Topic: RetroActive #13 Poll -- GBA Edition

[UncleBob]

I counted forum mods and admins as well.

Did Greybrick get hired for staff?

The 21 (or 22) listed on the Staff page, plus me and vudu... that leaves you 1-2 short?

[Mop it up]

Hee hee, I think I counted Pale twice, as staff and admin. He's double the staffer you all are! Why can't the lot of you stick with either your forum names or real names?

[vudu]

Pale has made it perfectly clear that UB and I are not staff.  Nor would we want to be--we still enjoy these forums for the most part!

[Mop it up]

The forum is a pretty large part of the site, so I consider you just as much staff as the rest of them.

[Stratos]

If this were a school then the 'staff' would be teachers and Vudu and Unclebob would be a combination of custodian and security with a dose of hall monitor/teachers aid for good measure.

[Crimm]

I counted forum mods and admins as well.

Did Greybrick get hired for staff?

The 21 (or 22) listed on the Staff page, plus me and vudu... that leaves you 1-2 short?

Greybrick was hired today, yes.

[Kytim89]

I counted forum mods and admins as well.

Did Greybrick get hired for staff?

The 21 (or 22) listed on the Staff page, plus me and vudu... that leaves you 1-2 short?

Greybrick was hired today, yes.

I hate to be nosey, but do you guys get paid to work for NWR? If not, how do you keep this site going?

[TJ Spyke]

Unless something has changed, they do not get paid (except the swag they get sent from publishers). Site costs are paid for by stuff like ads on the site.

[Stratos]

NWR is one of the last quality not-for-profit gaming news sites. Most everything else out there is either a blog or has a goal to turn a profit. All the people here just volunteer for the passion of it.

[UncleBob]

True, but I'm wagering that the number of votes for Mother 3 won't exceed the number of staffers.

Votes: 24
NWR Staffers: 25

I'd be happy if the 24 voters took pictures of them, holding their Mother 3 cartridge, with their screen name showing.

[broodwars]

True, but I'm wagering that the number of votes for Mother 3 won't exceed the number of staffers.

Votes: 24
NWR Staffers: 25

I'd be happy if the 24 voters took pictures of them, holding their Mother 3 cartridge, with their screen name showing.

The day that Nintendo of America gives a damn about the Earthbound fanbase and brings over any Mother game (either Earthbound on VC or Mother 3), I'll be happy to do that.  Until then, screw them.  Yeah, I'm getting a download copy.  If Nintendo wants my money, they can bring the game over here so I can buy it.

[TheYoungerPlumber]

I stubbornly stuck with my Sonic Advance 3 vote and am fine with that. I'd say it was unfair to offer two Camelot games, thereby splitting the vote, except Mother 3 still would have won.  I just hope voters have posts in the Mother 3 RetroActive thread to back up their votes.

[Crimm]

No, we do not get paid and often have to cover our own expenses.
Yes, we do get some schwag but much less than you think and certainly not enough to make the work we put in "worth it."
Yes, ad revenue is how we cover site expenses.
No, even as staff I did not vote for Mother 3 (Golden Sun: The Lost Age).
Yes, Earthbound is a massively overrated game with a tiny fanbase...wait what?
Yes, I want to see the voters for each game participate.
No, they won't.

[broodwars]

Yes, Earthbound is a massively overrated game with a tiny fanbase...wait what?

I just really don't understand Nintendo of America with regards to the "Mother" franchise.  They released one game on the SNES in the day when RPGs were an extremely niche market, and they just assumed the series would never sell again.  The DS market would have been a perfect place to try again, but they'd rather bring out mass market hits like Glory of Heracles.  I just don't get it.

[Crimm]

I'm willing to bet Herelces sold more copies in Japan than Mother 3. I'm just saying.

[NWR_Neal]

I'd like to raise the point that the runner-up, Mario Tennis, probably had the same ratio of voters who wouldn't play the game if it won. Most people probably voted for that so they could see Stan come back.

Also, yea, Earthbound for SNES is way overrated. Quirky, yes, but I don't think it's a great game.
Mother 3, on the other hand, is a whole lot better.

[Crimm]

I'd point out that I've said that about every game. Not always in the forums.

[TJ Spyke]

If the game I vote for wins, I always make sure to comment in the official thread.

[vudu]

If this were a school then the 'staff' would be teachers and Vudu and Unclebob would be a combination of custodian and security with a dose of hall monitor/teachers aid for good measure.

I love this analogy.

[noname2200]

I'm guessing the vote was much closer last Thursday, because this wasn't all that close!

[MegaByte]

It was pretty much never close.

[noname2200]

It was pretty much never close.

RFN lied to me?! 

[Shaymin]

I'm willing to bet Herelces sold more copies in Japan than Mother 3. I'm just saying.

Heracles would have to sell 350k to beat Mother 3 and at the end of 2008 it had sold approximately 55,000 (source: Famitsu 2008 Top 500).

[NWR_Neal]

It was pretty much never close.

RFN lied to me?! 

Yea.

Mother 3 surged to a big lead and never let up. I think Mario Tennis may have had an early edge thanks to the Stan Fans, but that was it.

[TJ Spyke]

I wonder if some people were delusional and thought that you guys discussing it on RFN would have any influence on Nintendo.