Kasz216 said:
BMaker11 said:
It will never be possible to outhype Halo. Why? Because the gaming community UNIFORMLY says this game is "solid" at best, while the multiplayer is fun, yet it gets 10s, and sells bajillions. Don't forget to factor in Mountain Dew, Nascar, millions worth in commercials, etc. MGS4 won't sells million on hype, it will sell on the greatness of the game, much like how Kingdom Hearts was a sleeper hit that sold out of nowhere for such an unlikely mix up |
Cause when I think sleeper hit I think Disney and Final Fantasy. So am I imaginging that Kingdom Hearts TV commercial that was burned in my head because it seemed to play every commercial break?
Seriously, this thing played so much I know the damn song word for word. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJLuQRDm5vM I somehow don't think MGS4 will be absent on the airwaves either. Either way it's not going to top that "Master Cheif Banks Here. Go Earth!" thing. |
Disney and Final Fantasy by themselves wouldn't make a game a sleeper hit, because you'd know about each separate game quite well. Kingdom Hearts was a fluke of a conception that took off out of nowhere, the developers even said that they didn't expect it to sell so well. And that ONE commercial that made airwaves like 2 weeks before release is why I call it a sleeper. Halo had commericals an entire MONTH before release, 24 hour countdown on G4TV, Gamer Fuel, is on Nascar...cars, etc. Nothing will ever beat that. The reason I compared MGS4 to KH is because both sold/will sell mostly on merit, and not hype (not to say Halo doesn't sell on merit, but damnit...it even has its' own book for crying out loud). Sure, the gaming community is hyping MGS4 like none other, but this community is but a very, VERY small fraction of the consumers that actually buy games.
