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STO & the Niche Game Approach

2008-01-21 12:30:13 by Eric in Elder Game
 
...niche game. Why try to appeal to the broadest possible audience? Just make a smaller game for the fans If some startup company got the license, that is exactly what Id propose: make a lightweight space flight simulator, make sure space combat is lots of fun, abstract away the ground game (that is, provide a mini-game for it, or just text...
 
Tags: game, niche game, marvel game, space game, decent game, star trek online, star trek, star trek license, ground game
 
 
 
 
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PS2: The Perfect Place for Niche Hardcore Games

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2008-03-17 14:24:01 by Korey McMurtrey in That VideoGame Blog
...niche hardcore games. With the continued popularity of the PS2, we seem to be seeing SCEA relax its concept approval on casual titles and Japanese niche games alike, the article writes. I personally have become very interested in last years Odin Sphere and Persona 3 , as well as the soon to be released Mana Khemia Honestly, Im amazed that the...
 
Tags: ps2, niche hardcore games, article, gamesetwatch article, ps2 titles, article writes, million user base, super low price, arcana heart
 
 
 
 
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Sony CEO Stringer dismisses Wii as expensive niche games machine

2008-07-14 15:22:45 by Kiven in Games Industry Wire
 
...niche games machine. Speaking at the Allen & Co Media Conference last week, Stringer said the Wii doesnt compete with the PlayStation 3 because it doesnt have the ability to play Blu-ray movies or have full access to the internet. Hmm, where did i hear that before Ive played a Nintendo Wii. I dont see it as a competitor, said Stringer,...
 
Tags: wii, nintendo wii, nintendos wii, stringer, million, million units, play blu-ray movies, playstation, north america
 
 
 
 
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Stringer: Wii is 'expensive niche' console

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2008-07-14 14:45:00 by Phil Larsen in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...niche game device." Cue inevitable spiel about Blu-ray, and you've got another carbon-copy Sony statement in a nutshell. It's difficult to take anything he says seriously, especially since we've heard it all before We could explain that the definition of a niche wouldn't have anything to do with the biggest and most popular console on the...
 
Tags: stringer, carbon-copy sony statement, sony, stringer simply, cue inevitable spiel, niche, popular console, expensive, media conference
 
 
 
 
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WarCraft Storms the Tabletop Niche

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2008-02-11 15:47:55 by Zakariaz Gerhard in That VideoGame Blog
...niche that Warhammer and Warhammer 40K has ruled Blizzard is working with Upper Deck Entertainment, the same company they worked with to create the collectible card game, to produce this WoW minis game. The figures will not only be game pieces, but Blizzard states that they will be mounted on a uniquely engineered base so that it will serve...
 
Tags: collectible, collectible card game, game, players, hardcore players alike, game pieces, time, minis game, players loved
 
 
 
 
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Several Niche Sequels Confirmed; skate, F1 Racing

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2008-05-12 23:45:00 by Terrence Stasse in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...niche sequels. EA obviously got wind of Tony's passing , and has now announced that they have a sequel to skate in the works, but haven't given any other details than that. Seems they felt the need to acknowledge the death of their rival in some small way The second game marks the return of the Formula 1 Racing franchise, with Codemasters...
 
Tags: niche sequels, race driver, game based, formula, game marks, sequel, tony, rival, appeal
 
 
 
 
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Opinion: The Hardcore Niche

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2008-07-05 00:00:06 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...niche title of tomorrow, art-house or not. Unless development costs get significantly lower, it seems we have an online future to look forward to New Things Are Stupid To wit: online games are taking over, and I, curmudgeon that I am, dont really like it Certainly there will always be the hardcore players that will want that deeper...
 
Tags: hardcore, market, mass market consumers, developers, web developers, game, game controllers, real mass market, movie
 
 
 
 
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Wii is a niche gaming device, says Sonys Stringer

2008-07-14 09:57:08 by morriss in videogaming247
 
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has labelled Nintendo Wii nothing more than a nice gaming device - and an expensive one at that. Speaking at the Allen & Co media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho last week, he said: Ive played a Nintendo Wii. I dont see it as a competitor. Its more of an expensive niche game
 
Tags: expensive niche game, expensive, nintendo wii, device, sun valley, media conference, week, nice, competitor
 
 
 
 
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Stormrise devs call PC market a 'strong niche'

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2008-07-16 00:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...niche Awwe, thanks man, that's so sweet of you to...hey wait a sec! Why you! "We're hoping that there will be other people out there who'll appreciate what we can do," explained Turner, who calls the now three-and-a-half year old effort a "breaking away" project for the company. He further noted that Creative Assembly "targeted the console...
 
Tags: market project director, project, stormrise, strong niche, creative assembly, turner, turner calls, company reps, strategy
 
 
 
 
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WoW and the lowest common denominator