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Something wrong with you?

Yes, I only play super hyped games 5 3.73%
 
Yes, for other reasons 16 11.94%
 
Not Sure 4 2.99%
 
No, I play what I like 102 76.12%
 
No, sales = quality! 4 2.99%
 
I'm not a gamer 3 2.24%
 
Total:134
sales2099 on 21 June 2013

There's mass market, niche, and mass market games with a niche sub fanbase.

That's why I like Halo so much....such a menagerie of different fan groups that can NEVER see eye to eye. Every Halo fan rates their favorite Halo games differently.

The Halo lore fans are the niche minority and the Multiplayer casuals are what make it sell millions upon millions. We get more story and they get more MP. We help eachother :)



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

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the2real4mafol on 21 June 2013

i'm willing to try any game that gets decent reviews (70% or higher) to see if i liked it. And enjoyed lots of them. Vanquish and Yakuza didn't do too well in the west but i loved those games. But most people are not willing to try something different, they will stick to one or two franchises which i think is pointless when consoles cost so much money.



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naruball on 21 June 2013
theprof00 said:
naruball said:
badgenome said:

You might as well ask if there's something wrong with people in general. Firefly barely lasts one season, but Jersey Shore is one of the biggest shows of all time. That the mainstream is kind of the derpstream is hardly unique to gaming, and furthermore...

Actually, not realy. Not even top200 shows of all time. It was insanely successful for what it was, but still not even close to successful shows like Desperate Housewives, Lost, Big Ban Theory, The Walking Dead, Two and a Half Men, American Idol, Survivor, The Voice etc. 

Is that a vgchartz reality show?

Hahaha. Good one. 



Augen on 21 June 2013
JinxRake said:
Transformers breaks records in terms of sales while Moon is barely known outside of a handful of people.
This hype thing applies everywhere, to every aspect of the entertainment industry.


The director of "Moon" did "Source Code" as well which is a good science fiction type film.  If you have not seen, would suggest it as I enjoyed both.  



Ps4eva! on 21 June 2013

Unfortunately the mainstream gamer makes up most of the gaming economy. It's sad really.



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gooch_destroyer on 21 June 2013

There's plenty of shooters that feature a mid-thirties white guy with some M-16

But games like "Shadow of the Colossus" only mention briefly in some random ass show.

Skyrim: OMG best game evar!!

SMT and Persona: Herp Derp what's that?

"I don't wanna play as a female protagonist; it makes me feel awkward and stuff."

"3DS and Vita are children's toys"

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