XSEED Reveals Just How Much A Localisation Costs

<p>XSEED Games&comma; the developers behind games such as Little King&&num;8217&semi;s Story and Unchained Blades&comma; have recently spoken to those behind Operation Rainfall in regards to their development process&comma; revealing &lpar;in basic terms&rpar; just how many hidden costs there are in bringing a game to North America such as Pandora&&num;8217&semi;s Tower&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The &&num;8220&semi;blunt&&num;8221&semi; breakdown given by Jessica Chavez of the company is as follows&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Licensing a game&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Translation &amp&semi; Editing&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar; &plus; BLOOD &amp&semi; TEARS<br &sol;>&NewLine;Voice Recording&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;QA&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Manufacturing&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Shipping&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Marketing&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mark Downs&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Royalties&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;ESRB &lpar;US Rating&rpar;&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;PEGI &lpar;EU Rating&rpar;&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;UK Rating&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;USK &lpar;German Rating&rpar;&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Aus&sol;NZ Rating&colon; &dollar;&dollar;&dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Office Snacks&colon; &dollar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sympathy&colon; –<br &sol;>&NewLine;Interns&colon; …<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What are your views on this&quest; Let us know in the comments below or on our Facebook page&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gonintendo&period;com&sol;&quest;mode&equals;viewstory&amp&semi;id&equals;199458">Go Nintendo<&sol;a> via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendolife&period;com&sol;news&sol;2013&sol;04&sol;xseed&lowbar;details&lowbar;game&lowbar;localisation&lowbar;costs">Nintendo Life<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;bb217a63-1b1c-458d-b968-54dbf267de56" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;