Comments on: Game Localization Award http://www.apogeecommunications.com/blog/2009/04/01/game-localization-award/ The Official Source Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Iris Ludolf http://www.apogeecommunications.com/blog/2009/04/01/game-localization-award/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Iris Ludolf Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:25:50 +0000 http://www.apogeecommunications.com/blog/?p=117#comment-17 The best thing would be to issue this award within the countries themselves. It wil be difficult enough to judge the localization of various titles in one language. :) Having one award for all languages is practically impossible. In my opinion a Wall of Shame would not really serve the same purpose as a Loc Award would. One just has to read the various forums for various games and can get a picture about the localization quality. That alone will not get developers, publishers and localization vendors to commit to quality localizations. Developers and Publishers would be able to market their product with such a award and so will be able to sell more units of their game. Then sooner or later the whole localization process will have to get more quality oriented, in order to receive this award or at least a nomination. This way everybody will win: The publisher/developer and localization vendors that supply these quality localizations by making more money. And last but not least the gamer who can enjoy a well localized game. The best thing would be to issue this award within the countries themselves. It wil be difficult enough to judge the localization of various titles in one language. :) Having one award for all languages is practically impossible.

In my opinion a Wall of Shame would not really serve the same purpose as a Loc Award would. One just has to read the various forums for various games and can get a picture about the localization quality.

That alone will not get developers, publishers and localization vendors to commit to quality localizations.

Developers and Publishers would be able to market their product with such a award and so will be able to sell more units of their game. Then sooner or later the whole localization process will have to get more quality oriented, in order to receive this award or at least a nomination. This way everybody will win:
The publisher/developer and localization vendors that supply these quality localizations by making more money.
And last but not least the gamer who can enjoy a well localized game.

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