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EA Spends 3x More On Marketing Than Development
G3ckoG33k writes "According to Electronic Arts officer Rich Hilleman, 'the price of producing console games has rocketed, with marketing costing up to three times more than the development of a title.'" Sounds pretty insane, but does anyone know how this compares to the film industry?
Using well-tested, modular women who can easily make extensible and interchangeable baby parts, you might be able to add a several women and grow a baby up to 40% faster. Of course, you'd have diminishing returns due to communication overhead once you get past four women.
Request for car analogy here, I don't get this woman thing.
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I managed the business end of a Snoopy snow cone push cart once, and let me tell you...it was like Hell on Earth. I'd never wish that upon anyone. Never.
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Have you heard of EA?
From their perspective, mission accomplished and money well spent.
Request for car analogy here, I don't get this woman thing.
Software development is a lot like a having a baby in a car. 1 woman, 9 glasses of wine, 1 romantic overlook = 1 baby.
Hmm.. my anology seems to fall apart. When I add more women to that, I get more babies.. sorry...
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Q: Why are games so expensive?
A: Because it costs us that much to convince you you want to buy it.
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"I don't get this woman thing."
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Don't worry dude that just makes you one of the crowd on
Tired of all the isms, don't exploit people as an employer, or a government, mmmmK?
You drive one car 9 miles in 9 minutes, but if you drive nine cars you'll drive 9 miles in one minute....simple
From what I understand, If you drive around with dead fetuses inside your car, marketing department will spend a lot but overall gameplay would suck.
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It takes Honda just under 2 years to develop a new model, and they are generally considered the highest overall quality in the world.
It takes GM 3-5 years to develop a new model, and they are generally considered shitty cars.
Wait, what were we discussing again?
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
But without all the sex, of course.
Maybe for you... I'm getting fucked by my boss every day
So if I combine your posts, what I get is that pregnancy is a regenerative cycle that ends in disaster.
Wait... what were we talking about?
Stupid, sexy Flanders.
And what sort of rulers will you and Naz be once this conquest is achieved?
Trust us.
I hate printers.
What if those ads help you sell the baby for $50,000, instead of $15,000?
I think the analogy may be starting to break down though.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
We don't use the word "woman" any more. The term you're looking for is Womb Resources.
Pouring gasoline on burning babies, I think.
One might ask the same about birds. What ARE birds? We just don't know.