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Wait, i thought to have cult status ment that you had to NOT have mainstream appeal WHILE attaining a strong obessive fanbase.

Didn't CoD4 have mainstream appeal or no?

Muzic wrote:Wait, i thought to have cult status ment that you had to NOT have mainstream appeal WHILE attaining a strong obessive fanbase.

Didn't CoD4 have mainstream appeal or no?

Yes. 2008 sales figures (US):
01. Wii Play (Wii) - 5,280,000
02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 5,000,000
03. Wii Fit (Wii) - 4,530,000
04. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 4,170,000
05. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) - 3,290,000
06. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360) - 2,750,000
07. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) - 2,310,000
08. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) - 1,890,000
09. Madden NFL 09 (XBox 360) - 1,870,000
10. Mario Kart DS (DS) - 1,650,000

It was also the second best selling Xbox game, behind GTA4

SwiftSpear wrote:

Muzic wrote:Wait, i thought to have cult status ment that you had to NOT have mainstream appeal WHILE attaining a strong obessive fanbase.

Didn't CoD4 have mainstream appeal or no?

Yes. 2008 sales figures (US):
01. Wii Play (Wii) - 5,280,000
02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 5,000,000
03. Wii Fit (Wii) - 4,530,000
04. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 4,170,000
05. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) - 3,290,000
06. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360) - 2,750,000
07. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) - 2,310,000
08. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) - 1,890,000
09. Madden NFL 09 (XBox 360) - 1,870,000
10. Mario Kart DS (DS) - 1,650,000

It was also the second best selling Xbox game, behind GTA4

Wait so then why is someone saying that it had cult status.

Cult status does not necessary presuppose mainstream success, though in the past that was a component of the definition. It is really up to your personal interpretation.

neddiedrow wrote:Cult status does not necessary presuppose mainstream success, though in the past that was a component of the definition. It is really up to your personal interpretation.

I was saying that cult status means that you dont have mainstream success but hwatever.

Uh... and I said that, yes, your interpretation was once the indisputable standard, though now the definition has become less lax.

I thought cult status meant that the game would still be played a lot after like 10 years (starcraft, total annihilation,worms, fallout), Not that it sold well (disctinction between a cult game and commercial success?)

The Beatles have cult status. They were the most successful band ever, but now Beatles fandom is almost a religion.

SwiftSpear wrote:

Muzic wrote:Wait, i thought to have cult status ment that you had to NOT have mainstream appeal WHILE attaining a strong obessive fanbase.

Didn't CoD4 have mainstream appeal or no?

Yes. 2008 sales figures (US):
01. Wii Play (Wii) - 5,280,000
02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 5,000,000
03. Wii Fit (Wii) - 4,530,000
04. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 4,170,000
05. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) - 3,290,000
06. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360) - 2,750,000
07. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) - 2,310,000
08. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) - 1,890,000
09. Madden NFL 09 (XBox 360) - 1,870,000
10. Mario Kart DS (DS) - 1,650,000

It was also the second best selling Xbox game, behind GTA4

World at war =/= cod4.

try number 5.

SwiftSpear wrote:The Beatles have cult status. They were the most successful band ever, but now Beatles fandom is almost a religion.

The Doors looked like they had cult status.

Panda wrote:I like to play both console and pc games. But, I have to admit that I haven't been able to find enough pc games with killer fungus in it. "Kameo: Elements of Power" for the Xbox has plenty of fungus in it. Bloody fungus!

Masterchief without helmet... he is revealed.. i always knew that fight with the Flood was Family buisness.. it was so fierce, so evil, so much hate.. nobody would make a battle that personal, unless it was auntie gravemind who want┬┤s to give her nephew a kiss on the helmet..

PicassoCT wrote:

Panda wrote:I like to play both console and pc games. But, I have to admit that I haven't been able to find enough pc games with killer fungus in it. "Kameo: Elements of Power" for the Xbox has plenty of fungus in it. Bloody fungus!

Masterchief without helmet... he is revealed.. i always knew that fight with the Flood was Family buisness.. it was so fierce, so evil, so much hate.. nobody would make a battle that personal, unless it was auntie gravemind who want┬┤s to give her nephew a kiss on the helmet..

Hm?

It's a masterpiece, obviously.

Picasso is a masterpiece in himself.

neddiedrow wrote:Picasso is a masterpiece in himself.

I hate cubism.

I think steam is great, and i think PC gaming will survive, consoles to me seem too locked down.

I think Consoles will become PCs through the Backdoor...

Just imagine some SourceFanboi writing a little Halowarsutility for Mouse/Keyboardsupported Controll resulting in epic win in Multiplayer.. and suddenly keyboards/mouse everywhere.. although i admit they migh have to find something new to have better text& Cursorcontroll from the couch, that ain┬┤t a Keyboard or Trackball...

clericvash wrote:I think steam is great, and i think PC gaming will survive, consoles to me seem too locked down.

The locked hardware minimizes compatibility concerns at the cost of a hard limit on ability which becomes relatively less advantageous as the generation ages.

Well Onlive will eat consoles up.

GG xbox.