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Braid: Anniversary Edition has sold so poorly that "the future is uncertain" for Jonathan Blow's company (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, until Chapter 3+4 releases, Deltarune has been free to play.

He's just merchandised the shit out of it and Undertale.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

If you can pull it off, successful merchandising is far more lucrative than the original media. A tale as old as consumerism.

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