30th January 2003, 5:58 PM
*Stops playing Final Fantasy 6 for a moment*
What's that about dark games with death and such being only niche titles?
*plays some Secret of Mana*
Seriously, that's certainly not the case. I would expect someone who complains about how there's too much story in RPGs these days to know that there is a huge fanbase for great storyline and dark moodiness. For instance, Xenogears and Chrono Cross are massivly selling titles (though not as much as the main Final Fantasy franchise of Square's) and they rival each other for deepest story evaar in a game, or in fact any medium. They also have some moodiness, especially Xenogears, , Chrono Cross having more of a Zelda "epic" mood througout, in them, so dark moods aren't the problem.
It'll all be fine if you admit your theory is off. If indeed Nintendo does think that's the reason the game won't sell (and shame on you for thinking story would be more than the gameplay with Nintendo :D), then they are nuts.
Ogre Battle didn't sell? Wow, that's amazing, especially with the TONS of commercials for it! Sorry, that was uncalled for. However, I must admit that not once have I EVER seen an Ogre Battle commercial when those ads were supposedly running. Maybe they were on during Survivor or the Mondey Night "Brand new Lifetime movie" (which, since those movies were brand new, and one new one was shown each week, should indicate the quality and uniqueness), but regardless I never once saw any ads for them, and I am a couch potato (cut them up, mash them up, throw them in a pot). Some here may have seen them, but the fact remains that just HAVING an ad isn't enough. It has to be so widely placed on TV that people actually have the chance to see it. You see, most people don't make the media too important in their lives (just because the TV says that people think this doesn't make it so, it's just TV talking) and actually go out a lot, watching only a few shows they like. In fact, that's the case with me lately. I watch some funny shows, and some Discovery channel stuff, but TV isn't all that important to me, at least not nearly important enough for me to base my life's views on it). Anyway, as I was actually talking about originally, don't defend the position by saying "Ogre battle didn't sell well, and it had ads" because as far as the public is concerned, no that game did not. It's important that people actually SEE the ads you see. Otherwise it's about as likely to be seen as a commercial in a movie rental.
Look, Fire Emblem should have a huge following in the US for two reasons. One, people will hear that "it's like Advance Wars, but you can do all this other stuff too". Two, people have all played Super Smash Bros. Melee, with Marth and Roy in there (easy to unlock, and if you say something like "Most people don't get any secrets in fighting games because they are a bunch of stupid heads", then I'll have to tell you that's dead wrong), and thus probably would really want the Fire Emblem game via association. I know it worked on me and my friends.
What's that about dark games with death and such being only niche titles?
*plays some Secret of Mana*
Seriously, that's certainly not the case. I would expect someone who complains about how there's too much story in RPGs these days to know that there is a huge fanbase for great storyline and dark moodiness. For instance, Xenogears and Chrono Cross are massivly selling titles (though not as much as the main Final Fantasy franchise of Square's) and they rival each other for deepest story evaar in a game, or in fact any medium. They also have some moodiness, especially Xenogears, , Chrono Cross having more of a Zelda "epic" mood througout, in them, so dark moods aren't the problem.
It'll all be fine if you admit your theory is off. If indeed Nintendo does think that's the reason the game won't sell (and shame on you for thinking story would be more than the gameplay with Nintendo :D), then they are nuts.
Ogre Battle didn't sell? Wow, that's amazing, especially with the TONS of commercials for it! Sorry, that was uncalled for. However, I must admit that not once have I EVER seen an Ogre Battle commercial when those ads were supposedly running. Maybe they were on during Survivor or the Mondey Night "Brand new Lifetime movie" (which, since those movies were brand new, and one new one was shown each week, should indicate the quality and uniqueness), but regardless I never once saw any ads for them, and I am a couch potato (cut them up, mash them up, throw them in a pot). Some here may have seen them, but the fact remains that just HAVING an ad isn't enough. It has to be so widely placed on TV that people actually have the chance to see it. You see, most people don't make the media too important in their lives (just because the TV says that people think this doesn't make it so, it's just TV talking) and actually go out a lot, watching only a few shows they like. In fact, that's the case with me lately. I watch some funny shows, and some Discovery channel stuff, but TV isn't all that important to me, at least not nearly important enough for me to base my life's views on it). Anyway, as I was actually talking about originally, don't defend the position by saying "Ogre battle didn't sell well, and it had ads" because as far as the public is concerned, no that game did not. It's important that people actually SEE the ads you see. Otherwise it's about as likely to be seen as a commercial in a movie rental.
Look, Fire Emblem should have a huge following in the US for two reasons. One, people will hear that "it's like Advance Wars, but you can do all this other stuff too". Two, people have all played Super Smash Bros. Melee, with Marth and Roy in there (easy to unlock, and if you say something like "Most people don't get any secrets in fighting games because they are a bunch of stupid heads", then I'll have to tell you that's dead wrong), and thus probably would really want the Fire Emblem game via association. I know it worked on me and my friends.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)