Well it's decided ! LBPs sackboy is sony PS3s first and new mascot !

[bardicverse]

Godot said:

Torillian said:
You don't think it would be difficult to make Gran Turismo the mascot?

Personally I like the idea, mascots are usually best if they appeal to a wide group of people. This is the reason that most mascots for companies could be perceived as "kiddy"?

 

I said it before and I'll say it again, I don't think the sackboys have anything kiddy. In fact I don't think they have much appeal to any other demographic than the 12-25 males. They look pretty creepy as their inspiration is most likely Voodoo dolls. So, it's not a good idea for Sony to select them as a mascot because it would be one that pleases their already existing fanbase. They need to find something that kids and older people can like. Right now, it's one of Sony's main problems. The Xbox 360 has propbably a more diversified demographic because of games such as Viva Pinata and Eternal Sonata. Little Big Planet is the game that is supposed to appeal to a larger demographic.

 

The characters are roughly inspired from a Japanese kid's show. Just so you don't get inspiration confused =)