I don't give fuck about those people. I care about me. If the info that I get has been filtered by the man then I'm not happy.mistercrayon wrote:Essentially, it seems to me, YTrs seem like they want all the freedom of being unpaid to do anything and all the pay of doing promotional work.
You already can't tell what sponsorship deals these people have behind closed doors! I understand the concern though, they need to be somewhat open about what they're not allowed to say. If it's "don't say fuck or bugger" i'm fine with that. If it's "never show our games in a negative light" then fuck that.IanHamlett wrote:I don't give fuck about those people. I care about me. If the info that I get has been filtered by the man then I'm not happy.Essentially, it seems to me, YTrs seem like they want all the freedom of being unpaid to do anything and all the pay of doing promotional work.
What game is that? I'd argue most of them will play games that are popular, rather than the game becoming popular thanks to them. People use Minecraft as an example of a game that became popular thanks to let-players but i'd argue it was already, or was going to be hugely popular without them (I realise notch himself says they had a lot to do with how fast it got popular). Minecraft made LPs popular, not the other way around (IMO).IanHamlett wrote:But it really does help sales of all but the most broken games. A PS3 game from 2010 was in the top 100 of last year FFS.
I think it only applies to Nintendo published games but I'm not 100%.Bollockoff wrote:So you can't review games that are actually on Nintendo systems but aren't made by Nintendo?
The point was that it happens, people recommending other people not buy the game but rather, watch the entirety on youtube. For every "I bought this games because of x" anecdote people come up with, there are cases where people aren't buying it because they don't need to. I used the last of us example because i've seen it very recently and it's a game most who've played will agree, that you really should play for yourself. Although I suspect in a lot of cases it would help the game, it's not as clear cut as the lets-players would have you believe.Gonzo wrote:If your game can be enjoyed via let's play, both the game and the person is in trouble. The game, because it isn't doing its job. The person, because they are wasting their time
I'm only defending them as far as saying it really is up to them to decide how they handle this, they own the IP and the lets-players have to abide by youtubes rules. I'm not saying you shouldn't think they're cunts for doing it, but they're a company and people are making money off their IP, i'm not surprised they want a cut of the action. I wouldn't feel differently if it was EA or Microsoft trying to do the same (and they will, give them time).Gonzo wrote:But I cannot believe people defending Nintendo. I suppose it is the one company that can count on such support. I have sunk ridiculous hours over dragon age inquisition, and 39.99 straight into EA's coffers to buy it. I wanted to play an RPG. But I knew I didn't know anything about dragon age, and the keep wasn't enough. So I watched, or skim watched, archengeia's marathon streams on YouTube. It took a week or so, whenever I was cooking or tidying or had some time. I got enough background for 1 and 2 to get this game, to recognise cameos, etc etc. I love it, and will deffo buy the dlc and next instalments. Also, I have been this close to buying a Wii u for smash. I never gave smash a second look until the smash Bros docu was linked here and I have watched streams and YouTube vids of tourneys. Don't try to justify Nintendo's decision. They are being Nintendo, the ugly side of Nintendo. The kind that squeezed third parties when SNES was dominant, the kind that tried to ban grey imports and imports full stop back when cex started. Cunts.
Haha, never going to happen.Gonzo wrote:I hope they get dumped out of the hardware race and just turn into a software house.
Oznoz wrote:If your game can be enjoyed via let's play, both the game and the person is in trouble.
The game, because it isn't doing its job.
The person, because they are wasting their time
Skerret wrote:oznp talking fiddle faddle. Any game can be LPd.
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