Ann Smo Posted February 25, 2015 at 01:35 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 01:35 PM Hi everyone, Nice to meet you. I am Anna, the Localization Manager of Frogwares Game Development Studio. We absolutely support the idea of enjoying games at player’s native languages. That's why, right now I'm looking for volunteers, who are willing to test the Chinese localization of our latest project - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments into Chinese. So, if you have strong knowledge of Chinese (Mandarin, SC) languages and a passion for video games, we're glad to welcome you in our team. It’s great opportunity to get experience in game localization and to have fun. For more information message me with your details and I will get back to you. Xièxie! Quote
imron Posted February 25, 2015 at 01:54 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 01:54 PM That's why, right now I'm looking for volunteers, who are willing to take part in localization of our latest project - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments into Chinese. I'm curious as to why you're not looking for paid, professional translators? I expect you pay your programmers and artists, why not your translators? 2 Quote
Ann Smo Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:02 PM Author Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:02 PM I would be happy to do so. But unfortunately, according to the Steam stats not all of languages have the commercial potential to cover localization costs. That's why I'm looking for people who are willing to do it for free. Quote
imron Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:12 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:12 PM That's certainly one way to reduce business costs I will suggest however that if you pay peanuts you'll get monkeys. 1 Quote
Angelina Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:54 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:54 PM That's why I'm looking for people who are willing to do it for free. Sure. Next time I am about to have a surgery, I will be looking for surgeons who will be willing to do it for free too. I will type surgery-forums.com and hope destiny will do its magic. 1 Quote
Lu Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:56 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 02:56 PM I agree with Imron. In translation, you usually get the quality you pay for. And China is not exactly a niche market. I would kind of understand if you went this route for, I don't know, Frisian, but Chinese has about 1.5 billion speakers, most of whom would prefer games in their own language over games in foreign languages. If the Chinese are not interested in your game, perhaps the best route is to just not translate it and direct your efforts elsewhere. If they are in the least interested, I'd think you should be able to make some money. English-Chinese translation is not that expensive either. 1 Quote
dwq Posted February 25, 2015 at 07:30 PM Report Posted February 25, 2015 at 07:30 PM You're also better off posting this in your own game forum where you can reach people who already have interest in your game than to a bunch of random people some who frown on working for free for a clearly commercial venture. Quote
Pokarface Posted February 26, 2015 at 04:07 AM Report Posted February 26, 2015 at 04:07 AM @Angelina. What kind of surgery? @Ann Smo. I believe China is a market where free games with paid add-ons fare better than commercial games. Games such as: league of legends, DOTA 2, all of Tencent games, some MMORPGs, etc. Chinese will simply pirate fixed-price games. You even mentioned the low commercial potential @dwq, You are right! If your company already has some reputable games out in China/Taiwan, chances are that your current Chinese speaking fans might want to do it. (Including the ones that might have obtained your previous games illegally ) Quote
Ann Smo Posted March 2, 2015 at 02:40 PM Author Report Posted March 2, 2015 at 02:40 PM Changes in topic Right now, I'm looking for people who are willing to play SH7 in Chinese in order to check translation If you're interested, please, contact me Quote
Angelina Posted March 3, 2015 at 01:16 AM Report Posted March 3, 2015 at 01:16 AM @pokarface An open heart surgery. When you wouldn't want an unqualified surgeon, why would you want an unqualified translator? Good luck Anna! Quote
Kobo-Daishi Posted March 19, 2015 at 07:59 PM Report Posted March 19, 2015 at 07:59 PM I would be happy to do so. But unfortunately, according to the Steam stats not all of languages have the commercial potential to cover localization costs. That's why I'm looking for people who are willing to do it for free. This reminded me of an article I read yesterday titled "How a foreign entertainment app captured the kids market in China" found at the Tech in Asia web site. (Okay, actually the article reminded me of this thread. Not the other way around. ) I thought it might be relevant to this thread. https://www.techinasia.com/foreign-entertainment-app-captured-kids-market-china/ China’s mobile market is notoriously difficult to penetrate. Case in point: right now, nine of the country’s top ten highest-grossing iPhone apps come from Chinese developers. But in February, an app from Brazilian developer Movile called PlayKids managed to crack the top 5 grossing list in the “kids” category. How did a foreign entertainment and education app start raking in downloads and cash in the Middle Kingdom? I spoke with PlayKids head of global expansion Eduardo Henrique to find out. I found it quite interesting how a Brazilian company was able to break into the top 5 of the notoriously difficult to penetrate Chinese mobile app market. Kobo. Quote
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