| Wyrdness said: - Iceborne adds in more monsters (you know the things that make up most of the play time) than what was in the base game old or not is irrelevant as many in the base game were old as well a long with new equipment, G-Rank - Old Hunters added 4 new main areas to go with the 4 in the base game on top of the new weapons, lore and bosses. - Except it's not a separate game I said add in the region the same way they did with the DLC in other words they extend the adventure of Sw/Sh into these regions, how to balance it easy through badges like they always have. |
This is what I asked of you to do: list some examples of major retail/AAA games that released, and then later had DLC packs/extensions released that were just as large in size and content as the original game. Think of it this way: if the expansions were instead released as a brand new game/SKU at retail, would you pay the same price for them as the original game? Would the publisher be able to market the expansion as a full-fledged product?
We both know the answer to that when it comes to Iceborn and The Old Hunters. They are good expansions, but they would never make it as standalone products.
The new areas that are coming into the SS expansions for Galar are a drop in the bucket compared to the Sinnoh region. Why on God's green Earth would you expect Game Freak and TPC to suddenly grow a heart 10 sizes bigger and give you an entire full-fledged region that has never been presented in HD 3D for the price of an expansion?
Or if you're thinking that such an expansion would be about the price of a new game, then why wouldn't they just release a new game?
-Much easier to market and build hype
-Doesn't require customers to own a previous game
-Charging standard MSRP price is easier to justify
-Allows the Sinnoh and Galar to stand on their own and maintain their own identities instead of stepping on each other's toes
| Wyrdness said: if someone didn't find Sw/Sh appealing then it's clear they're not part of the people GF would be aiming for |
A Sinnoh remake would be pretty clear that GF is aiming for fans of Gen 4 and people who never got to play Gen 4 and want to experience the story and region for the first time. It's entirely possible to find a Diamond/Pearl/Platinum remake more appealing than Sword and Shield.
| Wyrdness said: - Older fans don't matter as much as you think the reason Pokemon began doing well again was because they went back to focusing on appealing to younger audiences instead of retaining long term fans with their business model, simple fun game + media and merchandise to market it, that's why the series began regaining selling power if you read the views of a lot of older fans they either expect BOTW wild with Pokemon and don't like the direction the current director has gone yet the sales have gone up. All of this is because older fans get replaced due to the target audience GF go for yeah the series has a decent amount of older fans who are fond of it but then if they leave they're simply replaced by a new fan in the dozens who become older while another batch of younger fans come in this is why the animes, movies and merchandise are given so much care because they also serve to market the games to their audience. You are simply at that stage where you're not the main target audience anymore as an older fan and haven't fully realized that as a result the series will take turns that may not only be different to what came before but also may not be fully to your liking. The only views that matter on the games are not mine or yours but the younger generation who replace us. |
Not agreeing or disagreeing with this; I'm curious as to how you have arrived at this notion and would like further elaboration, preferably with examples such as sales data or quotes from company officials, not anecdotal evidence from fans on forums.
