-=> Quoting Jonathan Fingas to Steve Igrejas <=-
 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. 
 JF> Yes, it's up to them to advertise, but they don't have to get
 JF> Superbowl TV spots or 4-page magazine spreads to do it. And, of
 JF> course, don't forget that there are badly-designed and well-designed
 JF> ads out there.  A great game can have ads which tell you next to
 
     I've never seen a bad ad for a good game.  Unless it's a.... I won't say
 it.
 
 JF> course, don't forget that there are badly-designed and well-designed
 JF> ads out there.  A great game can have ads which tell you next to
 JF> nothing about the product, while you can have bad games that promise
 JF> the world with detailed feature lists.  Just because a game is "there"
 JF> doesn't mean they WANT to buy it.  They need to know what it's
 JF> actually like to play. 
     I didn't say that because the game is there, people will buy it.  I said
 If they like, then they'll buy it or at least rent it.
... My hard disk is full! Maybe I'll try this message section thing.
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