Says dev, World of Goo has 90% piracy rate |
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WiiWare title World of Goo by 2D Boy has a surprising 90% piracy rate. This stat was confirmed by no less that designer Ron Carmel himself, saying the figure was "about right". Carmel says he himself has seen torrent site with "500 seeders and 300 leechers", as well as received emails from people who "stole" the "demos" of the game, but ended up converting to buy the real thing. However, these converts make up only but a small portion of the pirating population.
Carmel seems to be taking all these piracy in stride, though. He says, "We're doing ok, though. We're getting good sales through WiiWare, Steam, and our website. Not going bankrupt just yet!"
And no developer should ever have to because of piracy.
World of Goo was released on October 13, 2008 for North America, while Europe will only be getting its own dose of goo on December.
Related World of Goo Articles:
- 2D Boy founders talk about World of Goo and independent games
- World of Goo for the Wii to get exclusive co-op feature?
Via Joystiq
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Oh well, I only played the first level.
if you like a game buy it at least you know you help thouse who made it have a meal or two on us the gamers.
what game is this? I haven't been on my Wii a while so do not call me dumb or stupid or whatever.
So.. this game is getting pirated? What a shame....
If you have the money to buy such a thing, you better get it because you got the money to buy it.
So its on torrent sites? I didnt know.
He just told me to have a look and download it. If he kept his mouth shut I would download it.
Well if you go and tell everyone its on torrent sites then expect it to be downloaded.
and it's a LOT of fun
This guy is full of crap! There is no possible way to know this stat.
Also, this game is for PC and Mac. If anything, those are pirated much more then the Wii version.
I bought the game for $10 from BestBuy. Good game!