New title can have same ‘long tail’ effect as Will Wright’s last smash, says publisher
Giant publisher Electronic Arts has great expectations for its upcoming innovative title Spore, comparing its long term potential with the ever-popular Sims series.
The DS, PC and Mac title, set for release on Friday September 5th, comes from the man behind The Sims, Will Wright, and gives players a similar level of interaction as the massively successful series that has virtually been a constant presence in the PC ChartTrack listings.
“We anticipate Spore to have the same ‘long tail’ success as The Sims. Just like The Sims, Spore is going to be fuelled by user created content,” declared Claire Ridley, EA marketing manager for The Sims and Spore.
“With the release of the Creature Creator and over one million creatures already created by players within the first week, it is clear to see how players are going to be constantly pushing the boundaries and populating the Spore universe with fresh content themselves,” Ridley told MCV.
She added: “Plus, as a business, we at Electronic Arts are going to be able to deliver new content which further enriches players’ gameplay and essentially fuels their appetite to play more.”
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Wow thats great news
Now Spore can be the new game EA tries to sponge as much money off people with useless expansion packs and probably extra downloads to buy things for an extortionate price that add hardly anything to the game.
Will Wright is a legend props to him, just a shame his mixed up with a company like EA
Re: Wow thats great news
Dream on, EA.
Re: Re: Wow thats great news
Ooops, kind of takes the shine off, doesn't it?
Re: Re: Re: Wow thats great news
“Plus, as a business, we at Electronic Arts are going to be able to deliver new content which further enriches players’ gameplay and essentially fuels their appetite to play more.”
Pokemon Expansion Pack?
Looks like a great game. But the DRM
I will buy this as soon as they remove ther DRM that only allows 3 activations, and then buy a new box.
If you reinstall, or change hardware in you computer, you need to activate again, and after 3 times you need to buy a new box, or find a crack for it.
And I don't wan't to crack a game that I have payed money for, and I don't want to buy the same game severel times.
So for me it ether don't buy it, or just get a pirate copy the first time.
....... I just pick don't buy
Re: Looks like a great game. But the DRM
After the death and mishandling of The Sims Online by EA I have too much of a bitter taste in my mouth to swallow another series by them.
Re: Re: Looks like a great game. But the DRM
Dude Spore totally ROCKS. OMG the graphics are wicked!
JT
www.FIreMe.To/udi
Should be good
Looks to be the game of the year with the wide base of people it will draw from. Whether we gamers like it or not may be in question, but those that game little will continue to game hard on this game just like they did with the Sims. Beware the power of housewives gaming! lol
Re: Should be good
If they only allow 3 activations, I'm not buying it.
I'll just pirate it, and give it out.
Re: Re: Should be good
Totally agree with Roy. Too bad Will Right got messed with EA. I've seen so many games fall short because of EA marketing tricks
Re: Re: Re: Give US Sims Online BAck
I am ganna post anything any time I can to let EA know that the hole Sims Online Family wants there game back .You come up with sims stuff all the time so Make a new sims online and give us what we really want after all no one at EA would have a job if it was not for the people that play your games so help us out and give us something to play again you told us we are going to lose our game then told us you would give us 90 day of pogo or 15 bucks off a game for the years of money we gave EA and guess what did EA do what they sed no what a shock .I know there are lots of people out there that would love a new sims online so EA I ask you help us out do what your customers want for once
Re: Re: Re: Give US Sims Online BAck
I am ganna post anything any time I can to let EA know that the hole Sims Online Family wants there game back .You come up with sims stuff all the time so Make a new sims online and give us what we really want after all no one at EA would have a job if it was not for the people that play your games so help us out and give us something to play again you told us we are going to lose our game then told us you would give us 90 day of pogo or 15 bucks off a game for the years of money we gave EA and guess what did EA do what they sed no what a shock .I know there are lots of people out there that would love a new sims online so EA I ask you help us out do what your customers want for once
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