r/memes • u/Yolo065 • 1d ago

Leave them alone🤬🤬🤬

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u/237throw 1d ago

Bro do you know what the cost of labor is for a well polished game?

The upfront cost is enormous.

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u/Loud_Interview4681 1d ago

They are no longer writing their own engines or coding said games in assembly. They use/rent etc said engine and work from there.

Compare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_games_to_develop

Nintendo wasn't hurting at 50-60$ at all.

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u/Only-Butterscotch785 1d ago

Nintendo most likely still write their own engines. And their games were only coded in assembly back when coding in assembly was easy. Writing 16/8bit assembly isnt some amazing ability, its just tedious. You can explain it to a university student in like 4 classes.

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u/Loud_Interview4681 1d ago

Sure, but they share them for all their games and output a ton of games. Writing assembly isn't easy. It is anything but - fewer tools doesn't mean the job is simpler. Things get complex quick when you are writing for specific hardware that may or may not change.