kitler53 on 11 February 2013
| wfz said: I'd like to dig deeper into the data to see what's really going on. It could just be that the best-selling titles don't have demos, hence the sales skew. Interesting info nonetheless. I'll give it a bite and go with it with this thought: Have you ever tried a demo for a game you didn't want to probably buy? Most gamers who download a demo are those who probably had plans to buy the game. If the demo is good, then their opinion is unchanged. If the demo is bad, however, then they won't want to buy the game anymore. People who are unlikely to buy your game probably won't try the demo, so a good demo won't influence them. It's an interesting thought. |
that's actaually a pretty reasonable explination.
..but at least in my own experience the couple of demo i have played were more for games i was 50/50 to begin with. without a demo i'd probably just look to review scores but demo can be handy. i was so/so on ni no kuni (i'm not the biggest rpg fan) but the demo sold me on it. more often than not the demo un-sells me though.
