While indie developers being able to release their games on digital platforms is primarily a good thing, there are some instances where it seems some companies take advantage of this a little too much.
Since last year, digital storefronts like the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam, and the Nintendo eShop have sold many shovelware games. It's a bit worrying that even today, platform holders have done nothing to curb this. While Nintendo doesn't seem to be stopping these shovelware titles from being sold at the eShop, they just changed to prevent these games from being seen more frequently.
Shovelware And AI Games' Sales Exploit To Appear In Sales Charts Nuked By Nintendo's Latest Update
Just the other day, Nintendo rolled out a Switch system update that removed a key feature that got fans upset. As part of that update, the Nintendo eShop saw a massive change too, and it's to avoid shovelware from appearing in charts too much.
Usually, these shovelware titles are priced very, very low, and it's said (via VGC) that this is by design, as selling enough copies of the game will make it appear higher in the storefront charts, giving people perusing it the impression the...
