tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post8996607835778167600..comments2023-06-20T06:13:57.041-07:00Comments on A Tree Falling in the Forest: New Money: The End of Battered Developer Syndrome EditionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275978140928366141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-29312057165498992222008-06-17T20:53:00.000-07:002008-06-17T20:53:00.000-07:00Thanks for your reply. While I'm not sure I agree ...Thanks for your reply. While I'm not sure I agree on the largesse thing, your point probably is that the monetary profits from Miyamoto's work were largely reaped by "higher-ups" in the company with (apparently) a minimal fraction going directly to him.<BR/><BR/>However, I believe it is general wisdom that if you want to "strike it rich" you need to go out on your own. Being under the company umbrella also means your work is not your own, and by large this is not limited to the videogame industry.<BR/><BR/>Then again, this is probably veering off the topic. Company/employee relationships and publisher/developer relationships are completely different things, and certainly the second should not be like the first.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249186945251979485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-38657129942192700222008-06-17T09:19:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:19:00.000-07:00Thank you for the comment. There is no question M...Thank you for the comment. There is no question Miyamoto-san is happy. His happiness comes from the creative freedom afforded by success, which is indeed rare, and probably more gratifying on any continent than money. However, the money he "wants" is not always the money he deserves. My argument is he deserves more when there is such a large disparity between his compensation and the wealthiest many in Japan. While he is not asking for it, they should certainly try to embarrass him with their largesse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275978140928366141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-17472193604832813522008-06-17T06:33:00.000-07:002008-06-17T06:33:00.000-07:00While I certainly agree with your general analysis...While I certainly agree with your general analysis on the huge disbalance and financial abuse in typical developer/publisher relationships, Miyamoto is probably not the best example. No matter what the NYT article seems to imply, Miyamoto holds a directoral position at Nintendo and probably receives exactly as much money as he wants.<BR/>On the other hand, the same article specifically describes him as "happy", and I would argue that in Japan happiness is a much rarer commodity than money.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249186945251979485noreply@blogger.com