I think you can get shares in Real, then you can profit even more from them selling your own game!
Basically casual games are growing hugely and I've got my knife and fork ready for a nice big slice of the pie.
I think your first quote is absolutely correct. Invest the money you would have spent making a game into Real Networks stock and reap better rewards. Make money off of all of the saps who are feeding the casual game machine with fresh meat every week. That's what IndiePath is trying to do with PJIO.
Why bother making a game at all? Seems like the poorer investment option.