"Don’t start with me." Pitching to Consoles; Turn-Based RPGs
This week, Mark doesn’t respect your secrets (but will keep them), Martha tells us where D&D really comes from, and Stephen reveals that he will play a Kirby RPG if someone makes one for him.
Pitching to Consoles 0:05:11 Mark LaCroixHardwareMarketingPlayStation
Information is on the PlayStation Partners site. Your first step is to fill out their company registration page.
Xbox
Information is on the ID@Xbox site. Before submitting your game, your first step will be to apply to the program with basic information about your company.
Nintendo
For Wii U and 3DS development, registration is open to all developers on their developer portal.
For Switch development, just send them an email! ThirdPartyPublisher@noa.nintendo.com.
General Business stuff
We talked about starting a business for your game studio in a previous episode. "I trolled myself."“Not-for-profit game developer faces major obstacles” - Colin Campbell, Polygon Turn-Based RPGs 0:52:15 Martha MegarryGaming“How to choose the least annoying Octopath Traveler” - Brian Gilbert, Polygon“The Dungeons and Dragons Session That Became a Real-Life Phenomenon” - Lewis Packwood, KotakuRPG Maker