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(161 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Exactly! so basing part of the business around helping those that want to learn could be of great benefit to the community.. To educate people on what the possibilities are within the industry and to simply open some doors for people..

I was thinking the same thing.. it would seem that the majority of modders and circuit benders do so because they like to do it themselves, hence my question about whether tools are more saleable than a pre-modded gameboy for example.

Yes I think it will be interesting to see which direction it takes too.. who knows, but one thing is for certain, I need all the information I can get so I can get the ball rolling sooner rather than later wink

I was in Fareham a couple of days ago, it's one of the nicer parts of Portsmouth I find smile

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(161 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'm aware that retro-console chiptune is increasingly popular so I am thinking that heading into the modding of consoles etc might be the 'naturally' progressive route to go down.  Its not that I fear a poor market, it's its finding the side of the industry that is sought after, a niche if you will. There aren't many people in the UK doing it at the moment so it's almost an untapped market here, which in turn makes it difficult to judge the risks of investing time and money in such an industry.

I can fulfill expectations of customers which isn't a problem, its literally just the market research I'm trying to conduct.. I need to know what it is that people want.. I mean, Is a modded Gameboy more sought after than the tools tthat are used to mod? you know, there are a thousand ways to approach this, I just hope that I can take the right path and make some awesome waves smile .. I want to be able to meet peoples needs efficiently, grow the audience, make enough of a wage to sustain myself and produce some good music

I have some fundamentals in place that will help raise the profile of chiptune.. I find that education is the best source of information so I've begun by making people aware of the possibilities within chiptune.. I have some product ideas already set out for a "learner" or "noob" to the industry.. The ideas are all there, it's just the wonderment of direction, which way to point the compass and head in a direction that benefits both the industry and its community smile

What I can do is limited only by how quickly I can learn to do a task... In other words, if there is something a can't do, I learn how, then I can do it, So the possibilities are indeed endless.

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(161 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Hi I'm writing this post to hopefully gain some information regarding the size of the chiptune market.

My goals are to raise awareness of chiptune and to attempt to bring chiptune to more people- a wider audience, and to do that I need to create a picture of just how versatile and lucrative the market is.. I'm taking serious consideration into opening a UK based business with an emphasis on increasing the popularity of chiptune

In order for this to work, I need to put in a fair amount of my own cash for projects and equipment and I really want it to work, so figure the place to start is to ask the right questions and adapt my strategy accordingly ;0)

What has led me to ask you guys, is my inability to find any concrete information on just how big the industry is... So, any help on this is much appreciated

Failure isn't an option- so with this in mind, please let me know which products, services or information you would like to see readily available on an easily accessible market

Thanks in advance guys, I look forward to bouncing some ideas around wink