@jayntampa: I could be wrong there. But would this still be true if there were a wider range of costs - surely publishers might seek to cut the retail margin as well (after all if the volume of sales goes up it should all factor out).

@Harahel:

I think there's one bit of analysis missing from the article. That's retailer pressure.

@gallahad:

@Silent Predator fell on bad days:

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness:

@geiko:

Two definites: Scribblenauts (late because of being in Europe) and Endless Ocean 2 (early because of being in Europe, probably).

There were extra little blobs and red shading all over my screen this morning - thought there was a bug in the commenting system again. Took a while to realise what had happened.

@Ben Longo:

@adinnieken:

"Hacked in or quick to market ideas are not what we're looking for," he said. "We want to make sure that those experiences are world class."

@BryanGuitarDude: It's a fascinating site - and especially worth keeping an eye on for the next few months, as Langdell has until Oct 27 to file his response and initial disclosure closes at Christmas.

@Lucas Reis: Paul (but shhh, don't tell everyone)

@Shippoyasha:

I'd expected to see a lot more hate for this - but it's nice to see so many sane posts that understand what is happening.

That five trees/four trees line reminds me a lot of what you do with bonsai - it's about making the illusion of more with less. Same goes for origami and ikebana.

@Black-Dog-Howls:

@captain zach america:

@NeoStarr HD: I'm not sure I can remember all of it, but I'll try.