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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Gears and not God of War deserves the acronym GOW.

richardhutnik on 23 February 2009
Squilliam said:

It is the way of the world, to the bigger series go the spoils and the cooler acronym.

GOW 1+2 have sold a combined total of 10.44 Million.

GoOW 1+2 have sold a combined total of 5.65 Million.

GOW has almost sold double what GoOW sold over two releases each.

So as the natural progression of things, just as MK now means Mario Kart instead of Mortal Kombat we must accept that GOW means Gears of War because when it comes to acronyms the size of the series does matter.

Shorthand to what you said: Nope

A bit longer: Nope, stop being a blasted fanboy.

Even longer:

What a game is shortened to is NOT based on sales.  And MK is Mortal Kombat, and I don't care if you think of things.  There is no "natural progression" for the shorthand of things. 

In regards to abbreviations, just call Gears of War, Gears for short.  Why be so blasted stubborn?  The idea is to speak clearly, not confuse.  When you call Gears of War "Gears" people know what you are talking about.  For you to demand otherwise is to reek of presumptive fanboy arrogance.

Anyhow, as I see it, GoW is still God of War, and Gears is Gears of War.

 



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disolitude on 23 February 2009

For those that say God of War gets it because it came out first. Mortal Kombat came out before Mario KArt...and look how that turned out...

That being said I like saying Gears than GOW any day. Try saying GOW...its doesnt roll of the tounge as well as gears.



Khuutra on 23 February 2009
richardhutnik said:
Squilliam said:

It is the way of the world, to the bigger series go the spoils and the cooler acronym.

GOW 1+2 have sold a combined total of 10.44 Million.

GoOW 1+2 have sold a combined total of 5.65 Million.

GOW has almost sold double what GoOW sold over two releases each.

So as the natural progression of things, just as MK now means Mario Kart instead of Mortal Kombat we must accept that GOW means Gears of War because when it comes to acronyms the size of the series does matter.

Shorthand to what you said: Nope

A bit longer: Nope, stop being a blasted fanboy.

Even longer:

What a game is shortened to is NOT based on sales.  And MK is Mortal Kombat, and I don't care if you think of things.  There is no "natural progression" for the shorthand of things. 

In regards to abbreviations, just call Gears of War, Gears for short.  Why be so blasted stubborn?  The idea is to speak clearly, not confuse.  When you call Gears of War "Gears" people know what you are talking about.  For you to demand otherwise is to reek of presumptive fanboy arrogance.

Anyhow, as I see it, GoW is still God of War, and Gears is Gears of War.

Yes, there is.



megaman79 on 23 February 2009

GTFO FUBAR LOL



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

reptile168 on 23 February 2009

for PS3 fanboys (which is a lot in vgchartz), it'll always be god of war.

for 360 fanboys, GOW will always be for gears of war



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richardhutnik on 23 February 2009

And SF stands for Star Fox, not Street Fighter. You know it is true. Does Street Fighter tell you to do a barrel roll? No? Then that settles it.



perpride on 23 February 2009

Kasz - Your Google argument is completely moot. Gears came out two months ago. Wait till God of War comes out and re-test the theory. Also, type in MK in google...the first that has to do with games is Mortal Kombat. In other words, what comes up in google has no bearing on the validity of Squil's original claim. Type GOW into wikipedia. The first thing you see is a 1939 novel called Grapes of Wrath. Second is GOW. The third is Gears.

Khuutra - If you want to bring the constructs of language into this, then an acronym can be used for many things at the same time. We are talking about something that is extremely subjective. In other words, you can use GOW call whichever game you want. Which brings me back to my original post:

You can go ahead and start using GOW for Gears. It's your human right. However, that will NEVER, EVER make it so.



Khuutra on 23 February 2009
perpride said:

Khuutra - If you want to bring the constructs of language into this, then an acronym can be used for many things at the same time. We are talking about something that is extremely subjective. In other words, you can use GOW call whichever game you want. Which brings me back to my original post:

You can go ahead and start using GOW for Gears. It's your human right. However, that will NEVER, EVER make it so.

Yes, it will. It is inevitable that it will. That is the nature of language.

There are still accepted meanings in certain contexts, because certain contexts necessitate different modes - different languages, if you will - separate from other contexts. There will always be situations (like PS3 title discussions) wherein meanings will differ - perhaps GoW will still mean God of War in these contexts.

But in the larger, inter-console discussions, the usage of the acronym will win out, and if Gears of War triumphs in that context then the meaning of the acronym in the larger dialogue will have changed.



OT7 on 23 February 2009

Oh poor Squilliam,don't you have something more interesting thing to do ?

You're getting old and empty to do flamebaits threads,don't you?



perpride on 23 February 2009

@Khuutra - No, it wont. God of War has already established itself as GOW within video gaming. Even within the larger context of inter-console video game disscussion, more people will continue to use the acronym for God of War. Why do I say this? It's almost three years since Gears and that is exactly what we all call the game: Gears. Unlike God of War, the acronym has not been picked up and dominated mainstream use.

Sales do not change the nature of language, people do. And from where I sit and look at things, people have yet to start using GOW for Gears in the place of God of War - in the context of inter-console discussion. Refer to my last two posts for my quote you bolded - it was said with this in mind.