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it matters because they can make more money appealing to both markets ? they might lose money on the occasional product but what product is that not true of ? you might as well ask why they keep making big budget movies when they sometimes fail, and they could be making exclusively low-budget comedies.spacehamster wrote:I don't see how it matters that there's very little overlap. If you can make a game that costs half as much to make and will sell twice as many copies, does it matter that you're reaching a demographic that you otherwise wouldn't reach? I'm saying I don't see why the big publishers are even interested in catering to the geeks anymore if they can make more money selling shitty Wiifit games to housewives.riley-o wrote:video game producers want everybody buying something, which is why they still make big budget story-driven games. people buy them. i'm not sure why that would be at all difficult to understand ?
i can't believe this is confusing in any way ?
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it's not.riley-o wrote:it matters because they can make more money appealing to both markets ? they might lose money on the occasional product but what product is that not true of ? you might as well ask why they keep making big budget movies when they sometimes fail, and they could be making exclusively low-budget comedies.spacehamster wrote:I don't see how it matters that there's very little overlap. If you can make a game that costs half as much to make and will sell twice as many copies, does it matter that you're reaching a demographic that you otherwise wouldn't reach? I'm saying I don't see why the big publishers are even interested in catering to the geeks anymore if they can make more money selling shitty Wiifit games to housewives.riley-o wrote:video game producers want everybody buying something, which is why they still make big budget story-driven games. people buy them. i'm not sure why that would be at all difficult to understand ?
i can't believe this is confusing in any way ?
he must not keep up with anything relating to games other than what's coming out. it's been said over and over for a few years now that third party games on the wii DO NOT sell. for every wii fit game there's 40 other games that don't sell enough to make back their million dollar budget. there's even first party nintendo games that are aiming for the most oblivious gaming demographic that do not sell.
god of war 3 had a 44 milliion dollar budget. it's guaranteed to sell 3 million copies at least. that's already got them in the black. world of warcraft makes 4 billion dollars in the us alone every year. geeks keep the gaming industry alive. otherwise it would be 1984 all over again.
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I don't. I was also out of the loop for 8 years until I bought a PS3 about a year ago. I'm not trying to be argumentative here, it's just that when I picked up my first gaming console in like 10 years, I came back to a videogame market where the best selling console on the market is an outdated piece of shit that caters to people who don't like videogames.abdominalpillaging wrote:
he must not keep up with anything relating to games other than what's coming out.
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which is the exact market video game developers have been trying to reach for decades.spacehamster wrote:that caters to people who don't like videogames.
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I know. That's the point. We don't seem to be broadcasting on the same frequency today, Riley.riley-o wrote:which is the exact market video game developers have been trying to reach for decades.spacehamster wrote:that caters to people who don't like videogames.
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Wii has more 3rd party million+ sellers than the PS3 or 360 last time I checked.abdominalpillaging wrote: he must not keep up with anything relating to games other than what's coming out. it's been said over and over for a few years now that third party games on the wii DO NOT sell. for every wii fit game there's 40 other games that don't sell enough to make back their million dollar budget.
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In other news no one cares about:
More cuts are being discovered in Yakuza 3. A bunch of side quests in Chapters 3 and 5 are the latest. I'm sure more will be found as people play the game. Fuck, I knew I shouldn't have re-ordered it. I may have to keep it wrapped up and ebay it to some future Sega fanboy. All around a classy move by Sega.
More cuts are being discovered in Yakuza 3. A bunch of side quests in Chapters 3 and 5 are the latest. I'm sure more will be found as people play the game. Fuck, I knew I shouldn't have re-ordered it. I may have to keep it wrapped up and ebay it to some future Sega fanboy. All around a classy move by Sega.
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does Gamestop really allow you to return a used game within 7 days for a full refund? I have nothing to do for the next 4 days so I went and got Heavy Rain and I'm wondering if I can beat it this weekend and take it back and get GOW3. is there any limit on this claim or can you basically rent unlimited games for 7 days with no charge?
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Spooky Apparition wrote:does Gamestop really allow you to return a used game within 7 days for a full refund? I have nothing to do for the next 4 days so I went and got Heavy Rain and I'm wondering if I can beat it this weekend and take it back and get GOW3. is there any limit on this claim or can you basically rent unlimited games for 7 days with no charge?
I'm pretty sure you have to return the game unopened...
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used games are already opened, child
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Spooky Apparition wrote:used games are already opened, child
Yes, I should have known it was used, since you obviously pointed that out in your post.
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in that case I'll enjoy getting an easy platinum on Gamestop's dime
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they cover it with a sticker that you can't get off without leaving fucking residue on the case.Spooky Apparition wrote:in that case I'll enjoy getting an easy platinum on Gamestop's dime
if that sticker is even tampered with they won't take it back.
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He's saying that square peg can still go in square hole even if there is now triangle peg to fill triangle hole.spacehamster wrote:I know. That's the point. We don't seem to be broadcasting on the same frequency today, Riley.riley-o wrote:which is the exact market video game developers have been trying to reach for decades.spacehamster wrote:that caters to people who don't like videogames.
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hahaha yes. that's pretty much exactly what i'm saying.
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probably worth its own thread but
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holy out of ideas
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no that was bad dude
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oh my fuckcopstache wrote:probably worth its own thread but
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Those videos have always been bad.riley-o wrote:no that was bad dude
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sometimes they're cute man i'm not hatin
but that one sucked
but that one sucked
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Lure not understood. But we've done all this before so I'll shut up.
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I laughed at that one too.