Comments on: Video Game Translation http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/ How to "Get Used to" Japanese Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How to Japonese» Blog Archive » On Translation and Me http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-8152 How to Japonese» Blog Archive » On Translation and Me Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:55:54 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/2009/03/28/video-game-translation/#comment-8152 [...] forget that I do not recommend games translation. Go learn how to translate patents or economics stuff. It’s much easier and will make you a [...] [...] forget that I do not recommend games translation. Go learn how to translate patents or economics stuff. It’s much easier and will make you a [...]

]]> By: Doug http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-7710 Doug Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:07:25 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/2009/03/28/video-game-translation/#comment-7710 There's a reason those patent guys get paid more, if you didn't know- it's called liability. If you mess up a patent translation and the company gets sued for any related issues, you can be sure that it'll come back to you... which is why you have to be good (and careful) if you're doing patents. I think that alone is worth the extra 5 yen or so per character, but at the same time have stayed away from it myself. Oh, and yeah, I know what in-house patent translators make as starting salary... it's not bad. There’s a reason those patent guys get paid more, if you didn’t know- it’s called liability. If you mess up a patent translation and the company gets sued for any related issues, you can be sure that it’ll come back to you… which is why you have to be good (and careful) if you’re doing patents. I think that alone is worth the extra 5 yen or so per character, but at the same time have stayed away from it myself.

Oh, and yeah, I know what in-house patent translators make as starting salary… it’s not bad.

]]> By: Casey http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Casey Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:52:31 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/2009/03/28/video-game-translation/#comment-1300 I'm rather interested in knowing how you got into video game translation... I am going to graduate college soon enough and would like to find a job translating Japanese at all but Internet resources on the subject are kind of grim I’m rather interested in knowing how you got into video game translation… I am going to graduate college soon enough and would like to find a job translating Japanese at all but Internet resources on the subject are kind of grim

]]> By: Daniel http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Daniel Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:45:37 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/2009/03/28/video-game-translation/#comment-163 Yeah. If you're in-house, I think you get a pretty limited rate when you break down the amount you get paid by character...but that also includes bonuses and job security and everything, so not all that bad. I wonder if in-house contract/patent translators make more...my instinct says probably yeah. Yeah. If you’re in-house, I think you get a pretty limited rate when you break down the amount you get paid by character…but that also includes bonuses and job security and everything, so not all that bad. I wonder if in-house contract/patent translators make more…my instinct says probably yeah.

]]> By: Brian http://howtojaponese.com/2009/04/01/video-game-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Brian Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:26:39 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/2009/03/28/video-game-translation/#comment-161 I worked for Konami in the States, and knew the translators there. RPG translation is crazy, with what seems like thousands of pages of text. And the pay ain' so good. I worked for Konami in the States, and knew the translators there. RPG translation is crazy, with what seems like thousands of pages of text. And the pay ain’ so good.

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