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ekianjo
on Sept 21, 2013
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'Grand Theft Auto V' Crosses $1B In Sales
I dont agree. Proper marketing can sell you almost anything. Even so-so products. And its not rare to see not so good games make it to top 10 sales. The game quality can vary but to sell a lot you can be sure marketing is the decisive factor.
officemonkey
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Do you recall all the marketing for "Duke Nukem Forever?" That was a huge steaming turd that no amount of marketing could fix.
gbog
on Sept 21, 2013
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Yes, and we have plenty of examples of successes that came naked, without marketing. Eg Minecraft.
dualogy
on Sept 21, 2013
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Nice successes indeed, but not
$1B in a few days
successes ;))
ekianjo
on Sept 23, 2013
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Where did I say that word of mouth could no sell either? I'm making the case for the positive aspects of Marketing.
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