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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 684
| neonreaper | Posted 4/21/2009 12:54:03 PM | message detail |
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I sent an email to point out a very specific post I had made. cool beans --- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter? Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 12:55:28 PM | message detail |
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From: Childproof | #249 Do you know how much it takes to double Earthbound? --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: SM64 > SOTN - Points: 42/56 Vote: SM64 |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 12:55:45 PM | message detail |
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Really... RE2 has sales on RE even with the DS and GC remakes taken into account? Hmm... good point. I think RE does overtake it when counting the remakes. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 12:58:10 PM | message detail |
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Is there any particular reason we all seemed to assume that RE2 would
be stronger than the original in the first place? I mean, there's
really nothing to back that up as far as I know. --- In-de-structable. Nothing's gonna stop me now. http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w333/usagiaruku/1224857053726.jpg |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 4/21/2009 12:59:50 PM | message detail |
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The same reason we assumed DKC2 would be stronger than DKC, pretty much. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. |
| voltch | Posted 4/21/2009 1:00:02 PM | message detail |
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RE2 had Leon,proven solid midcarder,RE may have had jill,but Chris...I
mean chris,I've never played an RE game but even i can tell something's
wrong bout him. --- Pearl FC:2450 0974 5734 *shakes fist* |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 1:00:52 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1179 The original wins if we combine the two versions, but that's still a good showing from RE2. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:01:22 PM | message detail |
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I think tonight's match is going to be a very good barometer of just how far franchise voting goes in this contest. Seriously, who cares about SMW2? --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:01:48 PM | message detail |
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A 6 year old poll where the original RE still wins doesn't look like promising evidence to me! --- I can feel it coming over me; I feel it all around me. http://www.rosebride.com/lyn/otakon2k6/chronotrigger.jpg |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 1:01:56 PM | message detail |
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The same reason we assumed DKC2 would be stronger than DKC, pretty much. Not really, since RE2 did have a sales advantage and better poll showings than the original. If anything, it was more a case of neglecting the Gamecube remake. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 1:02:27 PM | message detail |
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From: KamikazePotato | #258 I agree wholeheartily. I still have a lot of confidence left in Earthbound, and the only factors that worry me are: 1) Franchise voting 2) Europe 3) Voters that don't like RPG's period --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: SM64 > SOTN - Points: 42/56 Vote: SM64 |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 4/21/2009 1:06:08 PM | message detail |
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Stop assuming that support for any Mario or Zelda game is franchise
voting. Yoshi's Island and Link's Awakening were both huge sellers that
get a ton of love from fans. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 1:06:56 PM | message detail |
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because of people that buy games cuz of the franchise imho --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:08:09 PM | message detail |
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From: Mac Arrowny | #262 Stop assuming that support for any Mario or Zelda game is franchise voting. Yoshi's Island and Link's Awakening were both huge sellers that get a ton of love from fans. It's KP. He's going to do anything he can to spin the Earthbound loss in a positive light. --- In-de-structable. Nothing's gonna stop me now. http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w333/usagiaruku/1224857053726.jpg |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:08:19 PM | message detail |
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What people don't realize is that Lufia 2 is probably going to get 2nd in Europe. YI could honestly break 60% there, maybe more. --- http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/War13104/CenaJFrog.gif hey look i'm war and i'm stupid - WVI |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 1:08:59 PM | message detail |
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So far, we've had ten series with more than one entrant. Time to rank them in order of impressiveness: Super Mario The Legend of Zelda Mario Kart Final Fantasy Donkey Kong Metroid Resident Evil Castlevania Mega Man Sonic the Hedgehog --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| ImplicitContent | Posted 4/21/2009 1:09:26 PM | message detail |
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people really need to stop bringing up europe like it matters for matches. its been around for the past few thousand years. --- all hail ec your lord and savior |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 1:10:53 PM | message detail |
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From: ImplicitContent | #267 monkey island --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:11:12 PM | message detail |
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Zelda Mario Kart Mario Final Fantasy None of the others were terribly impressive. --- In-de-structable. Nothing's gonna stop me now. http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w333/usagiaruku/1224857053726.jpg |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:11:37 PM | message detail |
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In terms of impressiveness? Mario Kart Donkey Kong Legend of Zelda Final Fantasy Mario Metroid Castlevania Resident Evil Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Man --- http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/War13104/CenaJFrog.gif hey look i'm war and i'm stupid - WVI |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:12:35 PM | message detail |
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Yoshi's Island is the apathetic Mario game, so like Pac-Man it'll do
well tomorrow, but throw in another Mario game and watch it become
crushed. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: SM64 > Castlevania: SotN Points: 41/56 |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/21/2009 1:13:22 PM | message detail |
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Well it is true that North American voters seem to be making up a
smaller percent of overall voters as time goes on. Used to be nearly
85% and now it's down to 75% --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:13:48 PM | message detail |
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I'm trying to think of the last time I saw anyone care about Yoshi's Island. Sales it may have, but love? No. How it does it comparisan to Chrono Trigger will tell us a good bit about franchise voting. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:14:54 PM | message detail |
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Plenty of people care about Yoshi's Island, stop being silly. --- No matter what, no matter how, I know I'll make it through somehow. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/KleenexTissue501/Saturn.gif |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:15:15 PM | message detail |
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Super Mario The Legend of Zelda Mario Kart (only SMK really impressed, MK64 did as expected) Final Fantasy Donkey Kong Metroid Castlevania Resident Evil (though RE4 could change this) Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Man --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: SM64 > Castlevania: SotN Points: 41/56 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 4/21/2009 1:16:18 PM | message detail |
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Seriously, who cares about SMW2? As somebody with CT > EB, SMW2:YI is easily my favorite game in the poll. --- Prototype Shorthand, do you speak it?! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 1:16:23 PM | message detail |
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From: KleenexTissue50 | #274 I'd just like to know why this is a guaranteed fact. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: SM64 > SOTN - Points: 42/56 Vote: SM64 |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:18:26 PM | message detail |
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Some people care about Yoshi's Island, obviously. Every game has some fans. It's just far less than other Mario games. EB, although doomed to lose, probably has more people who really care about it than Yoshi's Island does. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:19:31 PM | message detail |
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You're probably right. I don't see how that maps to franchise voting, though. --- In-de-structable. Nothing's gonna stop me now. http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w333/usagiaruku/1224857053726.jpg |
| HaRRicH | Posted 4/21/2009 1:19:57 PM | message detail |
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Haha, I hear ya. I've just lost faith in the upset and wanted to defend
a great game, though you're right that it's largely forgotten in the
series. --- Prototype Shorthand, do you speak it?! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 1:20:02 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, that's pretty evident by how Earthbound performed in Virtual Console and even The List (as much as I hate to bring it up). --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: SM64 > SOTN - Points: 42/56 Vote: SM64 |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:21:27 PM | message detail |
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Speaking of series let's take a look at how many games each one has. Mario - 10 (includes RPG, Kart) Final Fantasy - 9 (includes FFT) Zelda - 7 Metal Gear - 4 Grand Theft Auto - 4 Metroid - 3 Sonic - 3 Halo - 3 Pokemon - 3 Resident Evil – 3 Donkey Kong - 3 (includes DK arcade) Super Smash Bros - 2 Street Fighter - 2 Castlevania - 2 Mega Man - 2 Chrono - 2 Kingdom Hearts - 2 The Elder Scrolls - 2 Half- Life – 2 Kind of interesting that GTA has 4 games while others only have 3 or 2. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: SM64 > Castlevania: SotN Points: 41/56 |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:22:26 PM | message detail |
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You're probably right. I don't see how that maps to franchise voting, though. "Hey, look, a GameFAQs poll. Don't care for Chrono Trigger...never played EB...what's a Lufia II? Eh, I don't really care about Yoshi's Island either, but I might as well vote for it. It's Mario, after all." --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:23:33 PM | message detail |
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Or the worst case scenario, "I do like Chrono Trigger...but I can't vote against a Mario game! Even if I haven't played it." Yes I have seen people like this. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:23:38 PM | message detail |
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Wow SM64 has almost gone up by a quarter percent in the last 30 min. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: SM64 > Castlevania: SotN Points: 41/56 |
| nintendogirl1 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:27:28 PM | message detail |
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Also, you better believe Yoshi's Island will get at least 65% of Europe tomorrow. Two games that never released over here and Lufia 2? LOL. --- Not gonna be pretty. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 1:28:42 PM | message detail |
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What about Chrono Trigger DS? That had to have had some Europe impact. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:29:31 PM | message detail |
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FFIVDS won DS GotY in Europe. --- http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/War13104/CenaJFrog.gif hey look i'm war and i'm stupid - WVI |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 1:31:05 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Europe didn't seem to like CT that much for some erason. It flopped in all the Goty polls in europe --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 4/21/2009 1:33:58 PM | message detail |
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Not to mention that Crono did worse than TANNER in Europe. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:34:49 PM | message detail |
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To be fair, it's a port of a game nobody had heard of that received
little-to-no advertising. Those who had heard of it had already
emulated it. And it's not really that fun to play on a DS. --- http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/War13104/CenaJFrog.gif hey look i'm war and i'm stupid - WVI |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 4/21/2009 1:34:53 PM | message detail |
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Super Mario The Legend of Zelda Mario Kart Final Fantasy Metroid Donkey Kong Mega Man Castlevania Sonic the Hedgehog Resident Evil Sonic isn't last because at least Sonic 1 looked somewhat good, although that may have been Street Fighter 2 sucking. Mario and Zelda have looked dominant, Mario Kart looked great in both it's matches. Final Fantasy looked decent. Metroid was fine but Super Metroid kind of choked against Mario Kart. DKC1 is the only Donkey Kong game that really impressed. Mega Man looked bad, but 3 and X looked fine. CV 3 was a joke and Symphony is disappointing here. Resident Evil is just garbage. --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/21/2009 1:37:31 PM | message detail |
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CT doesn't do that bad in Europe. It's UK where he really flops. In the
other European countries he does maybe 1-3% worse than the world
average which ain't bad --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:41:54 PM | message detail |
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CT doesn't do that bad in Europe. It's UK where he really flops. In
the other European countries he does maybe 1-3% worse than the world
average which ain't bad Well UK represents 40% of Europe's votes. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: SM64 > Castlevania: SotN Points: 41/56 |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 1:43:39 PM | message detail |
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Mega Man looked bad, but 3 and X looked fine. X lost a match the board thought it would win (and handily at that). MM2 bombed hard, barely cracking 56% on Pac-Man. The series is lucky MM3 did as expected, or else the series would be the biggest bust of the contest. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:46:46 PM | message detail |
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Actually, according to the Oracle consensus, Mega Man X was almost exactly on target. --- I've been waiting for this moment all my life - it's my destiny. http://64.81.113.250/a-kon-12/000177.jpg |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 4/21/2009 1:48:01 PM | message detail |
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From: KamikazePotato | Posted: 4/21/2009 4:13:48 PM | #273 Check my contributor page. --- .,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,. Now Playing: Etrian Odyssey 2, Lunar 2, Devil May Cry 3 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/21/2009 1:49:29 PM | message detail |
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The Oracle consensus is largely shaped by the ongoing contest results -
and no one could ignore the writing on the wall that was MM2/MM3. The
consensus will inevitably (imo, stupidly) shift in a monolithic fashion
to whatever the bracket favorite is in an even slightly debated match,
but the Oracle predicting MMX to disappoint is no great shock. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 1:49:48 PM | message detail |
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Actually, according to the Oracle consensus, Mega Man X was almost exactly on target. Maybe it could have combined that with a win. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 4/21/2009 1:51:02 PM | message detail |
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lol Mega Man anti-fanboys hating on something popular for "indie-cred". (am I doing it right?) --- No matter what, no matter how, I know I'll make it through somehow. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/KleenexTissue501/Saturn.gif |
