How Many Copies Does A WiiWare Game Need To Sell_
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
Last week, Gamasutra heard whispers about Nintendo placing sales criteria on WiiWare 
games. If developers didn’t reach them, they wouldn’t get paid. Well, we now know just how many they need to sell. https://kotaku.com/nintendo-strangling-profits-for-wiiware-developers-5212277 Courtesy of a developer “familiar” with the subject, these are the targets a WiiWare game has to meet before the creators start seeing profits (and if/when they do, what that profit breakdown is).(new Image()).src = yono all app 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" 
}).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); North America If game is over 16MB – 6,000 units If game is yono all app under 16MB – 4,000 units Europe If game is over 16MB – 3,000 units If game is under 16MB – 2,000 units Once w69 slot those goals are met, the developer starts seeing a return (which is based upon every sale, not just those made once the target is reached). And that return is split 65/35 between the developers/Nintendo.
Games have two years to hit their mark. If they haven’t hit it by then, sorry, no dice. Interesting that games are divided according to size, which seems pretty arbitrary. On the bright side, though, that profit split is a healthy one, particularly if a small team is able to create a cheap game that beats the sales targets.