Does LBP cater a niche market?

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I think the biggest problem with dropping LBP when they did was that SONY didn't establish a market for the game before it dropped.

Sure it can cater to casuals and (some might say) female gamers, but the fact of the matter is, I doubt many would drop the money for a PS3 just to play the game, without a solid foundation of Casual friendly titles, there was no way LBP could have been HUGE (to borrow a phrase).

As for the core gamer demographic, I believe a large percentage (if not the vast majority) rarely pay attention to gaming websites, so the only exposure to LBP they would have received would have been the really "gay" advertisements sony floats around (I use the word "gay" because that's what, I believe, most of the non-website visiting gamers would deem it as, not because I'm trying to attack homosexuals.).

Seriously, one of the few LBP ads here is a poster saying "In my world, I fart when I'm happy". OKAY.

On top of that, I believe there's a group of website visting gamers that realised that this games potential lies in the community and that unless the community make awesome levels, this game will suck. I'm a part of that group, I'll pick up LBP in a few months time at a cheaper price and because by that time, there should be some truly awesome levels created.