Either way, also like Andy’s mass-production ideas, I think the soul is taken out of art when you just do the same game over and over and simply add a different number or subtitle onto the end.
Sure, you could do art to make a profit. That’s the point of a profession, after all. It’s why I’m trying to learn how to write worth a damn. But think about Street Fighter IV versus Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper MAX.
One is the same as those that have gone before it with simply a few updates and an added-to name, to expand things further and to make an extra buck. Another has love and care poured into every step of development, is intentionally designed to get people hyped as hell, and to arouse feelings of excitement and nostalgia.

Thanks for the link, though. I like reading other blogs about this subject.

If an artist creates a series of paintings for the sole purpose of making money, does it make his work any less ‘art’?

For your consideration: http://zerolightseeds.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/the-beauty-of-lumines/