danasider on 06 August 2013
| Viper1 said: According to a May 2008 poll by the Davie-Brown Index (DBI), Pac-Man is the best-known of all videogame characters, recognized by 94% of American consumers. Mario comes a close second with 93%, http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7000/most-recognizable-videogame-character I'm willing to bet that since 5 years have passed that Mario has surpassed Pac-Man to top the list. Since 2008, Mario has been in more than a dozen games that have together sold well over 100 million units. Pac-Man has been in almost as many games but has sell barely 1 million units. |
Hmm, good source in terms of relevance to the topic, but how does something become a world record according to a poll that was conducted in one country? This link makes it seem like Pac-Man is the word's most recognizable video game character because it doesn't state "USA's most recognizable video game character." Maybe the book cites other polls, but the website shows no signs of it.
I'd agree with your assumption about Mario surpassing Pac-Man, but I wonder if even back in 2008 Mario would be proven more popular had the poll been conducted in more than one country.
