[nsxwolf]

Grilly the Cheese has terrible download numbers for a free app. This is why I think games are a bad idea for anyone hoping to make any kind of money.

I don't know if that app was always free, but with 30,000 free downloads I would be surprised if it could sell 100 copies at $0.99.

[lucaspiller]

Developing indie games and working in the games industry in general is a terrible way to make money. I went to university with someone who is working for one of the big game studios. He get's around half what you would expect to get building enterprise applications and regularly works long hours. Not everything is about making money though, it was his dream to work in the games industry, he loves what he does and is happy doing it.

[CmonDev]

Or he could work for a decent enterprise shop and spend the excessive part of "long hours" executing his vision on his projects.