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This Week In The Business: Lost In Translation
QUOTE | “It was never our intention to threaten people with copyright strikes, but we clearly chose the wrong tone for how to communicate this.” – Atlus apologizes for the threatening tone of its initial Persona 5 streaming guidelines, which explicitly threatened people with copyright strikes, as well as content ID claims and account suspensions.
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This Week In The Business: Hearthstone’s Death Wish?
“Hearthstone is killing itself.” – That’s research firm Superdata, noting the free-to-play game has seen declining conversion numbers on mobile and PC following unpopular recent gameplay decisions.
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This Week In The Business: Nintendo Gives Indies An Itch To Switch
“The way we’re looking at Switch is this is a complementary platform. If it’s on Steam, then there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be on Nintendo Switch as well.” – Nintendo head of publisher and developer relations Damon Baker explains the mindset behind the company’s indie outreach.
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This Week In The Business: Modest Expectations For Nintendo’s Switch
50%: That’s the percentage of developers who believe the Nintendo Switch can outsell the Wii U, according to a GDC survey.