LCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comLCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours ago… I’ve never even heard of it. But I do love the old paper mario games! So wow, now we have a real life example of actual organic word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!
I just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
… I’ve never even heard of it.
But I do love the old paper mario games!
So wow, now we have a real life example of actual organic word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!