Comments on: How Piracy can Break an Industry - the Brazilian Case http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/ Dedicated Game Producer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:20:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: The Zeebo Console « Tex Pine - Game Production and Business Articles http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-154 The Zeebo Console « Tex Pine - Game Production and Business Articles Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:35:53 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-154 [...] I once wrote Brazilian game market suffers greatly from piracy. The first major reason is [...] [...] I once wrote Brazilian game market suffers greatly from piracy. The first major reason is [...]

]]> By: Luciano http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-68 Luciano Wed, 07 May 2008 16:57:24 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-68 Tectoy still in operation and continues selling 8-bit and 16-bit games with built-in games focusing on children from 5-12 years, that haven't become hard core games yet. These are considered entry-level consoles. Check the website for more information: www.tectoy.com.br Tectoy still in operation and continues selling 8-bit and 16-bit games with built-in games focusing on children from 5-12 years, that haven’t become hard core games yet. These are considered entry-level consoles. Check the website for more information: http://www.tectoy.com.br

]]> By: The Gamers’ Chronicle » Weekly Feature » Software Piracy and The South American Gaming Industry: How Independent Developers Are Fighting Back http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-38 The Gamers’ Chronicle » Weekly Feature » Software Piracy and The South American Gaming Industry: How Independent Developers Are Fighting Back Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:11:18 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-38 [...] his most recent post, “How Piracy can Break an Industry - the Brazilian Case”, Tex Pine, a Brazilian blogger and independent game producer working at Interama Games, goes into [...] [...] his most recent post, “How Piracy can Break an Industry - the Brazilian Case”, Tex Pine, a Brazilian blogger and independent game producer working at Interama Games, goes into [...]

]]> By: Tex Pine http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-37 Tex Pine Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:31:53 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-37 Hey Dale. Brazilian game developers have a number of strategies to workaround the endemic piracy. Some focus on the local market with online games - free or subscription-based. Some sell game developing services like advergames production for the local advertising market (Brazilian advertising is considered one of the best in the world!). Others are focused on mobile gaming, trying to export as well as selling here in the main carriers. Interama and I are focused on exporting our own titles, not only to North America. Maybe we could do some outsource as well, but the idea now is to create original IP. Just a couple of other developers are doing the same though - one of them is Insolita Studios. After all, it's very hard not having an internal market... Hey Dale. Brazilian game developers have a number of strategies to workaround the endemic piracy.

Some focus on the local market with online games - free or subscription-based. Some sell game developing services like advergames production for the local advertising market (Brazilian advertising is considered one of the best in the world!). Others are focused on mobile gaming, trying to export as well as selling here in the main carriers.

Interama and I are focused on exporting our own titles, not only to North America. Maybe we could do some outsource as well, but the idea now is to create original IP. Just a couple of other developers are doing the same though - one of them is Insolita Studios. After all, it’s very hard not having an internal market…

]]> By: Dale Culp http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-36 Dale Culp Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:06:24 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-36 This is a pretty deep post. I hate to say it, but I don't think I ever realized that software piracy is such an issue in Brazil. As an American, when I think of software piracy on the level you describe, I think of places in Asia -- places like China and Japan. Even though I've seen travel shows on TV that go to places like Rio and it looks like any modern city in America, I was actually kind of surprised to see that it's nothing like I expected. It just never occurred to me there was so much going on. This was very enlightening. Do you find that software developers in Brazil have turned their focus on developing games that would sell well in North America, via the Internet, or are they more interested in keeping things local? I can imagine there must be a level of national pride to keep things geared toward Brazil, but there's always the chance of developing a large audience in North America that would bring in a lot of money. Is that kind of how things are going to make up for the loss in sales? This is a pretty deep post.
I hate to say it, but I don’t think I ever realized that software piracy is such an issue in Brazil. As an American, when I think of software piracy on the level you describe, I think of places in Asia — places like China and Japan. Even though I’ve seen travel shows on TV that go to places like Rio and it looks like any modern city in America, I was actually kind of surprised to see that it’s nothing like I expected. It just never occurred to me there was so much going on. This was very enlightening.

Do you find that software developers in Brazil have turned their focus on developing games that would sell well in North America, via the Internet, or are they more interested in keeping things local? I can imagine there must be a level of national pride to keep things geared toward Brazil, but there’s always the chance of developing a large audience in North America that would bring in a lot of money. Is that kind of how things are going to make up for the loss in sales?

]]> By: Tex Pine http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-35 Tex Pine Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:43:28 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-35 Ooooops! Sorry, fixed. :) Ooooops! Sorry, fixed. :)

]]> By: K. F. Madeheim http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-34 K. F. Madeheim Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:35:28 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-34 I am pretty sure you meant for that heading to read "Playstation Era: piracy runs *rampant*" I am pretty sure you meant for that heading to read “Playstation Era: piracy runs *rampant*”

]]> By: asym http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-32 asym Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:36:59 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-32 I remember reading reports on Tectoy, etc up until 1996 in the UK games press. Now I now why these disappeared afterwards. Thank you for an informative and well-referenced article on an area of the games industry that often goes unreported. I remember reading reports on Tectoy, etc up until 1996 in the UK games press. Now I now why these disappeared afterwards.

Thank you for an informative and well-referenced article on an area of the games industry that often goes unreported.

]]> By: Silwer http://texpine.com/2008/02/15/how-piracy-can-break-an-industry-the-brazilian-case/#comment-31 Silwer Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:40:50 +0000 http://texpine.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-31 thank you for your information :) thank you for your information :)

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