[IGDA_indies] Self publishing and download.com

[C Ratchet]

I feel this way too.

How about an "arcade" distribution model in which the there are 
meetings/places that anyone can come to and try out neat new indie 
games (and have lan parties too), and can get a CD burned of ones they 
like for a small fee which is then given to the creators of the games. 
This could be an interesting distribution model and possibly something 
the Indie SIG could participate in... ;)

Ratchet

On Jul 25, 2004, at 7:29 PM, Ronald Hobbs wrote:

> If no-ones minds a stupid question that has irritate me ever since I 
> saw dexterity.com…
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> How come there’s a perception that indie games have to be distributed 
> via the internet? Why can’t I simply print some CD’s and sell them 
> instead? A professional print for CD’s is only about £300 for 1000 
> CDs.
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> Why can I not bribe some store official at Game or PC World or 
> whatever to stick my boxes right up there next to the latest EA 
> release? Hell why do we have to publish in a software store why not be 
> as Independent in our marketing and distribution as we are in our 
> development? Why not get a toy store to stock you kids games, or a 
> model store to stock your war-game? Surely people that would buy our 
> games don’t just go to a software store?
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> I don’t see why we should always think of indie games as the small, 
> simple ones that you can download off the web. Did games like Savage 
> and Spartan not prove that you could be an indie and still get it on 
> the shelves?
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> I wonder just how much of the general public views indie games as the 
> small puzzle/platform variety that you can download off a thousand 
> sites and not pay a cent for, and I personally feel that this view is 
> encouraged by indies themselves. Why are indies consoling themselves 
> to casual gaming markets and not out there exploring new markets?
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