Again, I'm completely lost in a subject, so I have quite a few questions regarding the practicity of producing and selling nes games today.
In practical terms, what is the current state of producing cartridges in quantity for sale? I mean, considering all costs, what would for example be the best mapper to develop for? I feel like the most important aspect is price, but if there's a huge advantage for a really small difference then it's worth the cost. I checked Infinite Nes Lives board prices, and the mapper 3 board seems to be the cheapest right now on their website.
What about where to get parts from?
Is it too crazy an idea to make an injection mold for producing the shells or is it never going to be easier than importing from china? When previewing the shipping of 100 units on aliexpress, it raises the cost by a whooping 50%, which should be prohibitive. But maybe it's the only practical way to get my hands on some shells.
Have any parts disappeared from shelves and become only acquirable by destroying old cartridges? For example Cic lockout chip.
What about the process, can I develop and test the rom on an everdrive and accurate emulators and then burn the final version to a permanent EPROM or is it advisable to use rewritable chip for testing? I'm a complete noob, so sorry if this made no sense.
ps.: it may or may not matter than I'm in Brazil, so in the case of making a game it could be better to close some deal with local cart makers to make and sell my game instead of making the games on some country and then shipping to other countries.
In practical terms, what is the current state of producing cartridges in quantity for sale? I mean, considering all costs, what would for example be the best mapper to develop for? I feel like the most important aspect is price, but if there's a huge advantage for a really small difference then it's worth the cost. I checked Infinite Nes Lives board prices, and the mapper 3 board seems to be the cheapest right now on their website.
What about where to get parts from?
Is it too crazy an idea to make an injection mold for producing the shells or is it never going to be easier than importing from china? When previewing the shipping of 100 units on aliexpress, it raises the cost by a whooping 50%, which should be prohibitive. But maybe it's the only practical way to get my hands on some shells.
Have any parts disappeared from shelves and become only acquirable by destroying old cartridges? For example Cic lockout chip.
What about the process, can I develop and test the rom on an everdrive and accurate emulators and then burn the final version to a permanent EPROM or is it advisable to use rewritable chip for testing? I'm a complete noob, so sorry if this made no sense.
ps.: it may or may not matter than I'm in Brazil, so in the case of making a game it could be better to close some deal with local cart makers to make and sell my game instead of making the games on some country and then shipping to other countries.