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Just_a_loser
02/17/23 12:28:11 AM
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https://twitter.com/okami13_/status/1626160097649995776?s=46&t=31b9BPSm8x4JdIr34TuSVw

Sold 56% more than Elden Ring and surpassed Pokmon Scarlet/Violet and Cyberpunk.

And it's not even out for PS4 and Switch yet

Can someone explain how successful stupid boycotts are again?

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billcom6
02/17/23 12:32:19 AM
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Yeah I can't believe a big budget game based on one of the biggest media properties in the world sold so well. I bet it was all backlash from people boycotting it.

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MarcyWarcy
02/17/23 12:32:59 AM
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Keep it in the general
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TheShadowViper
02/17/23 12:38:12 AM
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A) Europe

B) Hogwarts franchise vs. A new IP in Elden Ring, not really a fair comparison

C) Boycotts sometimes work, but rarely when those are against products that are liked by audiences

Basically, the fact it is largely hailed as a good game from a big franchise means any boycotting is not really going to be effective.

That doesn't mean people are wrong to boycott that do, simply that it won't "sink" the proverbial ship. I think most people in this age are sick of franchises they like releasing utter shit, so it made such efforts even less likely to succeed.

I personally don't think we should want to have shit games or franchises destroyed just because an author is a douchebag.
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pauIie
02/17/23 1:47:31 AM
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why are we comparing elden ring to this?

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Aloc
02/17/23 1:49:45 AM
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TheShadowViper posted...
A) Europe
A massive market

TheShadowViper posted...
new IP in Elden Ring, not really a fair comparison
Elden Ring sold a lot.

This means HL will sell millions upon millions and get a sequel.

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YellowSUV
02/17/23 2:01:50 AM
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It had the 3rd most all time simultaneous users on Steam for a single player game (behind Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring). This record is also under a handicap since Hogwarts had a 3 day early access.

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deoxxys
02/17/23 2:29:01 AM
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In Europe during opening week.

Well of course the game set in Britain would sell well.

I'll buy it at a steep discount

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ThanksUglyGod
02/17/23 2:36:00 AM
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Literally no one thought this game wouldn't sell extremely well.
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wanderingshade
02/17/23 2:37:08 AM
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Let's see.

International appeal.
Been a large selling media franchise since 1997 or so.
First game since the 2011 Deathly Hallow game that had now outdated PS3 graphics that wasn't Legos or some dumb iOS or toy thing.
Probably over $10million spent on advertising.

You know, I bet it was the controversy that made it sell!

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archedsoul
02/17/23 4:13:30 AM
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Yeah, the thing with boycotts, especially really loud ones, is that they become sort of indistinguishable from advertising.

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Nukazie
02/17/23 4:15:38 AM
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ce in shambles

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Etna
02/17/23 4:20:35 AM
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Nukazie posted...
ce in shambles
CEethers can't cope

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Mew
02/17/23 4:21:28 AM
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Wow more than Elden Ring? Dayumm

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pinky0926
02/17/23 4:24:14 AM
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The boycott was like 5 people on twitter. Such is the internet these days. People make so much fucking noise you'd think that the sky was falling down.

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Lord_Shadow
02/17/23 5:09:14 AM
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As a non Harry Potter fan who got it. It's a really well made game

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Sexypwnstar
02/17/23 6:44:09 AM
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pinky0926 posted...
The boycott was like 5 people on twitter. Such is the internet these days. People make so much fucking noise you'd think that the sky was falling down.

Lol gaslighting now

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Punished_Blinx
02/17/23 6:58:39 AM
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Why didn't people make all of these topics when Pokemon Sword and Shield sold a shitload. That one even had a hashtag.

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Southernfatman
02/17/23 7:11:48 AM
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I don't 100% agree with how the boycot was handled, but it's still messed up to celebrate this like the intent was to rub it in the faces of trans folks and their allies.

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silver_stoner
02/17/23 7:36:21 AM
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Seems like the boycott didn't have a significant negative financial impact on the game.

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Vegy
02/17/23 7:37:24 AM
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Imagine how big it would be if it wasn't being boycotted lol

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Jagr_68
02/17/23 7:42:49 AM
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>Europe

Prob won't be any different in North America either though.

Vegy posted...
Imagine how big it would be if it wasn't being boycotted lol

3 people on twitter couldn't boycott a halal cart in NYC, let alone a video game from a AAA publisher.

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g980
02/17/23 7:43:56 AM
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I wasnt under the impression that the folks boycotting this had anything tied up in its failure, just that they personally didnt want to support it

This isnt some kind of gotcha

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St0rmFury
02/17/23 7:47:12 AM
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Sad thing is JKR will take this as a sign that she's on the righteous path.

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 7:47:25 AM
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g980 posted...
I wasnt under the impression that the folks boycotting this had anything tied up in its failure, just that they personally didnt want to support it

This isnt some kind of gotcha
what? did you follow what happened at all, they really wanted the sales to be hurt so it would serve as a message

ended up having the opposite effect basically proving that bad publicity is good
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bsp77
02/17/23 7:47:55 AM
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g980 posted...
I wasnt under the impression that the folks boycotting this had anything tied up in its failure, just that they personally didnt want to support it
Some were harassing people for buying it. They definitely were trying to get it to fail.


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bsp77
02/17/23 7:49:58 AM
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St0rmFury posted...
Sad thing is JKR will take this as a sign that she's on the righteous path.
I don't think so. The game had nothing to do with her and the developers put a prominent trans woman in the game.

All it means is that the world is bigger than her, and pretty sure she knows that.

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RKO_OrtonBoi
02/17/23 7:53:26 AM
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More proof the world is hateful, we know.

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blackrider76
02/17/23 8:56:48 AM
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pinky0926 posted...
The boycott was like 5 people on twitter. Such is the internet these days. People make so much fucking noise you'd think that the sky was falling down.

Boy, thats some revisionist history.

https://twitter.com/briannawu/status/1615009915814174721

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pinky0926
02/17/23 9:05:22 AM
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Sexypwnstar posted...
Lol gaslighting now

No, it's hyperbole.

The reality is that slacktivism on social media is completely ineffective and people should direct their energy towards things that matter and are effective. If someone's only torch to carry is that they hurled abuse on twitter at people who played a game, they need better hobbies.

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 9:17:02 AM
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RKO_OrtonBoi posted...
More proof the world is hateful, we know.
funny you say that, the very far left are some of the most judgemental people, even within the left there is so much goddamn division and discrimination, they are the most aggressive people on the internet when it comes to dialogue by a good margin imo

imagine if they could converse like normal human beings, so much could be achieved within the movement
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Sufferedphoneix
02/17/23 9:17:32 AM
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Just_a_loser posted...
https://twitter.com/okami13_/status/1626160097649995776?s=46&t=31b9BPSm8x4JdIr34TuSVw

Sold 56% more than Elden Ring and surpassed Pokmon Scarlet/Violet and Cyberpunk.

And it's not even out for PS4 and Switch yet

Can someone explain how successful stupid boycotts are again?

Boycotts tend to bring more attention to something. Hell I'd barely know of this game otherwise. And I'm not even a Harry Potter fan and I'm considering getting it. Seems like a neat concept for a game

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BlockAddition
02/17/23 9:25:52 AM
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I bought it because I was told not to, I'm edgy like that see
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averagejoel
02/17/23 9:44:45 AM
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people on this board are certainly misunderstanding the purpose of the "boycott" here! almost as though they want a strawman to attack

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ZevLoveDOOM
02/17/23 9:47:08 AM
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imagine the success that an open world RPG for Game of Thrones could have. not to mention the potential for a great game!

get to it WB Games!!
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SenlinDescends
02/17/23 9:47:41 AM
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That's a lot of money going towards transphobia. You aren't a bad person for buying it but you should think twice about ever giving JKR money or success.

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 9:52:35 AM
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SenlinDescends posted...
That's a lot of money going towards transphobia. You aren't a bad person for buying it but you should think twice about ever giving JKR money or success.
explain why, practically, keep in mind her success and money is already made, she essentially has infinite money already
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GreenCookie
02/17/23 9:53:29 AM
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SenlinDescends posted...
That's a lot of money going towards transphobia. You aren't a bad person for buying it but you should think twice about ever giving JKR money or success.

the fact they even have to consider supporting this game is a joke. People need to wake up. It's entertainment for some of you, but a lot of us, this is our literal lives on the line.

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Samurai_Man
02/17/23 9:53:50 AM
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As a HP Fan, game has its flaws obviously but its a solid 9/10 maybe even 10/10 game for what it is. It's one of the few games that's came out in the 2020s that was hyped and didn't completely suck ass.

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 9:55:07 AM
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Samurai_Man posted...
As a HP Fan, game has its flaws obviously but its a solid 9/10 maybe even 10/10 game for what it is. It's one of the few games that's came out in the 2020s that was hyped and didn't completely suck ass.
feels like the only game that was really hype that sucked was Cyberpunk 2077, is there another one that was really hyped and flopped?
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ZevLoveDOOM
02/17/23 9:56:25 AM
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ROOTFayth posted...
feels like the only game that was really hype that sucked was Cyberpunk 2077, is there another one that was really hyped and flopped?

Battlefield 2042 perhaps?
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SenlinDescends
02/17/23 9:57:13 AM
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ROOTFayth posted...
explain why, practically, keep in mind her success and money is already made, she essentially has infinite money already
She uses the success of her properties to justify her views and she funnels her money towards causes that strip trans people of their rights and even get them killed.

GreenCookie posted...
the fact they even have to consider supporting this game is a joke. People need to wake up. It's entertainment for some of you, but a lot of us, this is our literal lives on the line.
Seriously. And yet we risk being banned for talking about it and people want to say this sight doesn't have a problem with right wing extremism in moderations.

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CyricZ
02/17/23 9:57:34 AM
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ROOTFayth posted...
feels like the only game that was really hype that sucked was Cyberpunk 2077, is there another one that was really hyped and flopped?
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Anthem
Marvel's Avengers
No Man's Sky
Fallout 76
The original Final Fantasy XIV
Forspoken
Mighty No. 9
Aliens: Colonial Marines

Do I need to go on?

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 9:58:04 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...
Battlefield 2042 perhaps?
you re right there was a fair bit of ads on that one, I really dont follow the FPS genre so I didnt know but yeah it seems like a pretty big failure
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SenlinDescends
02/17/23 9:58:06 AM
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Samurai_Man posted...
As a HP Fan, game has its flaws obviously but its a solid 9/10 maybe even 10/10 game for what it is. It's one of the few games that's came out in the 2020s that was hyped and didn't completely suck ass.
Elden Ring was more hyped and is an all around better game it just doesn't have baby's first right wing fantasy as flavoring to boost its sales

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SenlinDescends
02/17/23 9:58:49 AM
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CyricZ posted...
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Anthem
Marvel's Avengers
No Man's Sky
Fallout 76
The original Final Fantasy XIV
Forspoken
Mighty No. 9
Aliens: Colonial Marines

Do I need to go on?
How many od those were released in the 2020s?

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 9:59:32 AM
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CyricZ posted...
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Anthem
Marvel's Avengers
No Man's Sky
Fallout 76
The original Final Fantasy XIV
Forspoken
Mighty No. 9
Aliens: Colonial Marines

Do I need to go on?
he said 2020s?
aside from forspoken which I dunno how hyped it was but I was expecting an average game personally, SE studios outside of Japan never make really good games
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averagejoel
02/17/23 10:00:19 AM
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SenlinDescends posted...
How many od those were released in the 2020s?
why is that relevant

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CyricZ
02/17/23 10:00:34 AM
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SenlinDescends posted...
How many od those were released in the 2020s?
Very few but that's a really narrow window to specify.

Unless we're implying that gamers have the memory of a goldifsh and can't remember further back than a couple years.

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ROOTFayth
02/17/23 10:01:00 AM
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SenlinDescends posted...
She uses the success of her properties to justify her views and she funnels her money towards causes that strip trans people of their rights and even get them killed.
yes but people buying hogwarts legacy or not has literally no impact on that?

if anything this boycott failed attempt probably brought more attention to her views that a lot of people likely didnt know nor cared about

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