Rumor: WiiWare games must attain certain sales numbers for developers to receive pay

Gamasutra sources say that a game must reach a certain amount of sales before developers can receive pay (“a minimum sales threshold”).

- Per-territory basis
- Mid-four figure range for North America
- Lower-four figure range for European territories
- No pay until a title reaches specified numbers
- Developers have allegedly confirmed the news
- A small independent studio doesn’t believe they will ever reach the sales needed to receive pay
- Nintendo’s response: “Due to the nature of the story, Nintendo is putting forth this response: ‘We do not discuss our internal business dealings.’”

Consider this a rumor for now as there is no real confirmation at this point, but this news does seem likely.

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