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Offline Jonnyboy117

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Re: Have you heard of Squeeballs?
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2009, 12:37:45 AM »
We've always tried to review all the games sent to us, but there are always some that fall through the cracks due to busy staff, insufficient man-power, shipping problems, technical problems, etc. PR reps understand the pressures of running a website and rarely say anything except to check up on a title and ask whether we plan to review it. Many review copies come with a letter and the phrase "for your consideration". We consider everything -- whether we can realistically review everything is another question.

My friends used to ask me why companies sent me free games. I always said that if I write something about that game and cause one other person to buy it, the publisher has already made enough profit to offset the cost of my free copy. That's probably not true if you factor in the PR rep's time, but the potential advantage is still obviously enticing enough that virtually every game publisher sends out review copies. It's one of the most cost-effective ways to market your game.
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Re: Have you heard of Squeeballs?
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2009, 12:56:06 AM »
Definitely.  The worst news is no news.  Spyborgs shows that, clearly.  I think NWR was just about the only site with any pre-release coverage aside from whatever generic video might have been sent out.
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Re: Have you heard of Squeeballs?
« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2009, 07:47:28 PM »
Dang, those Squeeballs are awesome! My wife would love them...actually, our corgi would, too.
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Re: Have you heard of Squeeballs?
« Reply #28 on: November 04, 2009, 11:43:23 PM »
Quote from: Halbred on November 04, 2009, 07:47:28 PM
Dang, those Squeeballs are awesome! My wife would love them...actually, our corgi would, too.

The game is all about abusing these poor creatures, so feeding the plushies to a dog or cat would be most appropriate.
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Re: Have you heard of Squeeballs?
« Reply #29 on: December 30, 2009, 01:02:51 AM »
Quote from: Pale on October 31, 2009, 12:38:09 PM
<a href=/blogArt.cfm?artid=20221>http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blogArt.cfm?artid=20221

 <a href="/media.cfm?artid=20221&MedTID=4&medtndx=1"><img src="/media/20221/4/th/1.jpg" align="right" border="0" alt=""> Have you ever heard of Squeeballs? I sure hadn't until today.  It's no secret that game publishers and the PR companies that represent them will go to great lengths to get the press to mention their game.  NWR has received many odd gifts and pieces of swag over the years, but the wooden crate we received today is the strangest thing I've ever seen.    <P>
The FedEx man carried this beast in.  It came complete with "Handle With Care" warnings painted on the side.  A hammer was even needed to open the thing.  A crowd gathered around as I was opening it.  We were all wondering what game could possibly be involved in this latest PR ploy.    <P>
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What's that looking up at me? It's one of 12 stuffed Squeeballs.  If you want us to know what the heck a Squeeball is, I guess that's one way of doing it.  They went to great lengths to get us to talk about the game here at NWR, and I guess, as of the posting of this blog entry, they got their wish.    <P>
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This is just more evidence of the dilemma many game sites like NWR face.  Companies try and butter us up all the time.  At best, they are just following the "any news is good news" philosophy.  At worst, they are hoping to elicit some sort of emotional response in writers so that they are nicer to their title, be that in quantity of coverage or review score.    <P>
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I'd be lying if I didn't consider giving this game absolutely no additional coverage because of this silly box.  But then the charm got the best of me and I realized it at least deserved a blog post.  What do you think?  Should game writers intentionally resist these blatant attempts at garnering additional excitement towards a particular game?    <P>
Oh yeah, one more thing.  Whoever ends up reviewing this game for NWR will not be receiving a wooden crate full of stuffed animals. I'm not shipping this thing out. <P>
do they sell the stuffed anmals i would like some
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