Neodegenerate said:
Something that only exists within a single target demographic (gamers) that changes things only for that one target demographic (gamers) does not constitute a cultural phenomenon. There are plenty of examples already written as to why, go back through the thread and look. |
I disagree with every bit of that. A movie or book or show for example could be cultural phenomenon. It only needs to have widespread popularity to really fit the definition of it. I'm not debating like the other guy which IP is a bigger cultural phenomenon but GTA is definitely a cultural phenomenon. Gaming is popular worldwide and GTA is one of the most popular IPs in gaming. An entire genre was born just to mimic it. I've seen news reports about how a cop learned a car chase move to knock a getaway car off the road from a gta game. Most americans know of that game series and most people in any country where gaming is a popular know of GTA.
