<!--quoteo(post=1604111:date=Feb 5 2007, 05:47 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ Feb 5 2007, 05:47 PM) [snapback]1604111[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Thing is, America was The Sims' number 1 market. Not to mention, the European games market is abysmally small compared to the American one. Its a sad fact of life <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What about the Japanese and Korean game markets? They gotta be pretty small too <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> .
(Nevermind that the Japanese in general have a tendency to hate any game that's...not Japanese)
Considering how wide of an audience <i>Spore</i> will appeal to, I think it will be a huge success. It's a lot more attractive to the average computer consumer than <i>Rainbow Six: Vegas.</i> When I first purchased the original Sims near its release date, I hadn't heard any hype or media about it (I wasn't a gamer at the time). I bought it because it looked different, quirky and fun.
I think Spore's main selling point is going to be to the mass of fans Will Wright has generated by his innovative games, and also going to be its strange appearence on store shelves. Word of mouth will be a big seller for this one, and people who normally don't play video games will make an exception for Spore - very much like the Sims was when it was first released.
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I think it could easily be the best selling game; looking at the numbers there's almost as many DS' sold worldwide than Wii/360/PS3/PSP combined. Plus, Spore's a pretty laid back game and I'm sure anyone could pick it up.
New videos (though not DS exclusive, presumably) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Col_TIlXALo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Col_TIlXALo</a>
Not so new, but not linked here before: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk</a>
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<!--quoteo(post=1613070:date=Mar 9 2007, 02:15 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Align @ Mar 9 2007, 02:15 PM) [snapback]1613070[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Not so new, but not linked here before: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Watching that thing walk was hilarious.
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So do most people believe in things like Orcs and magic and whatnot, e.g. World of Warcraft? <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Thing is, America was The Sims' number 1 market. Not to mention, the European games market is abysmally small compared to the American one. Its a sad fact of life <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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What about the Japanese and Korean game markets? They gotta be pretty small too <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> .
(Nevermind that the Japanese in general have a tendency to hate any game that's...not Japanese)
I think Spore's main selling point is going to be to the mass of fans Will Wright has generated by his innovative games, and also going to be its strange appearence on store shelves. Word of mouth will be a big seller for this one, and people who normally don't play video games will make an exception for Spore - very much like the Sims was when it was first released.
If I'm wrong though, the world is in a better state than I thought.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Col_TIlXALo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Col_TIlXALo</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojf9Tbjj-eE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojf9Tbjj-eE</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Q8iZWaJkc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Q8iZWaJkc</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h50Til09L8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h50Til09L8</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCKQ8xrC-MY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCKQ8xrC-MY</a>
Not so new, but not linked here before:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk</a>
Not so new, but not linked here before:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk</a>
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Watching that thing walk was hilarious.
I hope there's some DS version videos soon.
Basically, you're saying because most people don't believe in the premise of the game, it won't sell to the masses?
So do most people believe in things like Orcs and magic and whatnot, e.g. World of Warcraft?
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Are you saying they dont?!