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Subject: Did Halo bring gaming to mainstream?

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  • 12.29.2012 2:53 PM PDT

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I think you're grossly exaggerating the popularity of Halo. Halo is a big fish but there are still way bigger fish out there.

  • 12.29.2012 3:07 PM PDT

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Lolno.

The biggest selling game of all time is a Nintendo title. I just can't remember which. Mario Bros. 3? Tetris? Wii Sports?

  • 12.29.2012 3:18 PM PDT


Posted by: BombasticBurrito
Franchises like Mario, Sonic, Zelda while popular with kids never gained the following like Halo.*facedesk*

  • 12.29.2012 3:22 PM PDT

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You guys think that First Person Shooters and Mario brought gaming into the mainstream?

Cute. Really, that's cute.

I will tell you this again. Sports games are what brought gaming into every house. Once the jock -blam!-s could QB their favorite team, that was it. That's when it left the nerd's house for everyone's.

  • 12.29.2012 3:25 PM PDT


Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie
You guys think that First Person Shooters and Mario brought gaming into the mainstream?

Cute. Really, that's cute.

I will tell you this again. Sports games are what brought gaming into every house. Once the jock -blam!-s could QB their favorite team, that was it. That's when it left the nerd's house for everyone's.

That is true to an extent, but if you look at Madden and FIFA they are popular, but not even in the top 5 best selling franchises and if you look at best selling games on consoles they aren't even on most lists. Then you have to consider when they came out compared to Mario. Mario is hands down what makes gaming as popular as it is just in terms of sheer sales it destroys any other franchise by a factor of around 8-10 with the main exception being Pokemon. Don't get me wrong sports games are big and popular with a lot of adults, but it isn't what made games a household thing. If anything that goes to Nintendo and how they market their games.

  • 12.29.2012 3:32 PM PDT

I'm surprised none of you guys figured this out...

Age brought gaming to the mainstream.

Starting in the late 70's, children around the world began to be introduced to a new form of home entertainment, courtesy of companies like Atari and Nintendo. Fast-forward 30 or 40 years, and what do you think those children are doing now?

That's right. They're still playing video games. Only now, they're also making new ones for a whole new generation of gamers.

  • 12.29.2012 4:25 PM PDT

Stop banning me please.

No, COD did if anything. When it comes to video games, mainstream is determined by the amount of females that play.

  • 12.29.2012 4:27 PM PDT
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  • 12.29.2012 4:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: XxExpungexX
No, COD did if anything. When it comes to video games, mainstream is determined by the amount of females that play.

  • 12.29.2012 4:28 PM PDT

I'd say madden did it.

Thats how I got REALLY into gaming during the PS1 days.

It brought the gaming stigma away from geeks and more towards the mainstream.

  • 12.29.2012 4:28 PM PDT

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Not even close.

  • 12.29.2012 4:29 PM PDT


Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie

I will tell you this again. Sports games are what brought gaming into every house. Once the jock -blam!-s could QB their favorite team, that was it. That's when it left the nerd's house for everyone's.


This.

other than the jock-blam!-s comment

  • 12.29.2012 4:29 PM PDT

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Posted by: DatDudeBV
I'd say madden did it.

Thats how I got REALLY into gaming during the PS1 days.

It brought the gaming stigma away from geeks and more towards the mainstream.


Then you played Halo and became a nerd. Hahaha.

  • 12.29.2012 4:55 PM PDT

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