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Old 12-05-2008, 04:34 AM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Brodie Landar View Post
I think it all boils down to the christmas curse. These publishers and developers get so wrapped up in "we gotta get this out before christmas!" "gotta put this thing out for christmas sales!" that they lose sight of basic marketing and product development.

If you push out a pile of shit for the sake of beating christmas deadline, I'ts a pile of shit and word will travel fast. so yay for getting mediocre sales for the very very short christmas sales, and then flopping afterward. Put out a good polished, tested and true product and it wont matter what season it is, word will spread and it will sell. These companies really need to stop kicking thier asses with thier own deadlines. Im so dissapointed. I had to sell my 360 a while back because of hard times so i was looking forward to this title so badly. Oh well, now that were all caught up and doing well I may have to go buy another 360
I've watched several dev teams do this. A few come to mind immediately.

Maxis - The Sims Online

Blizzard - WoW

EA - Motor City Online
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