ZenfoldorVGI said:
I don't agree, necessarily. I hardly ever saw a commercial for Kart, and I've seen just as many Infamous commercials as I have for Fable 2. |
I certainly don't live in the same location as you do, but in NJ (near Trenton/Princeton), I saw absolutely no inFamous commercial, and one trailer before Terminator Salvation, while I saw a shit load of TV commercials, and promotion at my local Gamestop (forgot to check out the EBgames near by).
As for word of mouth, I was a skeptic of inFamous. Mainly because I didn't really understand how the targeting worked (I didn't see the reticle until I actually played the demo), it was a sandbox game, and seemed to have little strategy. After playing the demo, I was one of those people trying to convince skeptics that the game was a definite buy.
I know we PS3 fanboys are seen as overhyping our own stuff, but there were a decent number of people who weren't excited, either saying they didn't want to buy the game, or they'll buy it much later. I think it was up to word of mouth and a number of postive reviews that made inFamous a success. I don't think the advertising reached the mainstream at all, and even within the hardcore Sony base, the game wasn't being as hyped like Killzone 2.
Edit: Who the FUCK is that guy in the Gamestop commercials? Ugh!!! Don't they realize how douchey the guy sounds, I mean it sounds like a voice from South Park or something.
