tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312652.post111215909446833390..comments2006-12-29T13:54:19.683-05:00Comments on The Mad Finn: What's a "mature" video gamer to do among the adolescent jerks?madfinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547684041995784272noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312652.post-1115941172367182192005-05-12T19:39:00.000-04:002005-05-12T19:39:00.000-04:00Hey Mr. Finn, or should I call you Mad?I too am a ...Hey Mr. Finn, or should I call you Mad?<BR/><BR/>I too am a member of Seasoned Gamers, and I find the Phenomena pretty fascinating myself. I've been thinking now for quite some time that large conglomerates (like MS) would be brilliant and thinking ahead of the curve if they actively went out and supported sites such as Seasoned Gamers. One example of support could come in the form of free game trials. It would make such terrific sense to loan a copy of a game to a representative, or group of representatives, within a mid-sized community like SG. I for one am actually more trusting of a review by a fellow SG'r than by some faceless entity at a big gaming website. Furthermore, I can't tell you how many more games I've purchased because I belong to SG. The power of peer pressure is not to be underestimated, and I think it works brilliantly in a setting like SG to keep people interested and engaged in gaming. When the new Xbox is released this fall, I plan on being first in line in large part b/c I don't want to miss out on the experiences with my fellow SG'rs.<BR/><BR/>Of course, any involvement by MS in a site like SG could potentially have a negative impact. Furthermore, I could see them giving into the temptation to meddle more directly in the affairs of SG, as well as even attempt to artificially attempt to create SG's. But you know, if they did that, and if it only worked 1% of the time, they'd still be way ahead of the curve.<BR/><BR/>I dunno, I'm not a marketing genius, but I can see the benefit to a company like Microsoft being more targeted and nuanced in their marketing strategy. Rather than simply flooding the market with commercials, it seems they could use their marketing muscle to continue to woo and sway the customers they already have.<BR/><BR/>There's my $.02.<BR/><BR/>-OokluhPork Rindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998918026800610369noreply@blogger.com