Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | 17:59 GMT
Dev claims 80% piracy rate on iPhone title
Whoops. iPhone developer Smells Like Donkey has told Develop that around 80 percent of all downloads of its Tap-Fu title were illegally downloaded.
Pirating games on iPhone is easy, apparently, thanks to “a kernel patch that bypasses Apple’s DRM system” that “would take an average person five minutes in Google to find.”
This doesn’t bode well. Tap-Fu costs $1.99 on the App Store, but even that clearly isn’t cheap enough for some.
Hit the link for the full thing. Thanks, Joystiq.
6 comments
#1
Mike
26/10/09, 6:03 pm
They should ditch iPhone and go with Android instead.
Everyone knows iPhone Apps, users and games are ghey.
#2
JanBjork
26/10/09, 6:35 pm
- Mike
I can tell that you put a lot of effort into that comment. I respect your opinion, but I do not adhere to it. I suspect your anroids will clear up using a proper ointment, have you considered visiting a proctologist? If they were a result of rough intercourse I would advice you to ask your partner to apply some lubricant prior to penetration.
Best regards and hope that you receive proper care,
/Jan
Edit: Damn edit box! *grumble* cheater
#3
Mike
26/10/09, 7:36 pm
#4
Tonka
26/10/09, 8:17 pm
Have they not cracked the Android yet?
/cancels pre order
#5
t-shaun
27/10/09, 7:32 am
it isnt cheap enough. sorry, im not gonna pay $2 for an insignificant touch screen game. or $10 for MGS touch when the mechanics on that are as simple as any other game on the iphone, just with a big name.
over-charging on games that look interesting like that make people want to jailbreak it. and if you do it for one, myswell get it all free.
some games devs work hard on, I understand, but dont make them if its not worth your time, stop crying about it.
how the hell do you justify charging someone for the helicopter game? tetris? stupid little games like this.
#6
Detale
27/10/09, 9:00 am
Just because you don’t feel the game is worth a whole $2 doesn’t make it okay to steal it.