Video Game Industry Crashes! Just like 84' except it's 04'

Licensing fees AKA royalties are not set in stone. They are subject to wide variance throughout the industry. Platform companies frequently use the offer of reduced per unit fees to entice third party publishers to their platform. Likewise the lower price points carry lower fees for things like Greatest Hits and for game introduced at much lower price points like Blowout or Chulip.

So long as the increase in volume holds promise of greater net revenue a reduced royalty scale is a trivial matter. Yes, it adds cost over the PC platform but that is seen as a minor toll when all of the conveniences of a strong console platform are considered. If it were otherwise Nintendo would never have been able to resurrect the console business in the 80's since control of third party publishing and the revenues derived from same is the most critical part of their business model.
 
Anyone remember the good old days of Nintendo and Super Nintendo? I remember Paying $50, $60, $70, and even $80 for a brand new game. I miss those days and don't regret any of it. I would do it again too.

You know why? Because the games were actually fun to play! There is just way too much garbage coming out now. Those games Best Buy was selling for $5 was still not cheap enough. They would need to pay me to take inventory of most of that crap.

If they continue producing the junk they do I hope the video game industry does crash. I have my NES, SNES, Gambeoy, N64, Gamecube and Playstation. I need nothing else.

If Defender is right about games becoming downloaded/streamed instead then I'll just never buy another one again. My kids when asked about anything after such times will respond, "You mean they made a Playstation XX and you can download the game instantly!? That sucks for you!"

Chris

Still waiting for Earthbound 64
 
Brother, I've never felt really close to a game system before, but when I read your post, it had me clutching my SNES in glee. If the crash comes, I believe I can weather the storm with my old standbys as well.

From a Gmestop employee's poit of view, I can safely say that today's gamer is ignorant. I've rung up countless copies of lameass hackneyed bulshit games for all the current consoles, and have even endured the taunts of "Madden/NCAA" go'ers towards others who buy decent and excellent games. After 10 months I've finally decided to start telling people not to buy this lame ass bullshit. The other day this guy came in and picked up NCAA 2004 and was like "Man, I can't wait until 2005 when they update the stats!!"
MY GOD PEOPLE DON'T YOU SEE, THEY'RE GOING TO UPDATE THE STATS!!! It's been said before, but bears repeating: The industry is not to be blamed for the "New Crash", they're only supplying what all these other people are demanding and eventually, they're going to get sick of it. Will it happen this year? No, I don't see it, but if the next wave of systems don't offer some wonderful, refreshing innovation, then I see the whole thing falling down rather quickly. God Speed videogames, I'm going to go back to playing what you were in your youth.

RF~ Also waiting for a new Earthbound
 
Well, Madden 2005 Limited Edition will likely be the first brand new madden game I've bought since back in the day of the SNES. Free online, and copies of previous versions of Madden make this look like a worthwhile purchase. They finally seem to be adding some things that just aren't stat updates. If they did this kind of stuff more often, I would be more apt to buy sports games more often.
 
I hope you dont go out of business man, but it seems like the industry is in a major stump. It seems that a real hyped game would come out and quicky drop like 70% off the original price. Also with all the systems on the market and the portables it is really overkill
 
Reality's Fringe said:
No, I don't see it, but if the next wave of systems don't offer some wonderful, refreshing innovation, then I see the whole thing falling down rather quickly.
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Thats exactly why im actually looking forward to Nintendo's "Revolution" and the DS. FUN.
 
Nintendo's "Revolution" Should just be an Snes. It might not be all that innovative but I just went through Super Mario World withouth playing anything else and finished it. I haven't gone through a game and been devoted like that in such a long time... There is somthing special about the Snes.
 
[quote name='SpookyD']Nintendo's "Revolution" Should just be an Snes. It might not be all that innovative but I just went through Super Mario World withouth playing anything else and finished it. I haven't gone through a game and been devoted like that in such a long time... There is somthing special about the Snes.[/quote]

What was your age at that time?
 
Acclaim is gone. Good riddance, I say. I was shocked they held on as long as they have. Throughout the 90's they were the benchmark for subpar, high profile games.

As to the crash of '04, it would appear that the armageddon has passed us by; furthermore, with PSP being released today, I would venture to say that gaming's future is looking a lot more rosy.
 
[quote name='Watchman']Acclaim is gone. Good riddance, I say. I was shocked they held on as long as they have. Throughout the 90's they were the benchmark for subpar, high profile games.

As to the crash of '04, it would appear that the armageddon has passed us by; furthermore, with PSP being released today, I would venture to say that gaming's future is looking a lot more rosy.[/quote]

Consider 2D to be going down now though with everyones expectations on Portable 3D. That could have an effect on the future.
 
I believe that part of the crash is due to the flood on the market. I mean, seriously, look at the list of heavy hitters the past few months.. Halo 2, San Andreas, Resident Evil 4, MGS3, Metroid Prime 2, Half-Life 2, Doom 3, Burnout 3, Ghost Recon 2 (I thought it did poorly in sales but apparently it didn't), THUG 2, Mortal Kombat: Deception, GT4, Tekken 5, DOA Ultimate, Fable, God of War, Brothers in Arms, Minish Cap, Fight Night Round 2, DMC3, Mercenaries, MechAssault 2, POP:WW, KOTOR 2, X-Men Legends, THUG2, Sims 2, NFSU 2, the launch of the PSTwo, the launch of the DS, the launch of the PSP.

Now Nintendo's planning to release a redesigned something or other to combat the PSP this fall!? If the market's crashing, it's their own fault.

//edit WTF? This post is from June 2004! Defender doesn't even have his store anymore! Someone lock this. Why the fuck did you bump this, Watchman!?
 
[quote name='Snake2715'][quote name='Watchman']Acclaim is gone. Good riddance, I say. I was shocked they held on as long as they have. Throughout the 90's they were the benchmark for subpar, high profile games.

As to the crash of '04, it would appear that the armageddon has passed us by; furthermore, with PSP being released today, I would venture to say that gaming's future is looking a lot more rosy.[/quote]

Consider 2D to be going down now though with everyones expectations on Portable 3D. That could have an effect on the future.[/quote]

I agree. What little 2D gaming we had may now be squelched. Portables had the most 2D, and while I am sure there will still be some, the PSP will most certainly take a toll on 2D gaming. DS will be the same way, but I think they will have a bigger abundance of 2D gaming...
 
[quote name='Scorch']I believe that part of the crash is due to the flood on the market. I mean, seriously, look at the list of heavy hitters the past few months.. Halo 2, San Andreas, Resident Evil 4, MGS3, Metroid Prime 2, Half-Life 2, Doom 3, Burnout 3, Ghost Recon 2 (I thought it did poorly in sales but apparently it didn't), THUG 2, Mortal Kombat: Deception, GT4, Tekken 5, DOA Ultimate, Fable, God of War, Brothers in Arms, Minish Cap, Fight Night Round 2, DMC3, Mercenaries, MechAssault 2, POP:WW, KOTOR 2, X-Men Legends, THUG2, Sims 2, NFSU 2, the launch of the PSTwo, the launch of the DS, the launch of the PSP.

Now Nintendo's planning to release a redesigned something or other to combat the PSP this fall!? If the market's crashing, it's their own fault.

//edit WTF? This post is from June 2004! Defender doesn't even have his store anymore! Someone lock this. Why the shaq-fu did you bump this, Watchman!?[/quote]

On top of things as usual, eh? :lol:
 
Hmmm, even though this is ancient (why dig it up after all this time), it is interesting. Though, I don't think this is a traditional crash like 84. The industry is in a state of flux. There are just too many games being made right now. Good games should never be overlooked, but there definitely are now. I think we'll look at this time as a time of consolodation for the industry. The best games can still sell now, but it's the average to slightly above average games that can get ignored completely.
 
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