Developer Donates Proceeds To Save Ocean's Wildlife
March 8, 2009
"While donating our proceeds from the Japanese App Store is very minor in the scheme of things, we'd like the Japanese government to see that the antics of its illegal whaling industry are both embarrassing Japan and its people and causing it to lose face in a world where modern nations are realizing the need to protect the environment and work together to avoid the extinction of critical species," says Strange Flavour managing director Aaron Fothergill.The decision was fully supported by the developer's publisher:
"Our development partner Strange Flavour's passion for games is only matched by their ardent concern for our planet. Freeverse respects their decision and joins them in urging an immediate end to all illegal whaling," said Ian Lynch, President of Freeverse, Inc.Strange Flavour didn't want to punish Japanese gamers for their government's mistakes. That's why they decided to place their games at the Japanese App Store while donating all of the proceeds:
"All we can do is show our disgust at the illegal whalers and the government that wastes its tax payer's money in propping up their loss making industry," Fothergill continues. "We hold our Japanese gamers in the highest respect, so we decided to do this rather than penalise them by removing our games from sale in Japan."From the looks of it, Strange Flavour might actually care about the environment. It would be hard to mistake this as a marketing ploy considering they are donating all, not just some, of the proceeds from their applications. Nice job Strange Flavour. Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit marine wildlife conservation organization that was established in 1977. Their goal is to save the the habitats and lives of wildlife in the world's oceans by exposing and confronting illegal activities at sea. [via Pocket Gamer]
