Expanding the universe

[Odin]

In a thread (fbos forums) it was asked what this "expanding the Fallout universe" meant, Chuckie got onboard and spoke:<blockquote>I believe what was meant by this was, we are trying to expand the customer base. We want to bring this universe to the console market.

I don't think we went that far.
Again, as stated in another thread - "As we have stated in many interviews, this game was meant as a one off, what if story. Just one of thousands that could be going on in a post-apocalyptic world."</blockquote>But why ruin the setting while expanding the customer base ? It should be able to maintain the setting, while expanding the customer base.

Another question came up and that was "Why use the Fallout setting?" and I know alot is anxious about this one, Chuckie also answered this one:<blockquote>You want the marketing answer or the development answer. Here, have both.
MA) Name recognition. The press and many consumers have heard of this license. They may not know everything about it, but they know enough to be interested.
DA) We love the Fallout universe. It is an Interplay IP and therefore why should we not use it. It was not our intention to deliberately contradict anything.</blockquote>So you did contradict stuff in Fbos?! *gasp*

 

[Pipboy2000]

Hehehe.... I just love how Chuck is fighting as hard as he can to dodge the "criticism" comments

 

[JJ86]

Sad as it may be, name recognition is the top factor in anything. Do you think someone like Arnold would get elected as governor if nobody had heard of him before?

 

[Frog]

You want the marketing answer or the development answer. Here, have both.
MA) Name recognition. The press and many consumers have heard of this license. They , but they know enough to be interested.
DA) We love the Fallout universe. It is an Interplay IP and therefore why should we not use it. It was not our intention to deliberately contradict anything.

So they just use Fallout's name to sell shit to people "who may not know everything about it"* (*who may not know it is shit)
Nothing to add.

 

[JJ86]

Seems to me they should just use the brand name of "Jesus". Think of all the things that would make it a blockbuster:

1. The following for people interested in those products is incredibly huge worldwide. It would be a blockbuster.

2. No trademark infringement to worry about.

3. You don't need to have sex in the game to sell it just make it about killing heathens instead of supermutants.

4. The setting could be exactly the same instead of the Brotherhood of Steel it could be the Brotherhood of Christ.

 

[The physopathic Polock]

Seems to me they should just use the brand name of "Jesus". Think of all the things that would make it a blockbuster:

1. The following for people interested in those products is incredibly huge worldwide. It would be a blockbuster.

2. No trademark infringement to worry about.

3. You don't need to have sex in the game to sell it just make it about killing heathens instead of supermutants.

4. The setting could be exactly the same instead of the Brotherhood of Steel it could be the Brotherhood of Christ.

Heh heh heh, pretty funny. It is a better idea the Sellout: Peice of Shit though...

 

[Human Shield]

Wow my post made the front page, I am so honored .

 

[DarkUnderlord]

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