Isn't this kind of a supply and demand thing? There is plenty of demand for indie games and fantastic indie games get created frequently enough (e.g. Hyper Ligh

Isn't this kind of a supply and demand thing? There is plenty of demand for indie games and fantastic indie games get created frequently enough (e.g. Hyper Light Drifter, Dustforce, FEZ [I know, I know]). If you want to change the medium for the better, the most permanent solution under Capitalism is to change what people will pay for. This article harks on mobile games a lot. Why do you need games on your phone? More artistic, less crass games appear on systems like the 3DS, and PCs. If I really wanted an art piece of a game on my hypothetical iPhone, I would try to make one myself. I do disagree with micropurchases in children's games. They just don't have the thinking power yet to realize what they're dealing with. That's a more pertinent moral question, I think.