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A game for $1? Good idea:) (28 comments)
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Posted by kapca @ 15:24 BST, 10 October 2011 - iMsg
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<< Comment #1 @ 20:34 BST, 10 October 2011 >>
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By clawo Liam 
Yeah that'll happen
<< Comment #2 @ 16:00 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Quake 3 InDepther 
y not?

at least they sell something. Others have done similar things selling mostly air.

solid idea imo. They might get 10 million, they will surely get advertisement and they have plan b, if it doesn’t work. id should had done something similar.
<< Comment #3 @ 16:31 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #2
yes, I knew this business model, but did anybody use it on games before this?
Edited by kapca at 16:48 BST, 11 October 2011
<< Comment #4 @ 16:36 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By United Kingdom ZeritoN 
Dunno why people think this is a bad idea. It's win-win for them.

- Fair amount of publicity
- Get 10 million pre-orders = get $10million
- Get 9,999,999 pre-orders = buy Ireland
<< Comment #5 @ 16:48 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #4
I'm confused.. who thinks it's bad?
Also: don't you think that if they can't reach 10m most ppl will just cancel the order?
Edited by kapca at 16:50 BST, 11 October 2011
<< Comment #6 @ 21:12 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Argentina raythenoob  - Reply to #5
it didn't sound like you could (cancel) though lol
<< Comment #7 @ 21:21 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #6
it's a pre-order, and I'm in the EU. Whatever I buy on the Internet, I can cancel up to 8 days after the purchase

edit: I was looking into this more, and if you don't open/unseal a computer software or game, you have the rights to cancel.
Edited by kapca at 21:44 BST, 11 October 2011
<< Comment #8 @ 23:00 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Quake 3 (black) crea* 
10 million $...how modest!

why not go for 10 billion, just as arbitrary but more profit!!!
<< Comment #9 @ 23:15 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #8
I'm just guessing, but the devs probably went for a this high amount to get a green light from the publisher.
<< Comment #10 @ 23:36 BST, 11 October 2011 >>
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By zerg vedic 
It might be crazy enough to work, but 10 million seems a little too high. I'm sure some people might buy 100 copies or such, but that would be sending the wrong message to the devs.
<< Comment #11 @ 04:21 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By France Anonymous (82.124.30.238) 
gonna fail ofc

Never in gaming history you ever saw 10 million fucking pre order










lol
<< Comment #12 @ 13:18 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By United Kingdom trippy  - Reply to #11
wow addons must come close?
<< Comment #13 @ 13:44 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #12
AAA titles from the richest publishers get no more than 1-2 million:)
Edited by kapca at 17:10 BST, 12 October 2011
<< Comment #14 @ 15:57 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By USA_UK Jamerio  - Reply to #13
I doubt that very much, the big games like GT5 etc must have massive pre-orders.
<< Comment #17 @ 17:14 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #14
reply @ #16...
<< Comment #15 @ 16:00 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By USA_UK Jamerio  - Reply to #13
FAIL...

"It's official. Grand Theft Auto IV is a video game blockbuster, with gamers around the world buying up more than 6 million copies of the gritty, urban action title in its first week of sales."

http://articles.cnn.com/2008-05-08/tech/gta.s..._s=PM:TECH

you would not sell 6 mill in a week without a serious pre-sale production run.
Edited by Jamerio at 16:00 BST, 12 October 2011
<< Comment #16 @ 16:52 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #15
it's not a fail, please give proof about pre-order numbers before you state something like that.
Pre-order is different. (for example: http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/128448/ha...lion-sold/)
I think the record must be around 2 million and bf3 will have more than 5 million, but I'm just guessing.

also: post release wise,: bfbc2 had 7 million iirc, but if you want big numbers, New Super Mario Bros sold 24 million worldwide last december and I'm sure they sold some more since.
edit: lol they sold more than 70 million Wii Sport... (probably only with the systems)
Edited by kapca at 17:09 BST, 12 October 2011
<< Comment #18 @ 18:02 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By clawo Liam 
You're all fucking idiots
<< Comment #20 @ 18:30 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By 004 jamalz  - Reply to #18
you awfully mad all of a sudden, some poacher got ur ivory tusks?
<< Comment #21 @ 18:52 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By clawo Liam  - Reply to #20
omg trolled
<< Comment #22 @ 19:13 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #20
it's the Internet, you meet mad people all the time, if you can't learn how to ignore them, you won't last long:)
<< Comment #25 @ 23:12 BST, 13 October 2011 >>
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By QuakeLive.cz baron Railgun  - Reply to #22
long and gross
<< Comment #26 @ 23:14 BST, 13 October 2011 >>
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By QuakeLive.cz baron Railgun  - Reply to #25
and big and funy at times and asswhole for the rest of it afrofail
<< Comment #19 @ 18:30 BST, 12 October 2011 >>
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By Quake 3 ischju 
asdf
<< Comment #28 @ 01:27 BST, 14 October 2011 >>
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By CNN mar-  - Reply to #19
exactly
<< Comment #23 @ 05:20 BST, 13 October 2011 >>
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By shafthore's only by dann miOw 
Idea is good, but 10 millions is too much.
Obviously not gonna happen, as they'd need more than 230k pre-orders each day from now on.

hib3 received 2 millions with 370k purchases, yes it's about smaller projects but it's not pre-order and it's bundle.

Also http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/11/09/afterfall-moved-to-udk/
<< Comment #24 @ 07:43 BST, 13 October 2011 >>
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By Hungary kapca  - Reply to #23
I agree, it's a good idea, but the 10-mill. is way too much.
<< Comment #27 @ 23:16 BST, 13 October 2011 >>
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By QuakeLive.cz baron Railgun 
the ego has always being selling good

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