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We've seen crazes come and we've seen crazes go. In came wrestling in the early nineties and out it went in the mid nineties. (Yes I know its back now) Thomas the Tank Engine was an absolutely huge success but now it's appeal has worn off. Lots of youngsters still like it but it's barley ever shown on TV anymore. One of the biggest influences of my childhood is now dead in the water.
Nowadays we've still got crazes but they are nowhere as big as they were before. Take Pokémon for example. It was the biggest thing you could find in America and Japan then it came over here and, for about 3 months you couldn't turn anywhere without seeing Pikachus cute little face advertising this or that. Now I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Pokémon because that’s down to personal choice, but I hate the way big companies such as Tescos and Woolworth’s are taking advantage of the nations youth today.
They are milking everything they can out of Pokémon, putting a new product in their shops every single bloody week, with the hope that some poor impressionable child somewhere will walk into a shop with his Mum or Dad and say,"Mummy Mummy, please can I have that portable Pokémon cleaning kit" (Okay a bit theatrical but you get my drift)
Now Pokémon is starting to die out the company that created it is trying to earn that last dollar. I'm sure you all have heard of the Pokémon trading card game. Sure what’s wrong with it? Well what’s wrong with it is that kids in playgrounds everywhere can remember every single little fact about all 151 Pokémon and not know a damn thing about what they're supposed to learn about in school. These are the future generation and we're trying to pollute their minds with a load of crap about furry little monsters that can perform megachops and the suchlike.
It's the same with the computer games for crying out loud. You've got Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 (which is in the last stages of development), Pokémon Snap, Hey You Pikachu and now Pokémon Puzzle League. That’s 5 games on one single console for Pete’s sake. Fair play Pokémon Snap is actually quite a fun game and Hey You Pikachu is an extremely novel idea with the VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) but do we really need all these games? No.
Then there’s the countless rip offs of huge crazes like these. Digimon anyone? Exactly, the same thing but replacing the Poké with Digi.
As well as taking advantage of all the children who do like Pokémon there is inevitably going to be some kids who actually don't like Pokémon. With all these products some children are going to get just a little bit fed up, aren't they?
Then you've got the movies. Pokémon: The Movie wasn't exactly as large as the makers had expected it to be. So what do they do? They make another one! Wow great idea or what! Pokémon: The Movie 2001 is just some fat cats somewhere who aren't happy enough just simply polluting the minds of tomorrows adults, they aren't happy enough with the amount of money they've raked in either. So they try and make some more by taking the same film and adding an extra Pokémon here, a new landscape there...
You would think that Children would notice this, wouldn't you? Well no they don't. I'm not going to bother telling you why because if you've read what I've already written you will probably already know the answer.
This got me thinking. If they can do it why don't game makers? Then I realised that they do!! Sequels to games are simply the developers trying to make a bit of extra cash. Okay sometimes the sequels are actually quite good and other times they're not, but they've all got the same motive behind them. Films converted into games. What’s wrong with that you ask? Nothing as long the maker’s are actually trying to make a decent game to entertain the general public and not to rip them off.
I hope by now you get my point. I'm sorry to rant on and on about this but I've finally decided to speak out against what I hate most in society today. Greed.
RBS
Nowadays we've still got crazes but they are nowhere as big as they were before. Take Pokémon for example. It was the biggest thing you could find in America and Japan then it came over here and, for about 3 months you couldn't turn anywhere without seeing Pikachus cute little face advertising this or that. Now I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Pokémon because that’s down to personal choice, but I hate the way big companies such as Tescos and Woolworth’s are taking advantage of the nations youth today.
They are milking everything they can out of Pokémon, putting a new product in their shops every single bloody week, with the hope that some poor impressionable child somewhere will walk into a shop with his Mum or Dad and say,"Mummy Mummy, please can I have that portable Pokémon cleaning kit" (Okay a bit theatrical but you get my drift)
Now Pokémon is starting to die out the company that created it is trying to earn that last dollar. I'm sure you all have heard of the Pokémon trading card game. Sure what’s wrong with it? Well what’s wrong with it is that kids in playgrounds everywhere can remember every single little fact about all 151 Pokémon and not know a damn thing about what they're supposed to learn about in school. These are the future generation and we're trying to pollute their minds with a load of crap about furry little monsters that can perform megachops and the suchlike.
It's the same with the computer games for crying out loud. You've got Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 (which is in the last stages of development), Pokémon Snap, Hey You Pikachu and now Pokémon Puzzle League. That’s 5 games on one single console for Pete’s sake. Fair play Pokémon Snap is actually quite a fun game and Hey You Pikachu is an extremely novel idea with the VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) but do we really need all these games? No.
Then there’s the countless rip offs of huge crazes like these. Digimon anyone? Exactly, the same thing but replacing the Poké with Digi.
As well as taking advantage of all the children who do like Pokémon there is inevitably going to be some kids who actually don't like Pokémon. With all these products some children are going to get just a little bit fed up, aren't they?
Then you've got the movies. Pokémon: The Movie wasn't exactly as large as the makers had expected it to be. So what do they do? They make another one! Wow great idea or what! Pokémon: The Movie 2001 is just some fat cats somewhere who aren't happy enough just simply polluting the minds of tomorrows adults, they aren't happy enough with the amount of money they've raked in either. So they try and make some more by taking the same film and adding an extra Pokémon here, a new landscape there...
You would think that Children would notice this, wouldn't you? Well no they don't. I'm not going to bother telling you why because if you've read what I've already written you will probably already know the answer.
This got me thinking. If they can do it why don't game makers? Then I realised that they do!! Sequels to games are simply the developers trying to make a bit of extra cash. Okay sometimes the sequels are actually quite good and other times they're not, but they've all got the same motive behind them. Films converted into games. What’s wrong with that you ask? Nothing as long the maker’s are actually trying to make a decent game to entertain the general public and not to rip them off.
I hope by now you get my point. I'm sorry to rant on and on about this but I've finally decided to speak out against what I hate most in society today. Greed.
RBS
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We've seen crazes come and we've seen crazes go. In came wrestling in the early nineties and out it went in the mid nineties. (Yes I know its back now) Thomas the Tank Engine was an absolutely huge success but now it's appeal has worn off. Lots of youngsters still like it but it's barley ever shown on TV anymore. One of the biggest influences of my childhood is now dead in the water.
Nowadays we've still got crazes but they are nowhere as big as they were before. Take Pokémon for example. It was the biggest thing you could find in America and Japan then it came over here and, for about 3 months you couldn't turn anywhere without seeing Pikachus cute little face advertising this or that. Now I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Pokémon because that’s down to personal choice, but I hate the way big companies such as Tescos and Woolworth’s are taking advantage of the nations youth today.
They are milking everything they can out of Pokémon, putting a new product in their shops every single bloody week, with the hope that some poor impressionable child somewhere will walk into a shop with his Mum or Dad and say,"Mummy Mummy, please can I have that portable Pokémon cleaning kit" (Okay a bit theatrical but you get my drift)
Now Pokémon is starting to die out the company that created it is trying to earn that last dollar. I'm sure you all have heard of the Pokémon trading card game. Sure what’s wrong with it? Well what’s wrong with it is that kids in playgrounds everywhere can remember every single little fact about all 151 Pokémon and not know a damn thing about what they're supposed to learn about in school. These are the future generation and we're trying to pollute their minds with a load of crap about furry little monsters that can perform megachops and the suchlike.
It's the same with the computer games for crying out loud. You've got Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 (which is in the last stages of development), Pokémon Snap, Hey You Pikachu and now Pokémon Puzzle League. That’s 5 games on one single console for Pete’s sake. Fair play Pokémon Snap is actually quite a fun game and Hey You Pikachu is an extremely novel idea with the VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) but do we really need all these games? No.
Then there’s the countless rip offs of huge crazes like these. Digimon anyone? Exactly, the same thing but replacing the Poké with Digi.
As well as taking advantage of all the children who do like Pokémon there is inevitably going to be some kids who actually don't like Pokémon. With all these products some children are going to get just a little bit fed up, aren't they?
Then you've got the movies. Pokémon: The Movie wasn't exactly as large as the makers had expected it to be. So what do they do? They make another one! Wow great idea or what! Pokémon: The Movie 2001 is just some fat cats somewhere who aren't happy enough just simply polluting the minds of tomorrows adults, they aren't happy enough with the amount of money they've raked in either. So they try and make some more by taking the same film and adding an extra Pokémon here, a new landscape there...
You would think that Children would notice this, wouldn't you? Well no they don't. I'm not going to bother telling you why because if you've read what I've already written you will probably already know the answer.
This got me thinking. If they can do it why don't game makers? Then I realised that they do!! Sequels to games are simply the developers trying to make a bit of extra cash. Okay sometimes the sequels are actually quite good and other times they're not, but they've all got the same motive behind them. Films converted into games. What’s wrong with that you ask? Nothing as long the maker’s are actually trying to make a decent game to entertain the general public and not to rip them off.
I hope by now you get my point. I'm sorry to rant on and on about this but I've finally decided to speak out against what I hate most in society today. Greed.
RBS
Nowadays we've still got crazes but they are nowhere as big as they were before. Take Pokémon for example. It was the biggest thing you could find in America and Japan then it came over here and, for about 3 months you couldn't turn anywhere without seeing Pikachus cute little face advertising this or that. Now I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Pokémon because that’s down to personal choice, but I hate the way big companies such as Tescos and Woolworth’s are taking advantage of the nations youth today.
They are milking everything they can out of Pokémon, putting a new product in their shops every single bloody week, with the hope that some poor impressionable child somewhere will walk into a shop with his Mum or Dad and say,"Mummy Mummy, please can I have that portable Pokémon cleaning kit" (Okay a bit theatrical but you get my drift)
Now Pokémon is starting to die out the company that created it is trying to earn that last dollar. I'm sure you all have heard of the Pokémon trading card game. Sure what’s wrong with it? Well what’s wrong with it is that kids in playgrounds everywhere can remember every single little fact about all 151 Pokémon and not know a damn thing about what they're supposed to learn about in school. These are the future generation and we're trying to pollute their minds with a load of crap about furry little monsters that can perform megachops and the suchlike.
It's the same with the computer games for crying out loud. You've got Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 (which is in the last stages of development), Pokémon Snap, Hey You Pikachu and now Pokémon Puzzle League. That’s 5 games on one single console for Pete’s sake. Fair play Pokémon Snap is actually quite a fun game and Hey You Pikachu is an extremely novel idea with the VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) but do we really need all these games? No.
Then there’s the countless rip offs of huge crazes like these. Digimon anyone? Exactly, the same thing but replacing the Poké with Digi.
As well as taking advantage of all the children who do like Pokémon there is inevitably going to be some kids who actually don't like Pokémon. With all these products some children are going to get just a little bit fed up, aren't they?
Then you've got the movies. Pokémon: The Movie wasn't exactly as large as the makers had expected it to be. So what do they do? They make another one! Wow great idea or what! Pokémon: The Movie 2001 is just some fat cats somewhere who aren't happy enough just simply polluting the minds of tomorrows adults, they aren't happy enough with the amount of money they've raked in either. So they try and make some more by taking the same film and adding an extra Pokémon here, a new landscape there...
You would think that Children would notice this, wouldn't you? Well no they don't. I'm not going to bother telling you why because if you've read what I've already written you will probably already know the answer.
This got me thinking. If they can do it why don't game makers? Then I realised that they do!! Sequels to games are simply the developers trying to make a bit of extra cash. Okay sometimes the sequels are actually quite good and other times they're not, but they've all got the same motive behind them. Films converted into games. What’s wrong with that you ask? Nothing as long the maker’s are actually trying to make a decent game to entertain the general public and not to rip them off.
I hope by now you get my point. I'm sorry to rant on and on about this but I've finally decided to speak out against what I hate most in society today. Greed.
RBS
Japan have already seen the 3rd Pokemon movie, and we can expect 4 next year too.
I think that there should be MORE game related merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2 figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best tat.
I think that there should be MORE game related merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2 figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best tat.
meka_dragon wrote:
> Japan have already seen the 3rd Pokemon movie, and we can expect 4
> next year too.
I think that there should be MORE game related
> merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2
> figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best
> tat.
I have nothing against game related merchendise, it's when the producers of it start to take it too far, thats what really annoys me.
> Japan have already seen the 3rd Pokemon movie, and we can expect 4
> next year too.
I think that there should be MORE game related
> merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2
> figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best
> tat.
I have nothing against game related merchendise, it's when the producers of it start to take it too far, thats what really annoys me.
meka_dragon wrote:
> Japan have already seen the 3rd Pokemon movie, and we can expect 4
> next year too.
I think that there should be MORE game related
> merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2
> figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best
> tat.
I have nothing against game related merchendise, it's when the producers of it start to take it too far, thats when I start to complain
> Japan have already seen the 3rd Pokemon movie, and we can expect 4
> next year too.
I think that there should be MORE game related
> merchandise!
In Japan you could by little Street Fighter 2
> figurines. They were so cool!
The Japanese gat all of the best
> tat.
I have nothing against game related merchendise, it's when the producers of it start to take it too far, thats when I start to complain
There are so many Red Dwarf fans on now! Where are they all coming from?
Well if it's a little too cold for them outside...
As a Pokemon fan and an avid collector of their merchandise, I thank the heavens for the greed of the people that produce all that kind of stuff. And if you hear of any Pokemon Movie merchandise going, send me the link, I've gotta catch 'em all!
And as for sequels, why not? If the public demand a sequel, the producers would be doing a disservice to their consumer base by NOT bringing out a further installment.
The gaming industry has one of the most empowered user bases of all industries, it is more a case that the developers and manufacturers are more a slave to our whims than the other way around. If they bring out a naff game, it costs them dearly. Not just financially, but in terms of their kudos in the industry as well.
So it's not really greed, there will always be a need for profit and market share in a highly competitive industry, and when funds are tight and pirates taking more and more profits away with each passing day, I don't blame companies in the gaming sector for trying to milk as much money out of us as they can. We should support them more to make them thrive, rather than turn our backs on the hand that feeds us.
And as for sequels, why not? If the public demand a sequel, the producers would be doing a disservice to their consumer base by NOT bringing out a further installment.
The gaming industry has one of the most empowered user bases of all industries, it is more a case that the developers and manufacturers are more a slave to our whims than the other way around. If they bring out a naff game, it costs them dearly. Not just financially, but in terms of their kudos in the industry as well.
So it's not really greed, there will always be a need for profit and market share in a highly competitive industry, and when funds are tight and pirates taking more and more profits away with each passing day, I don't blame companies in the gaming sector for trying to milk as much money out of us as they can. We should support them more to make them thrive, rather than turn our backs on the hand that feeds us.
There's no damn atmosphere in here tonight... :D
No atmosphere? - Then how do you breathe Grix?
Merchandising for games is going full circle with Nintendo's mini keyring game and watch things. I still haven't got one, but I'm determined to get my hands on a Donkey kong 2 GaW sometime soon. As for characters, I have lots of non-game related tat lying about by my PC, a nice Spawn figure, Buzz and Woody and a little plastic dog that got given to me by a kid at a school I taught at a while back.
Merchandising for games is going full circle with Nintendo's mini keyring game and watch things. I still haven't got one, but I'm determined to get my hands on a Donkey kong 2 GaW sometime soon. As for characters, I have lots of non-game related tat lying about by my PC, a nice Spawn figure, Buzz and Woody and a little plastic dog that got given to me by a kid at a school I taught at a while back.
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