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What would have happened if something different would've happened in gaming history? If somebody had made a different decision, if a company had released a game, etc. Well lets take a look, in the first of a series of probably 1.
WHAT IF Sega hadn't have sponsored Arsenal
The Dreamcast was a pivotal console for SEGA. After a promising start in the hardware stakes with the Mega Drive, their last console, the Saturn, had flopped. It was this console that would decide SEGA's future.
Sure, the stats were all good, and the console was a neat little number, but SEGA needed one little ingredient to make it all work. Advertising.
Instead of going around the usual route and spending loads of cash and putting it's face all over ITV at prime time, they went down a dark and mysterious way, and one which inevitable lead to danger and angry dogs. With Rabies. Football advertising.
A lot of bad thinking and stupidity, SEGA finally chose the worst possible team to pick to sponsor - Arsenal. Yes, they may have a high position in the premier league, and lots of great players, but it is a well known fact that people hate them.
Why would you want to buy a product that sponsors a team that had just beat you 5 - 0? Retards. So the sponsorship was doomed to failure.
But what if SEGA had spent their money on different teams? Take a look see...
If SEGA had sponsored... Manchester United
The £300 million spent by SEGA to sponsor the Mancunians may have nearly put them out of business, but it was a great thing to do. As soon as the sale was even rumoured, the sales of the Dreamcast went up 1000% in London, and over 3000% in Japan.
Man United Dreamcast were made, with simply a sticker of the clubs badge on the front on. The new found owners all through out their old Dreamcasts, and purchased the new ones, which had been retailed for £750. SEGA made millions, and were doing up until the sponsorship ran out, 12 days after it had started. They then went into the online sperm sale buissness.
- Other Changes
~ Osama Bin Laden signs a contract with Sky Sports to host a new Sports Quiz show, in which the losers get bombed
~Shiguru Miyamoto is caught sleeping with a 'Prostitute' by a Sunday male report. The 'loose woman' later turns out to be a Labrador.
~Micheal Jackson's house gets set on fire, and he comes out a new man, literally. His Plastic Surgery all melts and the world remarks 'He doesn't half look like Cheri Blair'
Liverpool
The deal with the Liverpudlains cost SEGA a pretty penny - 20 pennies to be exact. Unfortunately, the sales figures dropped as red scousers stole their produce and the blues refused to buy it, thus losing SEGA millions.
Fortunately though, the sales of crow bars and pistols did go up during those 6 short months.
Other Changes
~ John Leslie announces that he was raped by Ulrika Johnson, who instantly become hated nationally
~Hear'say, a pop group from the ITV show 'Pop Stars' comes out to a lukewarm reception. 10 years later and they are the biggest band in the world, and have been named by numerous people as 'bigger than The Beatles'
Man City
As the results of Man City go down, the sales of Dreamcast go up. SEGA, to commemorate the deal, gives away a free voucher for glue with every Dreamcast sold , which goes down a hit with the young Mancunian fans
People's sympathy also is in overdrive, as many feel guilty because of the poor league position, and try to help the club out by buying their sponsors products.
Other Changes
~Man City get relegated 3 times in as many seasons, and soon become a non league team. Sega keep sponsoring them and their new console the 'Dream Raft' breaks all sales records.
~ Wayne Rooney, a former young promising footballer, injures himself whilst riding a bike to work, and is out for life. Fortunately, because of claim direct, he sues the road company because of an unfair amount of gravel on a road, and becomes a National Hero.
WHAT IF Sega hadn't have sponsored Arsenal
The Dreamcast was a pivotal console for SEGA. After a promising start in the hardware stakes with the Mega Drive, their last console, the Saturn, had flopped. It was this console that would decide SEGA's future.
Sure, the stats were all good, and the console was a neat little number, but SEGA needed one little ingredient to make it all work. Advertising.
Instead of going around the usual route and spending loads of cash and putting it's face all over ITV at prime time, they went down a dark and mysterious way, and one which inevitable lead to danger and angry dogs. With Rabies. Football advertising.
A lot of bad thinking and stupidity, SEGA finally chose the worst possible team to pick to sponsor - Arsenal. Yes, they may have a high position in the premier league, and lots of great players, but it is a well known fact that people hate them.
Why would you want to buy a product that sponsors a team that had just beat you 5 - 0? Retards. So the sponsorship was doomed to failure.
But what if SEGA had spent their money on different teams? Take a look see...
If SEGA had sponsored... Manchester United
The £300 million spent by SEGA to sponsor the Mancunians may have nearly put them out of business, but it was a great thing to do. As soon as the sale was even rumoured, the sales of the Dreamcast went up 1000% in London, and over 3000% in Japan.
Man United Dreamcast were made, with simply a sticker of the clubs badge on the front on. The new found owners all through out their old Dreamcasts, and purchased the new ones, which had been retailed for £750. SEGA made millions, and were doing up until the sponsorship ran out, 12 days after it had started. They then went into the online sperm sale buissness.
- Other Changes
~ Osama Bin Laden signs a contract with Sky Sports to host a new Sports Quiz show, in which the losers get bombed
~Shiguru Miyamoto is caught sleeping with a 'Prostitute' by a Sunday male report. The 'loose woman' later turns out to be a Labrador.
~Micheal Jackson's house gets set on fire, and he comes out a new man, literally. His Plastic Surgery all melts and the world remarks 'He doesn't half look like Cheri Blair'
Liverpool
The deal with the Liverpudlains cost SEGA a pretty penny - 20 pennies to be exact. Unfortunately, the sales figures dropped as red scousers stole their produce and the blues refused to buy it, thus losing SEGA millions.
Fortunately though, the sales of crow bars and pistols did go up during those 6 short months.
Other Changes
~ John Leslie announces that he was raped by Ulrika Johnson, who instantly become hated nationally
~Hear'say, a pop group from the ITV show 'Pop Stars' comes out to a lukewarm reception. 10 years later and they are the biggest band in the world, and have been named by numerous people as 'bigger than The Beatles'
Man City
As the results of Man City go down, the sales of Dreamcast go up. SEGA, to commemorate the deal, gives away a free voucher for glue with every Dreamcast sold , which goes down a hit with the young Mancunian fans
People's sympathy also is in overdrive, as many feel guilty because of the poor league position, and try to help the club out by buying their sponsors products.
Other Changes
~Man City get relegated 3 times in as many seasons, and soon become a non league team. Sega keep sponsoring them and their new console the 'Dream Raft' breaks all sales records.
~ Wayne Rooney, a former young promising footballer, injures himself whilst riding a bike to work, and is out for life. Fortunately, because of claim direct, he sues the road company because of an unfair amount of gravel on a road, and becomes a National Hero.
Heh, my dad works at Safeway (woohoo), now sponsors of Scotland, of whom I am a great fan of. *Still pi**ed of at Portugal result* Grrr. :-D
Or†ega wrote:
> Although I am on Vodafone, but thats just a coincidence!
I'm on O2! Just a coincidence, though... I'e been with them since 97, when they were BT Cellnet - then sponsors of Middlesbrough, I think.
Funny how things work out, isn't it?! :-)
> Although I am on Vodafone, but thats just a coincidence!
I'm on O2! Just a coincidence, though... I'e been with them since 97, when they were BT Cellnet - then sponsors of Middlesbrough, I think.
Funny how things work out, isn't it?! :-)
Heh, quality post. Bought a smile to my face :)
On a more serious note, I dont think a particular company sponsering your team is gonna make you go out and buy thier particular product. Although I am on Vodafone, but thats just a coincidence!
Sharp were the sponsers of Man Utd for bloody ages. Yet I personally would never ever consider buying a Sharp product! Hell, I even bought a JVC TV when they were sponsers of (the scum of the universe) Arsenal!
On a more serious note, I dont think a particular company sponsering your team is gonna make you go out and buy thier particular product. Although I am on Vodafone, but thats just a coincidence!
Sharp were the sponsers of Man Utd for bloody ages. Yet I personally would never ever consider buying a Sharp product! Hell, I even bought a JVC TV when they were sponsers of (the scum of the universe) Arsenal!
Solskjær wrote:
> But they were soon done with them, deciding to go with their PS2's,
> and bad-mouth the GameCube aswell.
I'm sure being an Arsenal fan has nothing to do with owning a PS2 or bad-mouthing the Gamecube!
> And I agree; if they had decided to sponsor United instead, Dreamcast
> sales would've shot through the roof!
Yes, United fans will buy any old tat. Just like the club - £18m for an Olympic-standard diver, £28m for a midfielder who can't run, and £30m for a permanently injured defender. Dreamcast would have done well! ;-p
> Wookie, have you got a Dreamcast? :)
No, I had better taste in consoles. As I have with football teams. ;-p
> But they were soon done with them, deciding to go with their PS2's,
> and bad-mouth the GameCube aswell.
I'm sure being an Arsenal fan has nothing to do with owning a PS2 or bad-mouthing the Gamecube!
> And I agree; if they had decided to sponsor United instead, Dreamcast
> sales would've shot through the roof!
Yes, United fans will buy any old tat. Just like the club - £18m for an Olympic-standard diver, £28m for a midfielder who can't run, and £30m for a permanently injured defender. Dreamcast would have done well! ;-p
> Wookie, have you got a Dreamcast? :)
No, I had better taste in consoles. As I have with football teams. ;-p
Now that I think about it, I know a lot of Arsenal fans who went-out and brougth Dreamcasts back in '99/00...
But they were soon done with them, deciding to go with their PS2's, and bad-mouth the GameCube aswell.
Wookie, have you got a Dreamcast? :)
And I agree; if they had decided to sponsor United instead, Dreamcast sales would've shot through the roof!
Umbro were pretty-big during the days of their deals with United.
But since they left and Nike came-in, things have changed.
I remember always wanting Umbro stuff when I was little, and I was always getting called "Umbro Boy" and stuff, just because I was plastered with it.
But they were soon done with them, deciding to go with their PS2's, and bad-mouth the GameCube aswell.
Wookie, have you got a Dreamcast? :)
And I agree; if they had decided to sponsor United instead, Dreamcast sales would've shot through the roof!
Umbro were pretty-big during the days of their deals with United.
But since they left and Nike came-in, things have changed.
I remember always wanting Umbro stuff when I was little, and I was always getting called "Umbro Boy" and stuff, just because I was plastered with it.
Nice, or Nice? I chose Nice.
An interesting Idea, Tribute. Nice post pal.
What would have happened if something different would've happened in gaming history? If somebody had made a different decision, if a company had released a game, etc. Well lets take a look, in the first of a series of probably 1.
WHAT IF Sega hadn't have sponsored Arsenal
The Dreamcast was a pivotal console for SEGA. After a promising start in the hardware stakes with the Mega Drive, their last console, the Saturn, had flopped. It was this console that would decide SEGA's future.
Sure, the stats were all good, and the console was a neat little number, but SEGA needed one little ingredient to make it all work. Advertising.
Instead of going around the usual route and spending loads of cash and putting it's face all over ITV at prime time, they went down a dark and mysterious way, and one which inevitable lead to danger and angry dogs. With Rabies. Football advertising.
A lot of bad thinking and stupidity, SEGA finally chose the worst possible team to pick to sponsor - Arsenal. Yes, they may have a high position in the premier league, and lots of great players, but it is a well known fact that people hate them.
Why would you want to buy a product that sponsors a team that had just beat you 5 - 0? Retards. So the sponsorship was doomed to failure.
But what if SEGA had spent their money on different teams? Take a look see...
If SEGA had sponsored... Manchester United
The £300 million spent by SEGA to sponsor the Mancunians may have nearly put them out of business, but it was a great thing to do. As soon as the sale was even rumoured, the sales of the Dreamcast went up 1000% in London, and over 3000% in Japan.
Man United Dreamcast were made, with simply a sticker of the clubs badge on the front on. The new found owners all through out their old Dreamcasts, and purchased the new ones, which had been retailed for £750. SEGA made millions, and were doing up until the sponsorship ran out, 12 days after it had started. They then went into the online sperm sale buissness.
- Other Changes
~ Osama Bin Laden signs a contract with Sky Sports to host a new Sports Quiz show, in which the losers get bombed
~Shiguru Miyamoto is caught sleeping with a 'Prostitute' by a Sunday male report. The 'loose woman' later turns out to be a Labrador.
~Micheal Jackson's house gets set on fire, and he comes out a new man, literally. His Plastic Surgery all melts and the world remarks 'He doesn't half look like Cheri Blair'
Liverpool
The deal with the Liverpudlains cost SEGA a pretty penny - 20 pennies to be exact. Unfortunately, the sales figures dropped as red scousers stole their produce and the blues refused to buy it, thus losing SEGA millions.
Fortunately though, the sales of crow bars and pistols did go up during those 6 short months.
Other Changes
~ John Leslie announces that he was raped by Ulrika Johnson, who instantly become hated nationally
~Hear'say, a pop group from the ITV show 'Pop Stars' comes out to a lukewarm reception. 10 years later and they are the biggest band in the world, and have been named by numerous people as 'bigger than The Beatles'
Man City
As the results of Man City go down, the sales of Dreamcast go up. SEGA, to commemorate the deal, gives away a free voucher for glue with every Dreamcast sold , which goes down a hit with the young Mancunian fans
People's sympathy also is in overdrive, as many feel guilty because of the poor league position, and try to help the club out by buying their sponsors products.
Other Changes
~Man City get relegated 3 times in as many seasons, and soon become a non league team. Sega keep sponsoring them and their new console the 'Dream Raft' breaks all sales records.
~ Wayne Rooney, a former young promising footballer, injures himself whilst riding a bike to work, and is out for life. Fortunately, because of claim direct, he sues the road company because of an unfair amount of gravel on a road, and becomes a National Hero.
WHAT IF Sega hadn't have sponsored Arsenal
The Dreamcast was a pivotal console for SEGA. After a promising start in the hardware stakes with the Mega Drive, their last console, the Saturn, had flopped. It was this console that would decide SEGA's future.
Sure, the stats were all good, and the console was a neat little number, but SEGA needed one little ingredient to make it all work. Advertising.
Instead of going around the usual route and spending loads of cash and putting it's face all over ITV at prime time, they went down a dark and mysterious way, and one which inevitable lead to danger and angry dogs. With Rabies. Football advertising.
A lot of bad thinking and stupidity, SEGA finally chose the worst possible team to pick to sponsor - Arsenal. Yes, they may have a high position in the premier league, and lots of great players, but it is a well known fact that people hate them.
Why would you want to buy a product that sponsors a team that had just beat you 5 - 0? Retards. So the sponsorship was doomed to failure.
But what if SEGA had spent their money on different teams? Take a look see...
If SEGA had sponsored... Manchester United
The £300 million spent by SEGA to sponsor the Mancunians may have nearly put them out of business, but it was a great thing to do. As soon as the sale was even rumoured, the sales of the Dreamcast went up 1000% in London, and over 3000% in Japan.
Man United Dreamcast were made, with simply a sticker of the clubs badge on the front on. The new found owners all through out their old Dreamcasts, and purchased the new ones, which had been retailed for £750. SEGA made millions, and were doing up until the sponsorship ran out, 12 days after it had started. They then went into the online sperm sale buissness.
- Other Changes
~ Osama Bin Laden signs a contract with Sky Sports to host a new Sports Quiz show, in which the losers get bombed
~Shiguru Miyamoto is caught sleeping with a 'Prostitute' by a Sunday male report. The 'loose woman' later turns out to be a Labrador.
~Micheal Jackson's house gets set on fire, and he comes out a new man, literally. His Plastic Surgery all melts and the world remarks 'He doesn't half look like Cheri Blair'
Liverpool
The deal with the Liverpudlains cost SEGA a pretty penny - 20 pennies to be exact. Unfortunately, the sales figures dropped as red scousers stole their produce and the blues refused to buy it, thus losing SEGA millions.
Fortunately though, the sales of crow bars and pistols did go up during those 6 short months.
Other Changes
~ John Leslie announces that he was raped by Ulrika Johnson, who instantly become hated nationally
~Hear'say, a pop group from the ITV show 'Pop Stars' comes out to a lukewarm reception. 10 years later and they are the biggest band in the world, and have been named by numerous people as 'bigger than The Beatles'
Man City
As the results of Man City go down, the sales of Dreamcast go up. SEGA, to commemorate the deal, gives away a free voucher for glue with every Dreamcast sold , which goes down a hit with the young Mancunian fans
People's sympathy also is in overdrive, as many feel guilty because of the poor league position, and try to help the club out by buying their sponsors products.
Other Changes
~Man City get relegated 3 times in as many seasons, and soon become a non league team. Sega keep sponsoring them and their new console the 'Dream Raft' breaks all sales records.
~ Wayne Rooney, a former young promising footballer, injures himself whilst riding a bike to work, and is out for life. Fortunately, because of claim direct, he sues the road company because of an unfair amount of gravel on a road, and becomes a National Hero.