Posted March 15 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Ronnie said: I'm comparing the profitability of two games that sold the same amount of copies and using it against your over-simplistic statement. Saying 'MK Switch sold more than MK 64 therefore gaming = more profitzz' these days is meaningless, and that's being polite. If that argument had any merit whatsoever, why not compare Lylat Wars to Starfox Zero? You're still not understanding - still! It's quite extraordinary at this point. The fact that they both sold 10 million copies does not make them comparable in this way. Not. In. Any. Way. They are two different products that reached that 10 million sales checkpoint based on very different reasons. Mario Kart did that through gameplay and mass mainstream appeal, AC did that through sheer scale and representation of an Ancient Egypt (which requires a lot of developers). There are games made today which sell many millions and have even fewer than 50 developers, but instead you picked AC Origins, likely because you already knew a lot of people made it. Your whole argument seems to be "Mario Kart 64 sold 10 million with 50 staff, AC Origins sold 10 million with 1,000 staff - games make less profit now!" It's just such a ridiculous argument because these are so very different games. The reason for the difference has nothing to do with the passage of time (and games being more profitable back then) and entirely to do with the desirability of each game. Mario Kart is a much more popular series - it's just the audience was much smaller back then. That's why Mario Kart Switch, with its much bigger audience of available customers, has sold 52 million copies, while AC Origins, like you said, sold a "paltry" 10 million by comparison. Quote You are, as usual, shifting the goal posts and hilariously missing the point. AAA gaming is (in general) far more expensive to produce these days than 20 or 30 years ago. That's my point. It's more nuanced than "more profit in gaming now". Mate, there's nothing hilarious about this. It's sad. Edited March 15 by Sheikah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 15 2 minutes ago, Sheikah said: Mario Kart did that through gameplay, AC did that through sheer scale and representation of an Ancient Egypt (which requires a lot of developers). Yes people bought Origins because of tourism reasons, rather than the fun gameplay. Got it. Have a good night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 15 Just now, Ronnie said: Yes people bought Origins because of tourism reasons, rather than the fun gameplay. Got it. Have a good night. I mean, yeah? Nothing special about the gameplay at all. AC Origins wouldn't have sold anything like it did if it wasn't a painstakingly realised Ancient Egypt. People fucking love pyramids, you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 15 I have Pharaoh a New Era on my left monitor right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 17 Shopto have more collectors editions if anyone is after one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 18 At least it’s something practical? Though you need to buy the collector edition to get the knife & fork for a complete set. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Dcubed said: The world’s smallest shovel! It'll break after 10 uses. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 15 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Helmsly said: Zelda direct incoming: That's 15:00 tomorrow for us UK-based folks. Yep, definitely the time for this, and definitely excited! Just some six and a half weeks to go and I feel like we know virtually nothing about the game, and while that makes me a little nervous (because, c'mon, very companies go the route of showing too little unfortunately!), I'm sure it's for great reason. Absolutely cannot wait to get lost in Hyrule once again really curious to see what they've chosen to show in what I imagine will be a highly curated 10 minute segment. Got to imagine it's some confirmation of dungeons, probably putting a name to whatever the shrine alternatives have ended up being, and maybe talking about some differences in the world, as well as Link's new abilities? Also, anyone want to put odds on people coming out of this showing and complaining that it doesn't look like it's had six years of work put into it? And then odds on those odds for those people being the ones that didn't enjoy BotW in the first place? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 hours ago 10 minutes of gameplay is perfect. No need for a big 30+ min blowout of a game where they show everything it has to offer. Discovery and exploration is the main draw of BOTW and presumably TOTK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 hours ago 8 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Discovery and exploration is the main draw of BOTW and presumably TOTK. Calling it now: we haven't seen gameplay because the game is actually a first-person shooter, that's why it's taken six years! Little do those poor Koroks know that they're about to fall victim to Link's war crimes... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 hours ago That's 15:00 tomorrow for us UK-based folks. Yep, definitely the time for this, and definitely excited! Just some six and a half weeks to go and I feel like we know virtually nothing about the game, and while that makes me a little nervous (because, c'mon, very companies go the route of showing too little unfortunately!), I'm sure it's for great reason. Absolutely cannot wait to get lost in Hyrule once again really curious to see what they've chosen to show in what I imagine will be a highly curated 10 minute segment. Got to imagine it's some confirmation of dungeons, probably putting a name to whatever the shrine alternatives have ended up being, and maybe talking about some differences in the world, as well as Link's new abilities? Also, anyone want to put odds on people coming out of this showing and complaining that it doesn't look like it's had six years of work put into it? And then odds on those odds for those people being the ones that didn't enjoy BotW in the first place? I think we could possibly even name them... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 2 hours ago The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom new trailer reveal today Now up on the main page. N-Europe should have the usual roundup article posted shortly after the presentation has aired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
