Clones on the Android Market are ‘a nice problem to have’, Sleepy Jack developer says
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According to the developer of Sleepy Jack and Cordy, clones and copycat games on the Android Market aren't a major issue.
"In general, our view of people seeing something of ours and copying it a bit - it’s a nice problem to have, I guess," SilverTree Media CEO Nate Smith states in an interview with Pocket Gamer. "Like, if you’re trying to expand the market for SilverTree-type product, it’s good. I’d like to have as many eyeballs on us as possible." Preventive medicine But, Ben Smith, the creative director of the studio, says that this doesn’t stop SilverTree Media from doing everything possible to prevent it from happening.
"We find that we spend a lot of time making sure that every part of the game feels great, and that’s the hardest part to duplicate.
"So, there can be clones out there, but usually they don’t reach either the artistic quality level or gameplay quality level."
You can read the full interview with SilverTree Media here.
