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[K1Bond007]

I guess business was the wrong word. What I fear is that Goldeneye will be pushed harder in advertisement than Blood Stone, which will effect sales. I could be totally wrong, probably am actually, but I just think Activision plans on making more off of Goldeneye than Blood Stone, and their advertisement will reflect that. Again, hope I'm wrong as I want both games to succeed so we can get more.

Bloodstone will definitely have the bigger marketing push. It's on 3 platforms and undoubtedly has a budget exponentially bigger than GoldenEye's.

I don't think the number of platforms will determine marketing dollars. I suspect GoldenEye and Blood Stone have the same marketing budget, but because of nostalgia with the GoldenEye name in the video game world, it's going to get more press regardless if it's good or bad. As far as sales go I think it's going to depend on how good the games are. If GoldenEye is a solid "B" it'll sell really well, but anything less than that and it'll run into trouble. I personally don't think it'll sell well just because of its name, however I could be wrong. The Wii is an odd system with a massive user base. The 10th best selling Wii game clears 7 million in sales. For the 360 and the PS3 it's like 2 million.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

I guess business was the wrong word. What I fear is that Goldeneye will be pushed harder in advertisement than Blood Stone, which will effect sales. I could be totally wrong, probably am actually, but I just think Activision plans on making more off of Goldeneye than Blood Stone, and their advertisement will reflect that. Again, hope I'm wrong as I want both games to succeed so we can get more.

Bloodstone will definitely have the bigger marketing push. It's on 3 platforms and undoubtedly has a budget exponentially bigger than GoldenEye's.

I don't think the number of platforms will determine marketing dollars. I suspect GoldenEye and Blood Stone have the same marketing budget, but because of nostalgia with the GoldenEye name in the video game world, it's going to get more press regardless if it's good or bad. As far as sales go I think it's going to depend on how good the games are. If GoldenEye is a solid "B" it'll sell really well, but anything less than that and it'll run into trouble. I personally don't think it'll sell well just because of its name, however I could be wrong. The Wii is an odd system with a massive user base. The 10th best selling Wii game clears 7 million in sales. For the 360 and the PS3 it's like 2 million.

It is quite possible they will push both titles the same, but I have a couple of reasons to believe Activision will put more of their might behind Bloodstone.

Being a 'HD' title, Bloodstone would have the bigger production budget so I think Activision will want the big return from it and put some pennies into marketing. I agree the gaming media will give more attention to GoldenEye based on name alone, but the Activision won't neglect Bloodstone so GoldenEye can have the lime light, is the point I was trying to make.

I also think Activision will recognise that the two audiences (Wii and PS3/360 owners) are quite different in how the consume games. PS3/360 games tend to have more front loaded sales, while there are many Wii games that tend to earn their sales more consistently each week, over time.

Edited by Mr Teddy Bear, 28 August 2010 - 07:13 AM.

[British Chap]

Well, it's definitely Gray. They did a better job with his render than Craig's:

[Matt_13]

..............................................Wow. Amazing render. Liked the bit about being able to change his appearance drastically. Wonder why they went with Grey? Cheaper than using Pleasance and Savalas?

[The Richmond Spy]

..............................................Wow. Amazing render. Liked the bit about being able to change his appearance drastically. Wonder why they went with Grey? Cheaper than using Pleasance and Savalas?

That logic makes sense to me. Good thing they didn't render Henderson from YOLT too...might have been difficult to differentiate between the two in the heat of multiplayer battle.

[Righty007]

Well, it's definitely Gray. They did a better job with his render than Craig's:

Wow, that's a great render!

Almost makes up for them screwing up Zukovsky.

[Matt_13]

You know what I just noticed? The description of Blofeld's Defining Characteristics match up with Donald Pleasance (the scar from the eye to the cheek). That's a bit odd, isn't it?

[British Chap]

You know what I just noticed? The description of Blofeld's Defining Characteristics match up with Donald Pleasance (the scar from the eye to the cheek). That's a bit odd, isn't it?

I noticed that as well. I wondered if they made some kind of hybrid. But Gray up there appears to have no scar.

[00Kevin]

I think maybe they avoided a bald blofeld because it would remind people of Dr. Evil

[scaramunga]

No May Day for the 2010 version huh? Darn...

Looks like a good round up of villains though.

[Klaus_Hergesheimer]

No May Day for the 2010 version huh? Darn...

Looks like a good round up of villains though.

I know I speak for everyone when I say how disappointed I am that Sheriff J. W. Pepper is not included in this game.

[WhatMeWorry?]

One thing i found weird is that they went with the Charles Grey version of Blofeld. I thought they would go with the one most people associate Blofeld with, the Donald Plesance version.

Yeah I definitely agree. I personally prefer the Donald Pleasance look. The Charles Grey version is possibly the least favorite Blofeld appearance.