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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 281
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| Janus5000 | Posted 4/24/2006 1:09:28 AM | message detail |
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Sora/Luigi could be fun; I see mnm played it safe and picked both to win in his prediction. --- It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. - Macbeth |
| Who Cares? | Posted 4/24/2006 6:12:42 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, I didn't like how the bracket pretty much tailed off in the end
either. I guess it's kinda expected when you keep Link & Cloud as
far aparts as possible. *shrug* The only things I am immediately not fond of are the facts that Ganondorf is not being used and Gordon may actually win a match. I was considering flip floping Ganon & Vincent's positions but I wanted to see if anyone would say anything about it. As for Gordon, well he's never really been in tight match before. It'd be fun to see the board explode...or rather implode at the sight GF being close or even leading a match. :P (don't bring Morrigan and Kasumi back after 4 years and give them unwinnable matches) Hey I <3 Morri, my favorite character afterall. But if she ever did sniff a contest again, that's the position she'd be likely to get without a massive rally unfortunately. As for Kasumi, I think she'll be back, but knowing Ceej she'll be 'that fighting character that loses to Sonic in the first round' Ganondorf needs to be in that first match with Vincent and have the winner fed to Snake Hmm, didn't think of that. That would be very awesome. --- HAVE YOU SEEN ME: Morrigan, Aya Brea, Strider Hiryu, Claire Redfield -- Missing since 2002. Help them return this summer! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/24/2006 7:03:44 AM | message detail |
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**Hyrule Division** #1 Link #8 Jay Solano #4 Kefka #5 Gordon Freeman #3 Shadow the Hedgehog #6 Knuckles #2 Zero #7 Yuna **Hearts Division** #1 Sora #8 Kratos Aurion #4 Ryu (SF) #5 Tidus #3 Dante #6 Vercetti #2 Luigi #7 Diablo **20XX Division** #1 Mega Man #8 Fayt Leingod #4 Fox McCloud #5 Raiden (MGS2) #3 Bowser #6 Vivi #2 Squall #7 Alucard **Gear Division** #1 Solid Snake #8 Morrigan #4 Vincent #5 Leon Kennedy #3 Ganondorf #6 Roxas #2 Sonic #7 Kasumi (DoA) **Midgar Division** #1 Cloud #8 Pac-Man #4 Yoshi #5 Magus #3 Captian Falcon #6 Seifer #2 Master Chief #7 Serge **Mushroom Division** #1 Mario #8 Phoenix Wright #4 Nightmare #5 Ryu H. #3 Kirby #6 Aeris #2 Auron #7 Jill Valentine **Zebes Division** #1 Samus #8 CATS #4 Zelda #5 DK #3 Riku #6 Peach #2 Crono #7 Joanna Dark **Jenova Division** #1 Sephiroth #8 Strider Hiryu #4 Kratos (God of War) #5 Ness #3 Sub-Zero #6 Ken Masters #2 The Prince (of Persia) #7 Lara Croft Link Luigi Mega Man Sonic Cloud Mario Samus Sephiroth --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| therealmnm | Posted 4/24/2006 7:14:40 AM | message detail |
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Sora/Luigi could be fun; I see mnm played it safe and picked both to win in his prediction. Oops... I did that bracket kinda fast... But yeah, I'd safely pick Luigi. Seeing how close he got to Tifa, I don't think Sora can compare... Especially with NSMB on the way. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: KH2, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC (wow, my PS2 is actually getting play!) |
| Big Bob | Posted 4/24/2006 3:00:38 PM | message detail |
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Now that I've actually played through Kingdom Hearts, I'm quite puzzled as to how big a boost Sephiroth got from it. *spoilers* - - - - - - - - Sephiroth's an optional boss at the end of the game that has no relation to the story at all. The casual player may not even get that far into the game, and many will just give up fighting him after he kills Sora in two hits. Squall and Cloud's boosts are understandable, since they both played important parts in the story, but I can't figure out how it gave Sephy the strength to wallop Mega Man like that. |
| therealmnm | Posted 4/24/2006 3:04:13 PM | message detail |
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Voter shift... The fact that Sephiroth boosted is there as you can
directly compare his matches with Mega Man. The debate of the matter is
why. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: KH2, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC (wow, my PS2 is actually getting play!) |
| Big Bob | Posted 4/24/2006 8:16:38 PM | message detail |
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>.> After playing KHII, I can safely say that Auron is going to kick ass in 2K6. Hard. --- Finally Playing: Kingdom Hearts II |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 4/24/2006 8:58:45 PM | message detail |
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Just to throw it out there ... Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children releases tomorrow (April 25th) in America and released today (April 24th) in Europe meaning that it'll be out to everyone after tomorrow. What was rather cool to see was how much exposure the game is getting through various ads both on GameFAQs and throughout the whole Internet. I've seen ads on practically every gaming website (GameSpot, IGN, 1UP.com, GameFAQs, etc.), which is nice because it definitely is increasing the awareness of it. I also noticed that Advent Children commercials have been all over television. I have seen them on ESPN, ABC, G4, FOX, Adult Swim, and tons of other programs and channels. I expected there to be a few commercials on some of the more gaming-related stations and places like Cartoon Network, but it was great to see it on ABC, ESPN, and FOX. A neat little ad that shows a bunch of action sequences and tops it all off with the famous Sephiroth walking through fire scene. Finally, Advent Children, the DVD, was reviewed by IGN the other day and they scored it with a 9.0/10 (Outstanding). Even cooler was that Amazon.com's "Top Seller" list had Advent Children slowly rising to the top throughout the week until just a couple of days ago where it became the Top Seller and has stayed there ever since. It also appears to have gotten back onto the Top 50 FAQs. Anyway, here's a few links I spoke of ... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/dvd/all/ref=d_hp_sn_ts/104-4579376-9835948 http://dvd.ign.com/articles/701/701928p1.html Cloud's going to kick some ass!! --- "I haven't invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess]." -- Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 4/25/2006 12:20:12 AM | message detail |
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Heh. I thought he might run this poll a few days after Advent Children had been out, instead of just the day it comes out. Have you seen Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children? Yes, and I bought the DVD 9.52% 30 Yes, I've seen it 47.62% 150 No, but I will this week 8.57% 27 No, but I might someday 21.59% 68 No, I have no interest in it 12.7% 40 TOTAL VOTES 315 --- "I haven't invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess]." -- Shigeru Miyamoto |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/25/2006 8:39:16 AM | message detail |
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Hmm. Interesting comparison to be made with today's poll and http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2335 I think AC may grant a lot bigger boosts than expected. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/25/2006 9:35:11 AM | message detail |
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Compared to the previous poll asking about Advent Children: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2288 Seem to less people not interested than before. A sign of a voter shift? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/25/2006 10:21:02 AM | message detail |
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Most interesting. We really need a contest. I can't wait to see how some of the square characters boost. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| voltch | Posted 4/25/2006 10:28:11 AM | message detail |
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i leave for 10 days and still no sign of a contest? --- Kilroy:Their fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft. BrentfordFC-championship here we come |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/25/2006 12:59:10 PM | message detail |
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At this point, around 55% of the voters either have or will have seen Advent Children by the end of this week. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 4/25/2006 1:12:12 PM | message detail |
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I noticed that Advent Children (PSP) went from not on the Top 50 FAQ
list, then to 50th, and now is at 33rd. Final Fantasy VII is making its
way up the FAQ listing again, too. --- On your knees. I want you to beg for forgiveness. -- Sephiroth |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/25/2006 1:32:21 PM | message detail |
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Even Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy XI moved up on the FAQ list ! --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/25/2006 1:52:44 PM | message detail |
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Hmmm...Just saw a topic concerning Advent Children's availability, so I figured I'd ask anyone who's already bought it: How difficult was it to find? How many copies were there? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Applause Sign | Posted 4/25/2006 3:15:34 PM | message detail |
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All signs are most definitely pointing to a voter shift. WE NEED A CONTEST GUERGH. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 4/25/2006 3:17:50 PM | message detail |
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mmmmmmmmm most interesting indeeeeeeeeed *pencils in Ness over Squall* --- GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK! GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK! |
| Kaxon | Posted 4/25/2006 3:29:45 PM | message detail |
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After HM talked about the ads in that other thread, I started wondering
what kind of difference it would make in the contest if there really
was an ad that said "Summer 2006 - Cloud Returns as Contest Champion". --- Nominate Aeris for SC2k6 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 4/25/2006 3:38:38 PM | message detail |
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How difficult was it to find? How many copies were there? I'm not the ideal person to ask this question to because of the fact that I got mine a couple of days before the release. I have scanned a few areas today just to check up on how well it's selling. I know places like Best Buy and Target, at least around here, had entire sections dedicated to Advent Children. It wasn't just going into the DVD section and looking for it; it was all in your face and such. I do know, however, that people have have an incredibly hard time finding it because it keeps selling out everywhere. I believe someone from Wal-Mart said they had sold all of their copies by noon today. I think Square Enix's rather big advertising for the movie has paid off rather well. It appears to be sold out virtually everywhere. Some people I've talked to have said that some stores got ~30 copies of the DVD. It'll be interesting to see how much it sells. I figure we'll be getting a press release from Square Enix on the number of copies sold or at least shipped in a few days. Oh, and the UMD versions of the game don't appear to be selling all that well, but I think we all could have predicted that. --- On your knees. I want you to beg for forgiveness. -- Sephiroth |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 4/25/2006 3:41:36 PM | message detail |
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After KHII and FFXII, Square probably needed this. --- GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK! GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK! |
| LessThan3Presea | Posted 4/25/2006 3:42:21 PM | message detail |
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LOL PSP "Don't cry, Yaz--"*battery dies* --- "A huge void in her heart. It is filled not by darkness, but kindness from others." - Presea Combatir, the Empty Soul |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 4/25/2006 3:44:03 PM | message detail |
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many will just give up fighting him after he kills Sora in two hits Are you serious? ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Kingdom Hearts 2, FF4A, Deus Ex, C&C |
| Kaxon | Posted 4/25/2006 3:45:50 PM | message detail |
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Sephiroth > Link, this summer! (Not that I'm a big fan of Sephiroth, I just want to see things shaken up.) Hey, if 10% of GameFAQs voters haven't seen AC before and are buying it this week, that's a lot of voters whose minds could be changed. --- Nominate Aeris for SC2k6 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 4/25/2006 3:47:50 PM | message detail |
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Sephiroth does reek of awesome in Advent Children. Plus, he's in Kingdom Hearts II again ... Dun dun dun. --- On your knees. I want you to beg for forgiveness. -- Sephiroth |
| Applause Sign | Posted 4/25/2006 3:50:14 PM | message detail |
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Even HM isn't psychotic enough to think Sephiroth could win this ye--- *remember Mega Man* --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HaRRicH | Posted 4/25/2006 8:03:34 PM | message detail |
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Nah, HM ain't going to go that far. Yes, there may be FF:AC, KH2, and
maybe even DoC to help his case, but I've got good faith he's not going
to take it to that extreme. Mega Man already bit him in the ass, and he
knows Cloud is stronger than Sephiroth in every year (except 2k2,
stat-wise, and that one is very very arguable/wrong)...that won't
change this year, he's smarter than that. Sephiroth: Aniversary Collection comes out June 2k7 though, so we know who his champion will be then. =P --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Big Bob | Posted 4/25/2006 8:07:20 PM | message detail |
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 4/25/2006 5:44:03 PM | message detail many will just give up fighting him after he kills Sora in two hits Are you serious? *spoilers* - - - - - - I had beat Ansem and the Hades Cup, and gotten the secret ending. When Sephy killed me in two hits, I thought "I'm not gonna spend two hours leveling up for this." Especially with KHII lieing on the floor next to the PS2, still wrapped. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 4/25/2006 8:29:59 PM | message detail |
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Oddly enough, KH came out well before KH2 was released. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 4/25/2006 11:35:46 PM | message detail |
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Have you seen Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children? Yes, and I bought the DVD 10.56% 7594 Yes, I've seen it 34.36% 24709 No, but I will this week 10.42% 7492 No, but I might someday 26.76% 19242 No, I have no interest in it 17.9% 12873 TOTAL VOTES 71910 There's only 30 minutes left in the poll, which means it's more or less over with, but it seems to be quite a bit different from the old poll. 44.92% (32,303) people have already seen the movie. 55.34% (39,795) people have already seen the movie or are going to see it within the week. Then you have the group who have not seen it yet, but might see it someday, which could be anywhere from next week to however long from now. Still could have quite a few more watchers between now and when the actual contest starts. Finally, you have the 17.9% (12,873) who claim to have no interest in the movie at all, which is a big improvement from the ~28% in the last poll who had no interest in it. That one took place before Kingdom Hearts II came out as I recall, so take that how you will. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the next contest. I think Square's going to be quite impressive this year. --- "I haven't invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess]." -- Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 4/26/2006 12:52:04 AM | message detail |
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I wonder how popular "Yes, I downloaded it since I got sick of waiting" option would be >_> --- transience: I'm in everyone's sig! |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/26/2006 4:21:21 AM | message detail |
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After KHII and FFXII, Square probably needed this. The sales/money? I think KHII and FFXII (just from Japan) are very lucrative for Square on themselves. Most games start making money after they sell over 200,000 units (or so I've been told). I know FF/KH are not ordinary games in the production values department, but together they've already sold over 3,000,000 units worldwide. I'm sure Square is pretty comfortable, financially, these days. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 4/26/2006 7:47:02 AM | message detail |
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The sales/money? I think KHII and FFXII (just from Japan) are very lucrative for Square on themselves. Most games start making money after they sell over 200,000 units (or so I've been told). I know FF/KH are not ordinary games in the production values department, but together they've already sold over 3,000,000 units worldwide. I'm sure Square is pretty comfortable, financially, these days. Probably, but Square has already officially stated that sales of KHII and FFXII left them disappointed. The company had to lower their operating profit expectations by over 40%. --- Board 8: Where people treat each other right. |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/26/2006 7:59:41 AM | message detail |
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Probably, but Square has already officially stated that sales of
KHII and FFXII left them disappointed. The company had to lower their
operating profit expectations by over 40%. Really? At this rate, I think KH2 and FFXII are going to outsell KH and FFX respectively. In Japan, that is. I'm not sure what to make of the 600,000 figure from KH2 in NA (if it's anything like Japan, that would mean NA KH2 sales would end up around 800,000 or something). And I know KH2 had only 3 days till NPD, but FFXII sold around 75% of its total sales in its first three days. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/26/2006 8:15:12 AM | message detail |
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KH2 and FFXII sales aren't that far from KH and FFX in Japan. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/26/2006 9:46:06 AM | message detail |
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but FFXII sold around 75% of its total sales in its first three days. Well, Japanese sales tend to be very front-loaded. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/26/2006 12:02:29 PM | message detail |
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Well, Japanese sales tend to be very front-loaded. Yeah I was wondering if that was Japan-only. I certainly hope it is. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| Kaxon | Posted 4/26/2006 12:09:16 PM | message detail |
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Finally, you have the 17.9% (12,873) who claim to have no interest
in the movie at all, which is a big improvement from the ~28% in the
last poll who had no interest in it. I wouldn't read too much into that. The previous poll didn't have an "I might watch it someday" option. Many of those votes would probably become "I'm not interested" votes if you took away that option from this poll. --- Nominate Aeris for SC2k6 |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 4/26/2006 12:11:25 PM | message detail |
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Yeah I was wondering if that was Japan-only. I certainly hope it is. More so than any other region, that's for sure. However, if you look at the Japanese sales charts now, you'll notice many DS titles that came out months ago are still in the top ten. --- Board 8: Where people treat each other right. |
| consolefreak | Posted 4/26/2006 12:13:18 PM | message detail |
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More so than any other region, that's for sure. However, if you look
at the Japanese sales charts now, you'll notice many DS titles that
came out months ago are still in the top ten. Yeah, Animal Crossing sometimes sells more units than the week before. So I guess it's a combination of Japan and FF/KH/DQ. --- "Now I realise.. I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth. I was being summoned by Sephiroth" |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 4/26/2006 3:01:54 PM | message detail |
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Just to update on the subject of Top 50 FAQ listing ... Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children (PSP) went from 33rd to 11th. Final Fantasy VII went from 14th to 12th. And, for the most part, every Final Fantasy on the list seems to be moving up. I'm not sure, but it also looks like a lot of Square Enix titles are higher on the list than normal. --- "I haven't invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess]." -- Shigeru Miyamoto |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 4/26/2006 7:48:16 PM | message detail |
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We're looking at a strong year for Square. I'm still not sure that
Cloud could win it all, but every Square representative should be
looked at with caution. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Shinra | Posted 4/26/2006 9:53:07 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and I just noticed that Kingdom Hearts : Chain of Memories got back onto the Top 50 as well. --- A little fear will control the minds of common people. There's no reason to waste money on them. - Rufus Shinra |
| Shinra | Posted 4/27/2006 2:26:19 PM | message detail |
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In all this craziness, Final Fantasy VII finally made its way to the Top 10 FAQs. --- A little fear will control the minds of common people. There's no reason to waste money on them. - Rufus Shinra |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 4/27/2006 2:27:23 PM | message detail |
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This would be such a good time for a summer contest. It looks like there will be a big shake up. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 4/27/2006 2:29:41 PM | message detail |
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Naming it the Nintendo "Squall" instead of the "Wii" could've potentially broken Squall into the Noble Nine. Alas. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/27/2006 3:55:27 PM | message detail |
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If Nintendo wanted publicity they sure got it. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 4/28/2006 12:17:07 AM | message detail |
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Wii want a conte*gets thrown out of topic* --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. -__- |
| Kaxon | Posted 4/28/2006 12:34:03 AM | message detail |
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Good idea or bad idea: a petition asking Ceej to start nominations in May and start the contest at the beginning of June? --- Nominate Aeris for SC2k6 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27379470 |