Legend Zero Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 http://kotaku.com/this-game-sold-144-copies-and-was-pirated-50-000-times-1198037914tl;dr "This Game Sold 144 Copies and Was Pirated 50,000 Times. The only correct interpretation was rampant piracy, much of it coming from China and Russia, Seznec wrote. Compounding matters was the fact Korean singer Psy has a hit single by the same name as the game (Gentleman!), making it harder to stand out in app stores."Astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazooie Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Totally okay because those people were not going to pay for the game ever, so no lost sale. Since there is no lost sale, it is okay to pirate the game to be able to play it instead. I do not understand why people do not understand this basic concept. This comment pissed me off. I hate this kind of attitude, and I feel really bad for the developers of that app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-so-Radiant Arin Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Totally okay because those people were not going to pay for the game ever, so no lost sale. Since there is no lost sale, it is okay to pirate the game to be able to play it instead. I do not understand why people do not understand this basic concept. This comment pissed me off. I hate this kind of attitude, and I feel really bad for the developers of that app. Why do you read comments on pirate topics anyway? It will make your brain hurt regardless of what game/app is pirated. From what I am understanding......this game was solely pirated because it coincided with a name of a really really famous pop artist? Forgive me, but that makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Worst possible time to release a game (just bad luck I guess), when a hit single screws over your sales majorly. I feel sorry for the developers putting all that time in to work, just for people then to pirate it so bad they lose nearly 1/4 of a million dollars. If it'd been a song and not an App it would have made more sense for Psy's Gentlemen to mess it up. One of the comments made alot of sense about how much easier it is to pirate and jump through hoops to buy legimately. I've found that was a single for a band I like, because they never released the single on the UK ITunes (only the US) it's tempting to pirate the song to get hold of it. I won't do that however as I pre-ordered the album from the band with the single on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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