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Manit0u
Poland14101 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?14025 Posts
On August 13 2019 11:35 Manit0u wrote: FIFA 19 had barely 12.5m players in December 2018. FIFA 16, 17 and 18 each had around 30m (all in Dec 2018) so it seems that even die-hard fans of the series are avoiding it. 60% drop in interest is pretty significant. FIFA 19 sold roughly the same # of units as FIFA 18 and generated more microtransaction/etc. revenue. don't be retarded User was warned for this post | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic8477 Posts
On August 13 2019 11:35 Manit0u wrote: FIFA 19 had barely 12.5m players in December 2018. FIFA 16, 17 and 18 each had around 30m (all in Dec 2018) so it seems that even die-hard fans of the series are avoiding it. 60% drop in interest is pretty significant. Check the Ultimate Team mode. That alone gives EA more than a billion. IIRC it's more than a quorter of their income. Nobody cares about FIFA selling numbers, everybody is too busy with watching the counter on the microtransaction(imagine the hell population counter from the South Park movie)  | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada13250 Posts
https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/1161427942175576064?ref_src=twsrc^tfw Randy Pitchford's past year at Gearbox has been a 3-ring circus. I suspect the end is near for him. I suspect 2K Games has already informed Ptichford that he is on the way out the door. I think the plan is/was that shortly after Borderlands 3 is released Pitchford is officially relieved of his duties or he "voluntarily" resigns. It'll be interesting to see if someone gets a hold of this alleged piece of news before 2K Games makes it official. | ||
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oolong
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada13250 Posts
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-13-us-delays-tariff-on-game-consoles Nintendo already moved some manufacturing processes out of China in reaction to the threat of tariffs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-moves-some-switch-production-out-of-china-adapting-to-tariff-threat-11560328484 + Show Spoiler + TOKYO— Nintendo Co. NTDOY 0.09% is shifting some production of its Switch videogame console to Southeast Asia from China to limit the impact of possible U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made electronics, said people who work on Nintendo’s supply chain. It is another example of manufacturers adapting to the tariff threat. Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group said Tuesday that it was ready to move assembly of Apple Inc.’s iPhones out of China if necessary, and Japan’s Sharp Corp. , which is controlled by Foxconn, said last week that it planned to move production of personal computers to Taiwan or Vietnam. Kyoto-based Nintendo has traditionally relied on the Chinese factories of contract assembly companies to make its videogame hardware. That includes the Switch console, introduced in 2017. The Wall Street Journal reported in March that Nintendo planned to update the Switch this year with two new models. One is set to look similar to the current model with beefed-up components, while the other is expected to be a less-expensive model with a new look. People involved in the supply chain said production in Southeast Asia has started for the Switch, including the current type and the two new models, suggesting Nintendo is getting ready to introduce them soon. They didn’t give specific volume figures but said Nintendo wanted to have enough units to sell in the U.S., the largest market for videogame consoles, when the new products go on the market. A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment on possible new models. Regarding production of the Switch, he said the console is now mostly made in China and that the company is always exploring options for where it assembles its products. The U.S. increased import tariffs last month on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% from 10% and proposed placing tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese exports. The new batch of tariffs, if made final, would likely cover smartphones, videogame consoles and computers. However, they might not be adopted if tensions ease between the world’s two largest economies. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet in late June in Osaka, the center of the Japanese region that includes many electronics makers including Nintendo and Sharp. Videogame platform owners tend to sell hardware at a thin profit in hopes of earning revenue from more-lucrative software sales. If Nintendo had to pay a 25% tariff to import its consoles into the U.S., it might be forced to sell them at a loss—something the company has said it wants to avoid. For the Switch, the latter half of 2019, including the holiday season, is a key period to lock in sales because competitor Microsoft Corp. , maker of the Xbox One, is planning a next-generation console for the 2020 holiday season. Analysts say they expect the new less-expensive model of the Switch to sell for about $200, down from about $300 currently, to propel sales. Ahead of the E3 videogame expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo released a video online Tuesday showing new games for the Switch system, including titles in the “Legend of Zelda,” Pokémon and Marvel franchises. | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States11874 Posts
It would seem that most of the players who buy games that gamers dislike are ones who don't seek out opinions from others. They just like what they like, and are influenced either by their own interests (genre) or by the marketing efforts of the publisher (flashiness or pace). | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic8477 Posts
On August 21 2019 05:41 Excalibur_Z wrote: The reason so many "samey" AAA games sell massively despite poor user reviews is because the more hardcore, scrutinizing gamers will be more likely to post on Metacritic, Steam, Reddit, and so on. They still receive high critical reviews because critics are trained to look at a game from a surface level, and when you list out the user-friendliness and features of many AAA games, they do check a lot of boxes. Core gamers are more likely to compare games against each other and gravitate toward the games that provide the highest value for cost: "oh this Fifa game is too similar to last year's, where's the innovation?" "this Anthem game just feels like a ripoff of Destiny or Warframe, and those games do these things better" "which game should I get, X or Y?" It would seem that most of the players who buy games that gamers dislike are ones who don't seek out opinions from others. They just like what they like, and are influenced either by their own interests (genre) or by the marketing efforts of the publisher (flashiness or pace). They receive high critical reviews because nowadays games are made mostly for critics not for players. Because many studios have a clause that over certain metacritic score(the critic one) they get bonuses. Most known is for the Fallout NV where they missed the bonus by 1 point. Similarily you can look at certain movies or series, high critical reviews, poor fan score. Edit> Also many gamers ramble about the game and how poor it is and yet they buy it, which doesn't make any sense and when you confront them they cannot explain it or they say "it's not important" etc. Edit2> I saw it in SW BF2 controversy. I am in a group of people who are big fans of Star Wars. All of them were rambling about how poor the game it is. Only 3 didn't buy. 1 didn't have the money and 2 stayed by their principles. 2 CE editions were bought in the group. All of them were really unhappy yet they bought it because "it's star wars". | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic8477 Posts
https://kotaku.com/two-of-steams-top-games-last-month-were-anime-sex-games-1837387431 They're progressive, open and stuff, until something that requires being open happens Now to the last paragraph that took my interest the most. First of all, there's a good selling gay game on Steam. Thus LGBTQ+ has a representative(1) and (2) if we still consider heterosexualism being the majority, surprise, it's selling the best(because the biggest target audience, that's like being shocked that Metalica sells better than Helloween). And (3) while the target audience is probably heterosexual male, it's not being played just by heterosexual male as the article suggests. This is plainly sexist from a web which is telling us we're supposed to not be sexist, we're supposed to be open minded and respectful to others Also considering that all other major players are refusing to sell such games, shouldn't be Steam praised for their open minds? And the last and my usual thing - how it comes that they're not making articles about violent games but sex and nudity takes their attention?  Edit> Sorry for double post, but I think this deserves own post so it shows a new one in the subscribed threads thingy Edit2> I know about 2 games, I believe the Dream Daddy isn't straight and Coming out of top either. Both massive success for the games they are (IMO) (I'm at work, can't check the games for obvious reasons ) | ||
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