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GDC China: Capy’s Vella To Indies: ‘Risk Is A Critical Step To Making Money’
Sword and Sworcery EP was a massive success on iOS, especially by indie standards, selling over 300,000 units in the first 6 months, almost all at full price. But on the face of it, one might not have expected it to succeed, said Nathan Vella, president of Capy Games. “This was an extremely risky project,” he said during his talk at the Independent Games Summit during GDC China 2011 in Shanghai. “What we did was …


