A $50 game at Gamestop translates to $22 wholesale. If the developer got 15% that means they only get $3.30 a game. They don't need to be selling the game on mobile at $50 to make back their money.

In an arrangement like that, the publisher is going to be funding development up front. The developer gets a small cut because the publisher is taking the financial risk. Even if that game bombs, the developer received enough money to cover operating expenses for the development cycle.

If the developer is willing to self fund, they can get a much better percent of the sales.

Don't know about the previous poster, but in a lot of the New York area you can get Cablevision. They offer 15/5 service for about $45/month. An extra $15/month doubles the rate. There's also 100Mbps down for something around $90-$100 a month. Those numbers all go down a little if you have the triple play package. The lowest end package is fine for me, so I never looked too hard into the specifics on the higher options.