Sektori developer recouped living salary

Kimmo Lahtinen said this week that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of *Sektori* has generated enough revenue for him to recover what he described as a living salary after years of solo development. Nintendo Life reported on May 20 that Lahtinen said he had “pretty much recouped a living salary” following the game’s May 14 launch on Nintendo’s new console. The comment is notable because Lahtinen had said in late 2025 that *Sektori* still had not paid him a salary despite strong reviews and years of work. (nintendolife.com) A November report on the game said Lahtinen had spent 4.5 years on the project without drawing pay, even as the game posted a 97% positive Steam rating. ### What exactly did the developer say after the Switch 2 launch? Nintendo Life said Lahtinen described the Switch 2 release as a “big success” and quoted him saying he had “pretty much recouped a living salary.” The outlet said the result came after the game arrived on Switch 2 and began selling through Nintendo’s eShop. (nintendolife.com) GoNintendo, citing Lahtinen’s social-media comments, reported that the developer called the first week of reception “AWESOME” and said the response was much stronger than he expected for what he described as a niche game. (attractmo.de) That report said the launch would soon allow him to earn a salary after years of development costs. ### Why does that matter for this particular game? (nintendolife.com) November 2025 reporting on *Sektori* showed the gap between critical praise and commercial return for a solo developer. At that point, Lahtinen said the game was nearing recoupment of indirect costs and overheads but still left him with “zero salary” for 4.5 years, according to a report summarizing his comments. That earlier context makes the Switch 2 launch a concrete financial milestone rather than just another port. (gonintendo.com) The change is not based on public sales figures — Nintendo does not disclose the game’s unit sales in the reporting reviewed here — but on Lahtinen’s own description of the income generated after launch. ### What is Sektori, and when did it hit Switch 2? (attractmo.de) Nintendo Life’s game page lists *Sektori* as a Switch 2 arcade shooter developed by Kimmo Lahtinen and published by Kimmo Factor. The page says it launched on the Nintendo eShop on May 14, 2026, at $14.99 in the United States and £13.49 in Britain. A May 14 press release described *Sektori* as a twin-stick shooter and said the game had earlier earned a Metacritic score of 93 on PC and 89 on PS5. (nintendolife.com) In that release, Lahtinen said he had expected the project to be a “rather small pet project” before player response pushed him to bring it to more platforms, including Switch 2. ### Who is Kimmo Lahtinen? Nintendo Insider identified Lahtinen as a Finland-based solo developer who previously spent 13 years at Housemarque. (nintendolife.com) In an interview published May 14, he said he had worked on titles including *Resogun* and *Dead Nation* before going independent. The same interview said Lahtinen makes games by himself and works with his brother on music. That background helps explain why the salary comment drew attention: the revenue is tied to a project built outside a larger studio structure. (beta.gamespress.com) ### Where can readers see the game now? Nintendo Life’s listing shows *Sektori* is available now on Nintendo Switch 2 through the eShop. The store listing names Kimmo Factor as publisher, Kimmo Lahtinen as developer and the current U.S. price as $14.99. (nintendo-insider.com) (nintendolife.com)