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Microsoft Screws Up Super Meatboy Marketing; Steam Version Ends up Selling More

For all the arguments against sales figures of PC games, one undeniable recurrence is that independent developers usually seem to fare better on the platform as compared to the console land. Such is the case with the recent high-profile, critically acclaimed indie title Super Meatboy from Team Meat.

Speaking at GDC 2011, Team Meat’s Tommy Refenes spoke out against the shoddy support (or a lack of support, rather) that the developer had to put up with upon the game’s XBLA release.

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ComboBreaker4956d ago

This is why indie developers prefer Sony.

LoaMcLoa4955d ago

Sony didn't show any interest in Super Meat boy, so yeah, I don't think so.

xAlmostPro4955d ago

Just because they don't show interest in this specific game doesn't mean Sony don't do a great job with indie developers, sony are always being praised for how open and supportive they are with indie games and such..

Maybe they didn't market it well enough to sony..

Anyways it's an awesome game, and microsoft are dicks.

ChronoJoe4955d ago

Why does the stream version selling more mean that Microsoft screwed up?

Megaton4955d ago

Read much? Microsoft went back on their word to give it top advertising on the dash. Steam version could have still sold more regardless, but Microsoft did screw up.

B1663r4955d ago

I think Microsoft made verbal promises then they saw the contents of the game, and some business type person in Microsoft nixed the idea of giving the game top billing simply because the game has a fetus as a character in it, because for better or worse that is not the image that microsoft wants to promote on the xbox.

Steam on the otherhand probably has a lot fewer people in the eight year old demographic...

xAlmostPro4955d ago

Read the article and it's not that hard to work out -_-

ChronoJoe4955d ago

4th on the dashboard means it's still visible, at first glance. Suggesting that it's more to do with that, than it is to do with the steam sale where it was something like $5, is idiotic.

gamingdroid4955d ago

They should have gotten it in contract! I would have been pissed too, but the fact of the matter is you are a relatively small no-name developer lucky enough to get a publishing agreement.

First spot on the dash just doesn't sound right for such a small game, but I have actually seen indie like games on there so....

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fatalred alarm4955d ago

Steam doesn't release games sold numbers... So there is no way to know.

B1663r4955d ago (Edited 4955d ago )

A little googling around and they only sold a little bit more on Steam than XBLA... 55/45 ratio is what they said on another blog with a more profesional headline...

They sold 400k copies of a game, that these two guys put together at... $10 a pop, yeah, even after revenue sharing with Steam and Microsoft and they pay their development expenses, they are doing all right...

mephixto4955d ago

Steam gives developers or publishers a special app to track the sales.

kevnb4955d ago (Edited 4955d ago )

Pc is the home of indie, it just takes a jaded dev to say the pc version sold best. Minecraft anyone?

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These eight Steam Deck games for only $15 will take you back to the Flash games era

Humble Bundle is back with a new bundle, offering 8 classic titles for a low price - including titles such as Super Meat Boy and Worms WMD.

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Games With Gold June 2022 Lineup Has Partially Leaked

Microsoft is a little slow this month when it comes to announcing the Games with Gold lineup for June 2022. This has led to the lineup leaking ahead of the announcement.

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Father__Merrin847d ago

Aven Colony (Xbox One/Xbox Series)
Super Meat Boy (Xbox 360)

RpgSama847d ago

This is just plain sad, they are basically charging you for online and that's it, I guess this goes hand in hand with the "tell me you only play AAA games without telling me you only play AAA games"

Both Gamepass and Gold games offerings have gone way downhill.

autobotdan847d ago

Super Meat Boy was a Games with Gold title back in 2016..It's leftover Meat from 2016

Eonjay846d ago (Edited 846d ago )

So then GWG is like Spam.
And yes that was a double entendre.

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franwex847d ago

I actually really enjoyed Aven Colony when it was on Gamepass. I got it for free from Epic Store a few months back.

I’ll give it another go.

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Which meat is the better treat? - Super Meat Boy vs. Super Meat Boy Forever

"Now that we finally have a sequel to the iconic super-difficult indie platformer, let's examine both and see which one's the meat to beat." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums

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VideoChums1351d ago

Vote for either Super Meat Boy or Super Meat Boy Forever at the bottom of the article! 🎮😄