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Why Do Games Sell?

Posted by Zonk on from the psychic-powers-beats-gang-violence dept.

simoniker writes "Game designer Pierre-Alexandre Garneau has published a new article compiling a list of factors that make games popular, and although he notes: "The test assumes that the game is good — if it's bad, chances are it won't sell no matter how high it scores on this test," his comparison of GTA 3 and Psychonauts tries to apply common-sense reasoning to why one sold well and the other did not."

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  1. Why do games sell? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Marketing.

  2. Newsflash by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Insightful

    critically acclaimed games like Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil have sold far fewer sales than they deserved.
    Critically acclaimed movies usually tank at the box office and critically acclaimed books and albums are usually the preserve of pretentious/elitest twats.
    Who was the clever chap who said "Give the public what they want" ?
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    There is no dupe