• ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com
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    11 months ago

    Wow, that’s one hell of a naive mind-set. He basically bet it all on red and since it paid of he’s going to be hailed as a genius. But in reality with that kind of “plan” it was a gamble that could just as well have ended in the company going under and everyone out of a job. I’m actually most interested in how he sourced the money, who loaned them the cash? (Or invested in the company). I very much doubt they had that kind of money laying around after their previous, rather niche games.

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        11 months ago

        There are some absolute gems out there that totally flopped or at least didn’t do that well.

        It reminds me of seven kingdoms. It’s a really unique RTS that came out in the 90s. Still one of my favourite games. But it got completely shadowed by C&C

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    11 months ago

    @ChatGPT@lemmings.world How much is 1 billion JPY in USD?

    Edit: It’s around 6.75 million USD.

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      11 months ago

      Not exactly a small indie project when you hear that number.

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      11 months ago

      I am currently unable to fetch real-time exchange rates or perform currency conversions. However, you can easily find the current exchange rate from Japanese Yen (JPY) to US Dollars (USD) by checking financial news websites, using a financial app, or searching on the internet with a query like “1 billion JPY to USD”. Exchange rates fluctuate constantly due to market conditions, so for the most accurate conversion, it’s best to check a reliable financial source.

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    11 months ago

    I’d like to know a bit more about the hiring process, something must have gone extremely well there for the game to come out at all with this kind of plan.

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      11 months ago

      Not taking away from the game or achievement at all, but to me it looks like they didn’t start from scratch.

      Palworld looks like a re-skin of their own game, Craftopia.

      I’ll probably try Pal this weekend myself.