. There are reality TV shows that revolve around this concept. … I love it when there's a game that's found that captures people's imagination, just like that … singer toiling in a factory."

Fils-Aime echoed many of the thoughts given at the Nintendo keynote, though noted that Iwata's comments were not aimed at a specific company. The risk the industry is taking with low-priced and free software, he says, is it's quickly training the consumer that there is no value in games.

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We want consumers to see value in the software, whatever that appropriate value is.

We want consumers to see value in our shit software and give us more money.

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