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Monopoly Go Devs Spent More On Marketing Than It Cost To Develop The Last Of Us 2 (www.gamespot.com)
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[–] Fallofturkey@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Not sure which rock I live under, but I've never heard of this game.

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You definitely aren’t alone… maybe they should’ve spent even more money on marketing? Lol

[–] Chinchillax@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago

I suspect you aren’t the target audience.

Most mobile game marketing is done with ads in other free-to-play mobile games. Unless you play those types of games regularly, you’re unlikely to come across it.

I don’t touch any game I can’t pay for in full once and be done. So I know I’m not the target audience.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I live under a ubRock Origin.

[–] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

and sponsorblock and revanced

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

You mean sponsorbrock and rev... reboulderced. Nailed it.

FUCK rockvanced was right there!

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Me neither. Kinda ironic that the first time is about an article about its marketing. Given that it is "Free" to Play and a mobile game I'll continue to stay the fuck away from it though.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Monopoly name is enough to do that for me.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 0 points 8 months ago

Monopoly itself can be lots of fun.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mobile "games"...

We should find a new therm for apps that people pay to see some bs go on. They aren't games.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

"Skinner box."

[–] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mobile gamers always choose excellence /s.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago

True

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 months ago

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So, this game is a cross between Monopoly and Go?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

In all seriousness, I'm struggling to figure it out. I thought it might be an Ingress-style game which could be interesting for the Monopoly IP, but the Wikipedia page makes it clear that's not the case, without being clear enough to understand what it is.