SI>        Isn:t it up to the Publisher or something like 
 SI> that to advertise? Advertising is a way to let people 
 SI> know that the game is there.  The more ads the more 
 SI> people will know.  And if they like it, they:ll buy it. 
  Yes, it's up to them to advertise, but they don't have to get Superbowl TV 
spots or 4-page magazine spreads to do it.
  And, of course, don't forget that there are badly-designed and 
well-designed ads out there.  A great game can have ads which tell you next 
to nothing about the product, while you can have bad games that promise the 
world with detailed feature lists.  Just because a game is "there" doesn't 
mean they WANT to buy it.  They need to know what it's actually like to play.
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