I am trying to identify a iPhone Casual Game publisher. Apart from Chillingo, I don't see any other publishers ( like Gameloft Bigfishgames) publishing Casual games. Do you know of any? Cheers!
It's mostly for PR. There's a similar thread going on in the indiegamer forums: http://forums.indiegamer.com/showthread.php?29694-iOS-Android-publishers-for-casual-games
My experience of self publishing have not been fruitful. I did a math and found that going with publishers gives me an edge over Time and Effort Spent and Return. I talked to a few PR guys, who want to take $X upfront, and don't give a minimum guarantee/refund. That's not making any sense to me.
There is a low barrier to entry, but that also means there is far more content than a player could browse through. Therefore you need to do marketing, and lots of it. I would rather spend my time developing rather than marketing, so I'm looking for a publisher. Future Games of London are another option. http://www.futuregamesoflondon.com/contact
I've read that Rovio is also considering publishing http://www.joystickdivision.com/2011/09/rovio_looking_to_publish_games.php That would be pretty interesting