CAGcast #24: Anyone for (Table) Tennis?

[CheapyD]

This week's show features Wombat's impressions of Rockstar's Table Tennis (http://www.rockstargames.com/tabletennis/) (and their press event in NYC) as well as this week's new releases, gaming news, and your questions from the CAGbag (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71382).

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[H-Town Info]

nice music from 24 to open cagcast 24

[thorbahn3]

Those events aren't exclusive to the gaming industry. For example my Mother is going to Disney World this Thursday pretty much for free and all see has to do is go to the press events.

As for the Cagcast getting advertising, I don't care. Just something ten seconds long and maybe end the cast on an audio commercial.

[suko_32]

Downloading and listening. Thanks!

[FriskyTanuki]

MLB 2K6 isn't the only third-party MLB game this year. Midway still has their game coming out, as their previous agreement expires after this year, so it's their last one in this form for a while.

[radjago]

Maybe you could get one of the drug companies to sponsor the show.

"And now Imodium AD presents... The CAGcast News Blast!"

Seriously, if you can garner some interests for advertisers appropriate to the audience, I say go for it.

[evophile]

great CAG cast guys. Believe it or not EA actually does have exclusive rights to FIFA, at least in the USA that I know of. But no one seems to care b/c Winning Eleven has superior gameplay, heh.

[daphatty]

Oh god, no adverts please. Are the CAGcast production costs really that high?

[Indiana]

Regarding the selling of commercial space, how much funding would CAG be receiving. If the funding is good what would the funds be used for? I'm not aware of what the financials are for this site. Is the site in the RED or the BLACK?

What are the goals of the business? Is this a site that's goal is to find cheap games and run a site that is in the Black and has no costs to the users?

Is the goal for the CAG website to make bunches of money and become CheapyDs full time job with a good salary?

[Indiana]

Regarding your Blu-Ray Sony comments. If Sony were in a good financial position you are correct regarding if Blu-Ray bombs and PS3 games are good as gamers we will not care. However since Sony is on the verge of collapse I believe a Blu-Ray failure may be the end of Sony as we know it.

[CheapyD]

Oh god, no adverts please. Are the CAGcast production costs really that high?No, the costs are nil. The likelyhood of adverts in the podcast are very very slim.

What are the goals of the business? Is this a site that's goal is to find cheap games and run a site that is in the Black and has no costs to the users?

Is the goal for the CAG website to make bunches of money and become CheapyDs full time job with a good salary? I don't know your definition of "bunches of money" but CAG already is my full time job (with a decent salary).

[Wombat]

No, the costs are nil. The likelyhood of adverts in the podcast are very very slim.

I don't know your definition of "bunches of money" but CAG already is my full time job (with a decent salary).

But its not my full time job, or even my part time job, for me I guess its just a high end hobby. Think of how great it would be for all of us if writing, producing and co-hosting CAGcast was my full time job. I get teary just thinking about it

[shipwreck]

But its not my full time job, or even my part time job, for me I guess its just a high end hobby. Think of how great it would be for all of us if writing, producing and co-hosting CAGcast was my full time job. I get teary just thinking about it

I'm just here for the benefits package and the 401K plan.

[youruglyclone]

good to finally find out the flavor of the talking pie...

[Ivanhoe]

lol great show guys.
love the talking pie !!

and zelda too.


lol

[daphatty]

But its not my full time job, or even my part time job, for me I guess its just a high end hobby. Think of how great it would be for all of us if writing, producing and co-hosting CAGcast was my full time job. I get teary just thinking about it

LOL! Sounds like Wombat wants a salary too!

As for my gender-based gaming question, I suppose I should have been more specific. I'm sure Japan varies greatly from the US and UK in terms of "gender gap penetration" and yes, the Nancy Drew series is popular among women. But seriously, does Nancy Drew move more units than say, Halo? Or even better, do sales of titles that cross the gender gap exceed those that are gender specific? (After all, games that acheive true mass market appeal are the ones that span the gender gap.) Last I checked such games are few and far between (in the US/UK).

[thorbahn3]

BTW as I was listening to it the second time I remembered a case where bombs were set in rural areas. There was a dude who stuck bombs in mailboxes and it turned out he wanted to put a smiley face on the area when you put a dot on all the areas he hit?

[Ikohn4ever]

BTW as I was listening to it the second time I remembered a case where bombs were set in rural areas. There was a dude who stuck bombs in mailboxes and it turned out he wanted to put a smiley face on the area when you put a dot on all the areas he hit?


are you sure you didnt just watch Return of the Joker?

[shipwreck]

mrs. shipwreck loves those Nancy Drew games, I think she has all but one of them. I think one series that you are forgetting about daphatty is Zelda. Girls love those games. I think my wife has played through more of them than I have.

King's Quest was another popular one among the ladies back in the day that crossed gender boundaries and sold well. She's looking forward to the re-release of all those games later this year.

Nintendogs was a big hit with the females as well, but mrs. shipwreck didn't enjoy that one too much since she's a vet student and deals with animals all day. Animal Crossing seems to be a pretty popular game among both genders and she loves those games along with most of the Harvest Moon games. I find both of those games excellent to take naps to.

[trip1eX]

I still refuse to believe Table Tennis isn't being ported to the Revolution. :P

[Monsta Mack]

Thank you Wombat for saving me $39.99 (Regarding Rockstar Table Tennis).

[FriskyTanuki]

are you sure you didnt just watch Return of the Joker?
You don't remember this (http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/05/09/mailbox.pipebombs) from a few years ago?

[TC]

I want "This burp/partial barf sponsered by _______". :D

Kidding aside great show this week guys. Thanks!

[Ikohn4ever]

You don't remember this (http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/05/09/mailbox.pipebombs) from a few years ago?


ahh but my movie came out in 2000 (http://imdb.com/title/tt0233298/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9cmV0dX JuIG9mIHRoZSBqb2tlcnxmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0x fGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1) so I win

[FriskyTanuki]

ahh but my movie came out in 2000 (http://imdb.com/title/tt0233298/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9cmV0dX JuIG9mIHRoZSBqb2tlcnxmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0x fGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1) so I win
No, you don't.

[TC]

By the way the Kotaku Preview Ho thing is very interesting.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/feature/preview-ho-gamespotgamespy-163398.php

[withoutnature]

Is rockstar creating this table tennis game to make something that isn't controversial? If so, they'd lose their main form of free advertising...

[shipwreck]

Is rockstar creating this table tennis game to make something that isn't controversial? If so, they'd lose their main form of free advertising...

No, you can still beat down hookers between sets to recover stamina and self-esteem.

[Wombat]

Is rockstar creating this table tennis game to make something that isn't controversial? If so, they'd lose their main form of free advertising...

well its being devlepoed by the San Diego studio (Midnight Club series), who tend to make less controversial games to begin with then their NY counterparts.

[KingCRZ]

I am at work here at the university i go to so I dont have any speakers but I am wondering if you could give me a run down of the table tennis game part of the cast. I like top spin 2 for the 360, and I saw this game so I was wondering how they compared. I know tennis and table tennis are two different worlds, ones a fat mans game and ones a person who is in shape game but top spin has some good gameplay for being only $40 and the online is sweet.

[SpreadTheWord]

Another high selling game that is popular with guys and girls is The Sims.

[maxg]

If there was a petition to bring back the good ole EBGames we know and love, I'd sign it.

[kaw]

I'd really love to interview someone from GameStop on the business side of things...

It would be great if you could set this up for a future CAGcast.

[SteveMcQ]

I am at work here at the university i go to so I dont have any speakers but I am wondering if you could give me a run down of the table tennis game part of the cast. I like top spin 2 for the 360, and I saw this game so I was wondering how they compared. I know tennis and table tennis are two different worlds, ones a fat mans game and ones a person who is in shape game but top spin has some good gameplay for being only $40 and the online is sweet.From what I remember:

It has right analog controls to hit shots similar to the punch system in Fight Night.

Also has face button controls.

The biggest thing though that, is that there's no career mode. Unlike Top Spin where you have the option of creating your own character, you can only pick out the pre-made and maxed out characters and pick a quick game type.

[munch]

Cheapy's burps are some of the most disgusting monstrosities I've ever heard.

[KingCRZ]

From what I remember:

It has right analog controls to hit shots similar to the punch system in Fight Night.

Also has face button controls.

The biggest thing though that, is that there's no career mode. Unlike Top Spin where you have the option of creating your own character, you can only pick out the pre-made and maxed out characters and pick a quick game type.


that kills a lot of the replay value. thanks.

[rodeojones903]

Cheapy's burps are some of the most disgusting monstrosities I've ever heard.


QFT. :D

[Ilovephysics]

just a though about the ads... you could use potential advert money toward site contests, promotions, etc, etc. out of curiousity, any idea how the cagcast has (if it has) increased the traffic to this site?