First real, tangible, concrete retail deal :)

[ggambett]

Woooohooooo!!!

Pic 1 (http://www.mysterystudio.com/www/s_wendy-retail-de-1.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://www.mysterystudio.com/www/s_wendy-retail-de-2.jpg)
Pic 3 (http://www.mysterystudio.com/www/s_wendy-retail-de-3.jpg)
Pic 4 (http://www.mysterystudio.com/www/s_wendy-retail-de-4.jpg)

I think I imagine how a proud parent must feel :)

[C.S.Brewer]

congratulations! big cigars all around.

[Gilzu]

Now this is something that I dream of every night.

RESPECT!

[NothingLikeit]

Good Job..... is it going to be PC retail or is it going to be on a console either way that's awesome....

[ggambett]

Now this is something that I dream of every night.
This is something I've dreamt about since I was 5 :D

[Sharpfish]

That looks great! I can imagine your excitment. Well done and good look @ retail. :)

[Hiro_Antagonist]

Gratz! The packaging looks really nice!

-Hiro_Antagonist

[Reanimated]

Congratulations, that must feel absolutely amazing! :cool:

[ZuluBoy]

Wow, congrats man, you have done a nice job!

[Jack Norton]

Gratz!

Fun because is a thing I always dreamed about too when I was young... but when some months ago I got my 1st retail deal with UBM and received the boxed version, I didn't care much at all :confused:

Always nice to show to parents and possible girlfriends of course! :D

[fog4711]

This is inspiring. Congratulations to a very well done job.

[Desktop Gaming]

Congrats.

Seeing your game in the shops is quite a good feeling.

[dntoll]

This is so cool! Gr8 work!


Seeing your game in the shops is quite a good feeling.

I got to create a CD and cover for TB and plant it in a store somewhere, just to experience that feeling... :D

[george]

congratulations!!! u are definitely an inspiration to all of the rest of us indies...

so what's the details? is there a url to the publisher/game site that we can see? is this exclusive to a certain region (looks like germany to me). what are the royalties (if u don't mind :)

again, congrats!!!

[Anlino]

Congratiulations, ggambet! Really great work, and a nice bit of inspiration for the rest of us... I hope it does well out there (out in the big world:) )

[princec]

Great stuff! That Wendy looks like a right tart :P

Cas :)

[Frozen In Ice]

Congrats to you! :)

[ggambett]

so what's the details? is there a url to the publisher/game site that we can see? is this exclusive to a certain region (looks like germany to me).
This is through Merscom, I had good references about them from the ThinkTanks guys. This is for Germany and Switzerland and there will be a russian version soon for the eastern european countries.

[Greg Squire]

Congrats Gabriel! I can only imagine how great that feeling is. Hope it works out well for you. ;) Judging by the box it appears to be a retail deal in Germany, is that right?

[James C. Smith]

Do you have any photos of it in a store yet? That is when I get most excited about my games. Getting the box is nice, but seeing the box in a store is the best.

[cliffski]

maybe merscom just do great box art, because the German cover for democracy is superb.
I've got a shelf full of boxed copies in my bedroom now, it is pretty cool. It's way cooler to have a boxed copy of a game that was your idea, just being code asset #884 on a 'triple A' title is nowhere near the same.

[Fost]

I've always quite fancied Wendy it has to be said; whilst Betty looked like she was up for anything, Wendy has a bit of class. ;)

One of the indie games sites really needs to do a 'hottest babes of indie games' article.
I just adore un-pc stuff like that :)

[Savant]

One of the indie games sites really needs to do a 'hottest babes of indie games' article.
*shudder*

Man, that's what we need: something to make us appear even more lonely and geeky.

[soniCron]

One of the indie games sites really needs to do a 'hottest babes of indie games' article. There's been a Sexiest Indie Gamer (http://www.tigsource.com/sexiest-indie-gamer.html) contest... ;)

[rioka]

You should go for a more subtle title like "Most Admired Indie Game Character"... ;)

[ggambett]

Do you have any photos of it in a store yet?
No, but that's a good idea! Any german resident hearing this? :)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Congratulations Gabriel,

It is a wonderful milestone the first time you see 'your' game in retail form. It's a kick/smile that never grows old. More of us should be so lucky.

[JoKa]

No, but that's a good idea! Any german resident hearing this? :)
Yes, and congrats from here, too! I'll look out for her :)

[ggambett]

Yes, and congrats from here, too! I'll look out for her :)
That would be awesome, thanks!

[Midnight Synergy]

Hi Gabriel,

I actually saw Wendy (and Democracy, and an old retail version of Wonderland, and one or two others I forget now) on a recent trip through Germany. Once at a Media Markt and again at a Saturn.

I always like going through software stores in Germany - you usually find interesting titles that you never see retail around here, including lots of indie stuff. And it's still a total rush to see one of your titles on the shelf (I almost bought a copy of my own game ;) - although I bought a shareware DVD compilation simply because one of the screenshots on the back was from Wonderland).

Congrats!
Patrick

[svero]

I once bought a copy of aargon on cd off a shelf. Unfortunately it was in an asian pirated software store... but I couldnt help myself. Had to have a copy of the bootleg. Now.. Just to get it through customs..

[Illusion Games]

Congratulations! This is what all the hard work results in.

I still dream of seeing a game that I created in a store. I think the biggest thrill would be to see someone actually purchasing the game!

[Sharpfish]

huh the closet I got to retail was being in the credits on retail games for lowly positions in the industry... nothing I have ever created myself alone, has been in retail or is likely to be.. them's the breaks ;)

[Savant]

Dr.Germ is available on Amazon.com and it's going to appear on retail shelves in Malaysia/Asia sometime next year. It's a cool feeling knowing that people will be picking up your game box and maybe taking it up to the counter. :)

Congrats, Gabriel!

[Sharpfish]

Dr.Germ is available on Amazon.com and it's going to appear on retail shelves in Malaysia/Asia sometime next year. It's a cool feeling knowing that people will be picking up your game box and maybe taking it up to the counter. :)


Does the retail package come with a weblink to 1goodgame.com to show them how stupid they have just been ;)

[Ricardo C]

Does the retail package come with a weblink to 1goodgame.com to show them how stupid they have just been ;)

I'm more interested in knowing if a sudden financial bonanza as a result of these publishing deals would result in Savant rethinking this whole anti-clone philosophy :D

Congrats either way, dude.

[Savant]

There's no bonanza, I assure you. :) The Amazon deal is cool but not all that useful as you're in there with hundreds of thousands of other products. Hard to get seen.

The retail deal in Malaysia was a flat fee deal so even if it owns the market over there it won't really matter to my bank account.

[robleong]

Great stuff, Gabriel! Well done!

[ninjasamurai]

¡¡Congratulations Gabriel!!

I wonder if there's a way to get latin-america retail deals, that would be nice.

[ggambett]

I wonder if there's a way to get latin-america retail deals, that would be nice.
Yeah, we'd sell about 3 copies in all the continent :) Although Brazil may be an interesting market, for the size at least.

[ninjasamurai]

Yeah, we'd sell about 3 copies in all the continent :) Although Brazil may be an interesting market, for the size at least.Well, you could buy a bunch of copies to give as christmas gifts to everybody and eventually some the money would return to you.

[Sparks]

Hi, there !

I was browsing through our local Media Markt, going like:
"Prince of persia 2, Call of Duty 2, Medal of Honour Warchest, Guild Wars, Thief 3, Wild West Wendy, SW:Battlefront 2, Painkiller...wait a minute...WILD WEST WENDY !? Whoa !!! Way cool !!!"

Congratulations, Your game came a looong way to Germany ;)

[ggambett]

Wow, it's an honor to be among these games :) PLEASE, you have to take pictures!!!

[Ricardo C]

Yeah, we'd sell about 3 copies in all the continent :) Although Brazil may be an interesting market, for the size at least.

There's a Venezuelan publisher called Mediatech (www.mediatech.com.ve), which claims 100,000 units sold of their different titles. I'll be honest: Their games (the Umi series and some presumably unlicensed Mazinger-Z titles) are GHASTLY. But they might offer decent retail placement. I see their stuff at the local computer megastore (Bitmax) all the time.

[joe]

I was browsing through our local Media Markt, going like:
"Prince of persia 2, Call of Duty 2, Medal of Honour Warchest, Guild Wars, Thief 3, Wild West Wendy, SW:Battlefront 2, Painkiller...wait a minute...WILD WEST WENDY !? Whoa !!! Way cool !!!"

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What? No Absolute Blue on the shelf? It must have been sold out. :D
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BTW: Congrats on your retail deal with Wild West Wendy. I like the box design ;-)

[Escapee]

The retail deal in Malaysia was a flat fee deal so even if it owns the market over there it won't really matter to my bank account.

Wow .. need to check out the store soon for Dr Germ ... :D I will post a picture of me owning Dr Germ if it is not too expensive .

[Savant]

Heh, well, we're still working out the installer details so it won't be for a month at least. But, yeah, it would be awesome to see a picture...