Post by: Xbox-Scene on January 11, 2007, 08:10:00 AM
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Post by: epsilon72 on January 11, 2007, 07:39:00 AM
Post by: gg22mm on January 11, 2007, 08:50:00 AM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 11, 2007, 08:58:00 AM
What's the oldest, still kicking, American franchise you can think of?
1. Mario - 1983
2. Pokemon - 1995
3. Final Fantasy - 1987
4. Madden NFL - 1989
5. The Sims - 2000
6. Grand Theft Auto - 1997
7. Donkey Kong - 1981
8. The Legend of Zelda - 1986
9. Sonic the Hedgehog - 1991
10. Gran Turismo - 1997
The Sims is the youngest game on the list at 7 years old
Donkey Kong is the oldest at 26 (damn it's older then I am)
I mean what old American franchises are still selling games?
Also games like the sims, pokemon, and madden are somewhat artificially inflated as they release new versions nearly annually.
Post by: killerklan14 on January 11, 2007, 09:04:00 AM
Post by: Lamer123 on January 11, 2007, 09:06:00 AM
And Japanese makers had a little bit of a head start too wouldn't you say?
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 11, 2007, 09:37:00 AM
QUOTE(killerklan14 @ Jan 11 2007, 10:35 AM) 
...My question is who are they arriving at this figures are they looking at cross platform for the other franchise or actual units sold. Also nintendo under the mario moniker would release many variants of mario games whether it be mario kart, mario smash bros, super mario, mario tennis ya'll get the point, that could also assist with making mario a massive brand. ...
I believe they are looking at every game made with the word "Mario" in the title, on any platform, and then summing up the sales from all of those games.
I believe this because if it was only the core series they probably would have referred to it as "Super Mario Bros" franchise.
Post by: sabbath_dude on January 11, 2007, 09:47:00 AM
Post by: mattimeo on January 11, 2007, 10:41:00 AM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 11, 2007, 11:10:00 AM
QUOTE(mattimeo @ Jan 11 2007, 12:12 PM)
Where is halo?
you haven't bought enough copies of it to see it on the list yet.
Post by: mattimeo on January 11, 2007, 11:35:00 AM
Post by: Saitou_Chris on January 11, 2007, 12:00:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 11, 2007, 12:23:00 PM
QUOTE(Saitou_Chris @ Jan 11 2007, 01:31 PM)
Did anyone mention that Mario and Pokemon were also included with best selling hardware as a bundle in?
According to VG charts Halo and Halo 2 have sold 6.4Million and 7.9Million respectivly
http://www.vgcharts.org/worldtotals.php?na...&sort=Total
#20 on the list from the article is Mortal Kombat with 20Million
Post by: Mr Invader on January 11, 2007, 03:52:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Jan 11 2007, 09:29 AM)
What's the oldest, still kicking, American franchise you can think of?
I mean what old American franchises are still selling games?
Id's games. Doom, Castle Wolfenstein, and Quake are then oldest i can think of.
It seems only console video games sell the best. Sims was still on the consoles, and GTA: San Andreas probably sold more copies than every other GTA combined. Mario and DK and Zelda were never on any consoles, Madden did terrible on the PC. Same stories with Sonic, GT, and FF.
Despite how awesome some PC games are, they appeal to hardcore gamers, which makes them sell less than it to casual. Selling numbers does NOT make any game better than another. IMO Mario got boring, while new franchises give new feeling to games.
Post by: epsilon72 on January 11, 2007, 10:01:00 PM
QUOTE(Mr Invader @ Jan 11 2007, 03:23 PM)
....Mario and DK and Zelda were never on any consoles,.....
Uh, what? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)