Quality vs. Quantity

[CharredDirt]

Hey guys,

I've been noticing a trend lately of Quantity being greater than Quality on the app store with small studios just trying to crank mediocre games out as fast as they can. I visited a small game development studio recently and was kind of surprised to hear that they aim to have all their games finished in 2 months with another 2 for testing and polishing. I mean, sure, you can get a mega jump or angry birds clone done in that time but to really do something worthwhile, it would take more time than that. I think the big differentiator between average app store drivel and stuff that I want to actually buy is quality. Still I see small developers just go for the "Release as many apps as possible and hope that one of them is an Angry Birds success".

I'm working part time but I still plan to spend a full year in development on my game. Am I a fool for focusing on quality for my first app? I feel like it will pay off in the long run but maybe I'm wrong.

Thoughts? Opinions?