GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1044
Looks
like today's poll will also break 60000 votes. After going more than 3
months without a single non-contest poll breaking 60000 votes, we're
going to break 60000 votes on 2 straight polls. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
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From: pjbasis | #199 Well, the difference is that Zelda was immensely popular in America from the beginning. While FF games were popular in America, they didn't really take off to the level they're at now until FFVII. --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
Apparantly! Mad respect that OoT managed to be top game even from people who weren't completely nostalgia'd. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Well,
operating under the hypothesis that a large majority of people hold the
first game in the series to be their favorite, it would be safe to
conclude that OoT gathers more support from other people (that didn't
play the game first) than, say, FFVII. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
From: pjbasis | #205 Here's your problem --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
I should have bet money you would do that. Well, it might not be well-tested enough to become theory, but I think it's something that is worth looking into. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
I'm
not saying it's not a viable theory (although I wouldn't go so far as
to say a large majority of people. That's a bit too much of an
assumption), but trying to use it as some sort of weird evidence that
OoT fans aren't looking at the game through nostalgia-goggles is a bit
of a stretch. --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
Well, not as many is the point. There is still a large percentage that did play it for their first Zelda, and then obviously you can have nostalgia for things beyond the first game. I was always under the impression OoT and FFVII owed their untouchable strength due to the timing of the release coinciding with a new generation of players getting into the series for the first time. To not only see two other Zelda games be in the same ballpark, but one even ahead of OoT is surprising to me. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Eh,
it doesn't necessarily have to be the first in the series that you've
played for it to leave that kind of impact on you. FFVII and OoT were
the first games of their kind in their series, one way or the other. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
I
agree, and I also thought the shift to 3D is part of what would have
caused my supposed new generation to pick them up for the first time. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Seeing SS with no votes is hilarious. --- •.,¸¸,.•´¯`•.,¸¸,.•´¯`•.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.•´¯`•.,¸¸,.•´¯`•.,¸¸,.• We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us. |
I
would expect SS to have almost no votes, since the game has only been
out for about 3 months. Since we had this poll back in 2009, Majora's
Mask, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess are all doing slightly better
this time around. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Well,
no kidding. Zelda is a series with a 90%+ playrate on the site. There's
only so much room to introduce players to the series with the most
recent one. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
Having
a high "first played in a series" rate is likely an advantage. However,
it's just one factor. It doesn't necessarily make you the strongest in
the series. --- SuperNiceDog was not so nice to my bracket. Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the Rivalry Rumble Guru Contest! |
Ulti: *laughs* --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
This
site has a major love for the N64/PS1 generation in general though.
That's why we can end up with nonsense like Mario 64 being the most
popular Mario game. --- http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/22/2094c2de-bae8-4f5b-9f27-67eaff0aaeaf.jpg |
Today
people lie a lot.So only 1 out of 5 people hasn't read a book?Here out
of all people I know nobody reads books ever.And we are talking about
100 people(with their families).USA reads that much? --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
Yesterday's poll just barely broke 65000 votes. Amazing, we haven't had votals that high since this poll: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4507 --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
1
week ago, Vita ownership was at 2.58%. Now it's almost doubled from
last week, with a 5.09% ownership right now. Ownership should continue
to increase throughout the rest of the poll, because this happened with
the very first 3DS poll as well. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Compared to the previous poll,the people that would be pro players drop by a lot.I wonder why? --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
I don't know why it dropped this time around. Anyways, the Vita has 6.68% ownership on the second US release date. For the PSP, it had 9.90% ownership on the US release date. The Vita is getting off to an even slower start than the PSP. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Safer Sephiroth 777 posted... Compared to the previous poll,the people that would be pro players drop by a lot.I wonder why? Would an older userbase be more honest... more realistic about their skills? When I was 13, I swore I'd make the NHL. Did I ? not even close.... --- Congratulation to SuperNiceDog. Guru champ and Rivalry Rumble master |
Awesome, got the first vote for "I'd rather die than let someone take my games." (Secret bump) --- http://i.minus.com/iH9vIGOBoyTQ2.gif |
I knew Americans like to act tough but this much?Man. --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
There's not much of a difference between the US and Europe in this poll. Also, this was from yesterday's poll: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4639®ion=US http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4639®ion=CA I wonder why Canada doesn't like caffeine as much as the US? --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Drinking
coffee isn't a big cultural thing as it is in US and Europe IMO. Sure
you have the Timmies people, but more people would rather have
doughnuts. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the guru contest. |
Wait, people discuss the polls instead when there's no contest? --- Proud ValHellen x Maha_Bufudyne shipper. |
From: Raka_Putra | #228 Wait until you see this place when there's a carbonated beverage poll. --- Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the Guru for a Super Bad Contest! |
The Soda poll is eventually going to happen someday. I'm more interested in the age poll or a continent poll. I really want another continent poll soon, before the summer vacation starts and we go back to having about 2 1/2 months of weekend trends. Raka_Putra | Posted 2/26/2012 8:40:09 AM | message detail | quote Wait, people discuss the polls instead when there's no contest? Yes, we tend to discuss polls once in a while, if they are interesting. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
We should have a soda contest. With an electoral college. --- Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick your 7 time champion, Link. |
From: Raka_Putra | #228 How else do you propose we keep the topic from purging? --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
I see. Well, I thought you guys just bump it or something. --- Proud ValHellen x Maha_Bufudyne shipper. |
No doubt in my mind Coke > Pepsi in the finals. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Pepsi in the finals... gross --- http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2011/12/4/12/enhanced-buzz-wide-5065-1323019200-17.jpg |
Dr. Pepper dominates in the U.S. and bombs everywhere else --- Guess who I am! http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs3/1345748_o.gif |
I
think the Dr. Pepper fanbase could be really demoralized because they
recently stopped making Dublin Dr. Pepper. It could get upset before
it's overly U.S.-focused fanbase is even an issue. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO SUPERNICEDOG NO PEACE] |
Aw yeah first vote for "I hunt them down and enact a terrible revenge." --- http://i.imgur.com/eqOQs.gif |
You don't do that though. --- Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick your 7 time champion, Link. |
Yeah, but it's a ridiculous poll, so there's no need to vote seriously. --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
It's people like that that ruin poll credibility. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
it's not really that ridiculous though LeonhartFour is usually the one who throws insults more anyway --- http://www.backloggery.com/superangelo128 http://myanimelist.net/profile/superangelo128 http://vndb.org/u6633/votes http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/7524301 |
Not online. Not worth the time to try to insult people with PSN's crappy interface. --- Guess who I am! http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs3/1345748_o.gif |
Never played a PC game online? Wow dude. Wow --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
oh no I'm not a PC gamer the horror --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
Do you usually act surprised by completely mundane and ordinary things? --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
PC
gamers are so weird. I don't recall the last time I even played a PC
game. Consoles are more than enough to satisfy all my gaming needs. --- ... |
Today's poll needs the option "I call my alarm clock Rihanna." --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
From: LeonhartFour | #247 Insane. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
