milked franchises??

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

I'd say a franchise is milked if there are multiple iterations in a generation, each with declining sales and critical response, that are put out on the cheap simply to wring the IP dry. You know, hence the term "milked." As in you get every last drop out of it.

A great example is the Imagine franchise by Ubisoft. The original game didn't sell too well, but they were so cheap to make that Ubisoft kept pumping them out, because they saw the franchise as one, singular entity, and thus if Imagine Babyz could sell 10,000 copies and Imagine Petz could sell 20,000 and Imagine Partyz could sell 5,000 and so forth, it would ultimately total out to about 100,000 in sales, which, when coupled with the insignificant amount of money they put into development, would turn a profit.

THAT is milking a franchise. Bitching that there is another Call of Duty, when the series sells into the tens of millions with every iteration, is pretty stupid. That's not milking the franchise, that's taking advantage of its popularity. It's a lot of angst about something simply because it's popular.

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I don't he meant milked dry, but just being milked in general.I consider a franchise milked when there are too many iterations that play the same released in too in a short amount of a time.

The term "milked" is short for "milked dry."

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

The term "milked" is short for "milked dry."

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I don't see it that way, milked is a real word, and it's the past tense of milk.If you use your definition it can still apply, the CoD series while having large sales has been milked of substance.

Well if it is that isn't how I use it. In the present tense I would say that Activision is milking the Call of Duty franchise. In the past I would say that Sega milked the Sonic franchise. When you're milking a cow you say you are milking a cow, when the cow is dry you then say you milked the cow dry.

Either way, I stand by what I said, I consider milking a franchise releasing more than two or three sequels in the same generation or within five years. But if the same developer can release two new games for every sequel they are doing it right.

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

Really this topic should be retitled, "popular games that I don't play that get sequels."

There has been 1 mario party game, and 1 smash bros game in the last 6 years. There hasn't been a pikachu game in over 6 years, and there has only been 2 real pokemon games this generation.

And if you think madden is the same game every year, then you obviously don't play them nor understand how football works.

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Solely your reasoning, and flawed at that.

The games I mentioned have been milked to the point of exhaustion over the years, and I have played plenty of Madden and party games. The pokemon and pikachu games never piqued my interest, but I have seen too many in used stores and thrifts so know of overabundance.

I stand by my claim that Madden is the same game year after year, save new camera angles, ability top trade players, and new player stats. Nothing I would spend extra for on an annual basis.

Lmao at anyone that thinks Smash Bros was milked, it's had 3 iterations since it's debut on N64, and annual WWE titles are fine, the last few installments bring new engine enhancements, different storyline modes, and WWE has such a huge revolving door of on-screen talent that theres always plenty new people worth adding in.

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

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You forgot Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. The sequel looks promising as well. I also like Sonic Riders but not the sequels that came after it. I loved the drifting in the first one. In terms of other recent releases, I tried out Sonic 4 Episode I and in my initial impression, I simply couldn't enjoy it. It didn't run as smooth as all the other 2D Sonic games. I really hate how it stops you from spinning when you launch in the air, leaving you vulnerable. That was pretty annoying but I think they've addressed that in Episode II.

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Originally Posted by Gogogadget

...Lmao at anyone that thinks Smash Bros was milked...

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*facepalm*

Call of the Battlefield of Duty Honour. Military-industrial complex ftl

And Sonic.. except they do churn out the occasionally good Sonic game every now and then.

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Originally Posted by Splatterhouse5

Bobby Kotick (Activision) has pratically said that he generally won't touch a property that he can't milk, which is why he let Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend, and Chronicles of Riddick go, and why we get a yearly COD, Assassin's Creed and Spider-Man game. A couple of years ago it felt like they released a half dozen Guitar Hero games within a year.

I really enjoy the music genre of games, but that was just way too much.

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I remember reading a story about how during the last year before they killed Guitar Hero, they had actually put out a full dozen versions.

Mega Man isn't so bad compared to series like Sonic. Even during the Genesis' lifespan Sega put out at least a dozen Sonic games.

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Originally Posted by Black_Tiger

Even during the Genesis' lifespan Sega put out at least a dozen Sonic games.

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Excluding 8-bit titles:
Sonic 1, 2, 3, S&K, CD and Spinball. Nope.. barely half a dozen!

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Originally Posted by Pulstar

Excluding 8-bit titles:
Sonic 1, 2, 3, S&K, CD and Spinball. Nope.. barely half a dozen!

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3D blast too :p. But still, doesn't really count. They're all different from one another besides 1 & 2.

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Originally Posted by arnold_the_bartender

*facepalm*

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Three titles, whenever you're ready feel free to explain how Nintendo have 'milked' that franchise dry.

To mention that abomination is to blaspheme :P