[casual_games] The 10 meg file limit

[Hal Barwood]

My thought is, 11 megs makes it under the statute of limitations, but 12 
is iffy and 15 is right out.  Remember the wisdom of Daniel James of 
Puzzle Pirate fame, as quoted in Game Developer last month -- "people 
hate to download software."  --Hal

James Baker - WDDG/Inferno wrote:
> In the past, there was an unwritten rule of casual games that you 
> shouldn't go over 10 megs for the download.  While it wasn't a hard and 
> fast rule - I had heard from a number of portals that cracking ten megs 
> would noticeably impact your sales and downloads.
>  
> I'm wondering if you all think that is still the case -
>  
> We just finished up a game and it weighs in at a hefty 11megs.  
> Squeezing that last meg out looks like a very very difficult task - I'm 
> wondering if it is worth it.
>  
> Thanks!
> 
> James Baker
> Principal
> WDDG/Inferno/Funtank
> 212-219-9222
> james at wddg.com <mailto:james at wddg.com>
> 
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