Activision CEO: People Like Sequels
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He is way too interested in money alone, has no interest in the product, or quality. And sequels can become failures just as easily. The only thing they have going for them is the name and fanbase. But one misstep that leads to disappointing that fanbase, and its skkkkrrrttt!scotth266 said:
I wouldn't go that far I'm 100% certain that you could make a truly terrifying mask for Halloween based off his face. Seriously with a grin like that you know he makes children cry on sight.dkuch said:
Or maybe they're just sheep with no taste? Why else would keep buying franchises that are literally just copy pastes of the previous year? I'm specifically bitching about the mountains of cash idiots flush on Madden. For example I'll use me I didn't buy CoD:5 because after renting it I realized it was just CoD:4 with cliche WW2 wallpaper and not an innovation in sight. I will however get CoD:6 for two reasonsMalygris said:
Activision Blizzard [http://www.activisionblizzard.com/] CEO Bobby Kotick denies that the publisher relies too heavily on exploiting existing franchises, saying most gamers prefer it that way.
"Actually, people are happy with existing franchises, provided you innovate within them."
1.I trust Infinity Ward will bring new things to multiplayer and
2.I've wanted night vision goggles for more than a decade and this is as good an excuse as any.
It just seems odd to me that he'd say "Oh, gamers like sequels." and then go on to shout the praises of World of Warcraft which is decidedly not a sequel in the exact same statement.
I mean, technically neither of his statements are wrong, gamers do like sequels and WoW is incredibly successful, it just seems odd that he'd say both in the same article because they're not exactly complimentary points.
It flows poorly is what I'm getting at. I feel like he's jumped across to another point entirely while I'm still considering his first one. There's no flow.
Hearts of Iron 3, Sims 3, Victoria 2 (coming 2010), Empire: Total War, Europa Universalis 3, waiting for Elder Scrolls 5...maybe Kotick's on to something.
Then again, Mount&Blade, East India Company, Children of the Nile, and Rise of Nations would like a word with him and a free swing at punching him in the mouth.
Then again, Mount&Blade, East India Company, Children of the Nile, and Rise of Nations would like a word with him and a free swing at punching him in the mouth.
Yep, people sure do love sequels. That's why games like Deus Ex: Invisible War were so successful.... how about all those "great" Tony Hawk games.... right guys...? .... anybody?
Is his idea of innovation adding Mii Avatars to Guitar Hero 5? Because really that's the only real change the game has going for it.
Yay! another business savvy individual. CEOs and businesses are not the devil, I think video game consumers (or the apparently different segment "hobbyists" who I assume are also consumers if they pay cash for games) have a greater impact then ever on what types of games are made and what content they contain. New IPs are less frequent because they are Russian roulette in terms of risk.scotth266 said:
Lets not forget the existent and healthy competition between the creators of these squeals. Personally, every October through December I find plenty of games each year that interest me and I always pick up enough to effectively distract me from work and school. Lastly, which did you spend more time with: Mirrors edge or fallout 3? Sequels aren't the problem in my opinion, pandemic casual gaming however is *cough* *cough* Natal *cough*. There isn't a solution to this though, unfortunately the casual segment represents all of the video game industries potential for growth.
Is that a for or against? (personally I'm looking forward to it but I don't know about everyone else)Valiance said:
But I mean this is pretty much obvious, as long as the sequel is good of course, or not made by Nintendo because only Nintendo can ever be guilty of franchising ever.[/joke]
I don't like sequels. I got into video games years after everyone else. Most of those sequels are for games that started off on consoles that don't exist anymore. Every sequel you make is a game I may not be able to play because I'll have no idea what's going on you stupid idiot!
I bought Prototype! I bought InFamous! I buy original games! I hardly ever waste my money on a sequel to a game I've never played! Original games are how you get new customers, dumb-ass!
For the record, I'm insulting the idiotic business owner, not the poster of this forum or any of the other posters.
I bought Prototype! I bought InFamous! I buy original games! I hardly ever waste my money on a sequel to a game I've never played! Original games are how you get new customers, dumb-ass!
For the record, I'm insulting the idiotic business owner, not the poster of this forum or any of the other posters.
yes we "like" sequels but only when they're good with innovation not just cut and paste games i.e. tombraider
I only like some sequels. What I hate with a passion is when they make a sequel for a next-gen system so then you have to buy the system to play the game.
Bollocks. Money-milking tossers.
Bollocks. Money-milking tossers.
...Damn it, I agree, as much as I don't want to. He looks like a retard, for God's Sake! Like a retarded little gremlin, right before it steals my socks, while telling me he's here for my benefit! Then selling them back to me! Damn it! Yes, as long as there's some innovation, I don't mind a good sequel. But there's a HUGE qualifier on that--the word good. And I'll only tolerate a few sequels before I go absolutely bonkers and try and get some large member of the cat family to eat Bobby Kotick. If WoW makes so much money, why in the name of the lightbringer did Blizzard agree to a merger with a powerhungry little gremlin like that??
...Is it still illegal to headbutt morons?
...Is it still illegal to headbutt morons?
This article is summarizing another article which is probably a summary of an interview conducted with Kotick over several topics. Sort of like how interviews go for the nightly news: you don't see the 30 minutes of questions in-between the two ones the news team put into their broadcast because they didn't find them to be interesting/big enough to waste broadcast time on.Amnestic said:
