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Does a game's box art really help its sales?

Yes 70 85.37%
 
No 12 14.63%
 
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MDMAlliance on 25 January 2013

I know the box art helps its sales, but it doesn't change whether or not I buy games considering I buy games based off of things like reviews, trailers, etc.

People who buy from retail stores definitely look at games and see the box art and many times I see certain ones pique peoples' interest.



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the_dengle on 25 January 2013
bananaking21 said:

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Corey on 25 January 2013

Yes, for kids and perhaps uneducated gamers.



green_sky on 25 January 2013
SaviorX said:
Why do you think New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold so much?

Red is an emotive color, and also influences people to buy more stuff. Just look at Macy's.

No i think it was because it had the words "Wii" in the title. Jay520 did a pretty comprehensive thread on that. 



_crazy_man_ on 25 January 2013

It can be the eyecandy that gets a casual to buy a game.  So yes to some extent.



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Otakumegane on 25 January 2013

Yes. Tales of Symphonia.



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plu_To on 25 January 2013

It might....but has no bearing on whether I will buy the game or not



binary solo on 25 January 2013

Yes, but good box art doesn't directly help sales. Bad box art hurts sales, so if you want to reach your sales potential then having good box art will ensure people aren't put off buying.

But there really no difference between good box art and awesomely amazing box art.

And great art doesn't make great box art. The Mona Lisa would make crap box art for CoD Modern Warfare 1,000,000.



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NintendoPie on 25 January 2013

None of the pictures in the OP made me want those games, they did the opposite. Especially when you see how similar they are to each other. It's just boring.

But no, I don't think Box art sells a game. If the Box art is good it might catch a person's eye, but I doubt the person would decide to buy the game just because of that.



Otakumegane on 25 January 2013
NintendoPie said:
None of the pictures in the OP made me want those games, they did the opposite. Especially when you see how similar they are to each other. It's just boring.

But no, I don't think Box art sells a game. If the Box art is good it might catch a person's eye, but I doubt the person would decide to buy the game just because of that.


Well I myself have bought a game just because of the boxart a couple times. Usually because of the artstyle.



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