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560cool. December 3rd, 2010 1:10 PM

So, do you still think WoW is popular ?
 
Think again.

GameFAQs' "Game of the Decade" is, obviously, deciding the best game of the decade. This image will speak for itself :



IMO, Paper Mario is so much nicer than the money-sucking, life-killing WoW. And here are some statistics :

Quote:

WoW has 12 mil. subscribers.
Nintendo 64 sold 33 mil. copies
Nintendo DS (DS-DSi) sold 135 mil.
People on the Internet : approx. 2 billion.
So yeah, seems like WoW is losing popularity, even with Cataclysm just around the corner.

So, do you think WoW's loss against Paper Mario is legitimate ? Do you agree ? Disagree ? Post saying so here.

Cello December 3rd, 2010 1:16 PM

I can understand the WoW statistics, but what do the rest of the statistics have to do with anything?
Anyways, I prefer Paper Mario over WoW, mainly because I've never really played WoW but for like an hour.

What you have to understand is GameFAQ polls get raided by 4chan's /v/ board just to piss gamers off, and I mean a lot. You can't take those polls too seriously.

twocows December 3rd, 2010 1:43 PM

A few years ago, WoW had 1 million subscribers. I don't get how getting ten times that many in a few years' time is losing popularity. And getting nearly half as many subscribers as the N64 (one of the most popular consoles of all time) had buyers is quite impressive to me.

If people want to spend their lives that way, that is their decision. It's not your position to tell others how to live. While I may not be big on WoW myself, I won't deny that it's an immensely popular cultural phenomenon that many, many people like. It sounds to me like you're just baiting WoW fans for no particular reason.

Also, that GameFAQs poll was trolled by a fairly large internet group specifically to provoke WoW fans.

The 100 Mega Shock December 3rd, 2010 1:50 PM

12 million subscribers is a lot of people, dude.

Of course that's a popular game.

560cool. December 3rd, 2010 1:50 PM

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Originally Posted by twocows (Post 6322143)
A few years ago, WoW had 1 million subscribers. I don't get how getting ten times that many in a few years' time is losing popularity. And getting nearly half as many subscribers as the N64 (one of the most popular consoles of all time) had buyers is quite impressive to me.

If people want to spend their lives that way, that is their decision. It's not your position to tell others how to live. While I may not be big on WoW myself, I won't deny that it's an immensely popular cultural phenomenon that many, many people like. It sounds to me like you're just baiting WoW fans for no particular reason.

It's losing popularity with RPG gamers. With kids however, it's probably in-trend. :/
I'm not baiting WoW fans. I just visited GameFAQs and voted for Paper Mario on the poll while laughing at the misfortune at WoW vs. PM. But when I saw the statistics... wtf ?

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Originally Posted by Cello (Post 6322075)
I can understand the WoW statistics, but what do the rest of the statistics have to do with anything?
Anyways, I prefer Paper Mario over WoW, mainly because I've never really played WoW but for like an hour.

What you have to understand is GameFAQ polls get raided by 4chan's /v/ board just to piss gamers off, and I mean a lot. You can't take those polls too seriously.

I'm aware that GameFAQs is getting trolled by poor little 13-year olds. But 4chan ? Do they troll GameFAQs too ?

I just think that WoW itself made a way taller wave compared to Paper Mario. That's why it's kinda weird

Also, the statistics are to actually explain why WoW has less votes. And yes, I played WoW for only a month, when I realized that you just clicked and... nothing more.


Oh, and you guys should see all the threads on the Board. Like three topics are discussing the same thing. Someone even named it blasphemy.

The 100 Mega Shock December 3rd, 2010 2:00 PM

The opinions of GameFAQs message boards are even further worthless than GameFAQs itself.

KanadeTenshi December 3rd, 2010 2:05 PM

WTF?!
Paper Mario VS World of Warcraft?!
I haven't seen suck disgrace to the gaming community ever since Call of Duty!

SamuraiMaster December 3rd, 2010 2:48 PM

I don't care what your evidence says man. Sadly, WoW will forever be a life sucking game.

However, I am with you when you say, there are better games.

I have never been into WoW, and I much prefered WarCraft as the RTS it originally was.

I also say StarCraft is much better than any WarCraft game.

PlatinumDude December 3rd, 2010 4:53 PM

I'm not into WoW, but I do know for sure that there are better games than it out there.

twocows December 3rd, 2010 5:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 560cool. (Post 6322162)
It's losing popularity with RPG gamers. With kids however, it's probably in-trend. :/

I'm aware that GameFAQs is getting trolled by poor little 13-year olds. But 4chan ? Do they troll GameFAQs too ?

Actually, it's the other way around. The majority of WoW players are in the 18-24 demographic.

And people on the internet troll whatever upsets people the most. That's how trolling works.

Sean December 3rd, 2010 5:34 PM

... Paper Mario against WoW?? XDD;
Why couldn't they pick a better game.

WoW is not as popular as it used to be, but neverthless, a popular game still.

TB Pro December 3rd, 2010 6:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 560cool. (Post 6322065)
Think again.

GameFAQs' "Game of the Decade" is, obviously, deciding the best game of the decade. This image will speak for itself :



IMO, Paper Mario is so much nicer than the money-sucking, life-killing WoW. And here are some statistics :

So yeah, seems like WoW is losing popularity, even with Cataclysm just around the corner.

So, do you think WoW's loss against Paper Mario is legitimate ? Do you agree ? Disagree ? Post saying so here.

You're comparing ONE game to an ENTIRE console. That's like comparing the Big Mac's sales to Burger King's overall sales, it doesn't work.
No, that poll is not legit.

Shanghai Alice December 3rd, 2010 9:08 PM

Maybe Paper Mario should be Man of the Year...?

Metatron December 4th, 2010 2:56 AM

Life sucking? Maybe, but it's hella fun, and I used to be an avid player :P

Whether it wins game of the year or not, I...don't really care. 12 million subscribers is a lot any way you look at it, dude.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Maelstrom&cn=Raulcastro

Last login was in July, but imma start playing again with the release of Cataclysm. I'm such a loser xD

Captain Fabio December 4th, 2010 3:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 560cool. (Post 6322162)
I'm aware that GameFAQs is getting trolled by poor little 13-year olds. But 4chan ? Do they troll GameFAQs too ?

Lol, you might want to go on 4chan sometimes.
4chan troll who they want, when they want; normally getting a large group of people together and planning it before doing anything it. Biggest troll most recently was the YouTube event.

Anyway, back on topic. I don't think WoW is losing members and I think it will be a popular game for a long time still. They still update it, add new events and items. A game that is addictive and is constantly updated, won't go out of fashion so quickly.

Avatar December 4th, 2010 5:01 AM

The only time that WoW generally loses subscribers is during the drought between expansions for the game.

You compared 12 million active subscribers to that of the total lifetime sales of a console (N64) of which atleast 80% of the people who bought one most likely either don't use (or own) it anymore.
Protip: Hardware != software.

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Originally Posted by 560cool. (Post 6322065)
GameFAQs

This right here completely killed any kind of legitimacy you might've provided (and let's be honest here: you didn't)


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