Comments on: Anime Expo 2008 - Day 2 http://novelnews.net/2008/07/06/anime-expo-2008-day-2/ Hako no minasaaaaan, encubed desu yoooo! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Message http://novelnews.net/2008/07/06/anime-expo-2008-day-2/#comment-100 Message Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:32:40 +0000 http://novelnews.net/2008/07/06/anime-expo-2008-day-2/#comment-100 If you're saying that a hardcopy packaging designed for the US market would be unwelcome to fans in other countries, I say that is complete nonsense. If the game is in English, so should the packaging be. Why on earth should they localize the hardcover? As for the actual printing, I would assume that it's possible to have the same design printed in two continents if necessary. But bulk shipping is usually cheaper than managing two production companies, so... If you’re saying that a hardcopy packaging designed for the US market would be unwelcome to fans in other countries, I say that is complete nonsense. If the game is in English, so should the packaging be. Why on earth should they localize the hardcover?

As for the actual printing, I would assume that it’s possible to have the same design printed in two continents if necessary. But bulk shipping is usually cheaper than managing two production companies, so…

]]> By: mutio http://novelnews.net/2008/07/06/anime-expo-2008-day-2/#comment-99 mutio Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:10:34 +0000 http://novelnews.net/2008/07/06/anime-expo-2008-day-2/#comment-99 " The last question was on why Circus chose download distribution as opposed to packaged distribution, since a purchased download is not much different from illegal downloads in terms of benefits for the user. They responded that it is very difficult to create, print and ship packaged games and they wanted to gauge the market using a download-only distribution method." Exactly, producing packages for USA only would make the fans in other country quite angry, and for the EU, well production and shipping is a bit different here. The thing they didn't say but mean is: Is it worth producing packaged versions for just one country? Add to that, that the company they are working with is Dutch and Circus has really good reasons going the download way. ” The last question was on why Circus chose download distribution as opposed to packaged distribution, since a purchased download is not much different from illegal downloads in terms of benefits for the user. They responded that it is very difficult to create, print and ship packaged games and they wanted to gauge the market using a download-only distribution method.”
Exactly, producing packages for USA only would make the fans in other country quite angry, and for the EU, well production and shipping is a bit different here.
The thing they didn’t say but mean is: Is it worth producing packaged versions for just one country?
Add to that, that the company they are working with is Dutch and Circus has really good reasons going the download way.

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