I saw this topic:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.374434-Just-Nut-Up-And-Do-It?page=1
And saw it to be similar to my own thoughts on the subject matter. While typing a likely less-than-witty response to said topic, I decided to make an off-shoot topic based on the same discussion.
My response to the above topic included the sentence "If all else fails with your game, just slap some tits on the box art and you'll get some sales."
And so that got me thinking, scantily clad women bending over and baring their breasts and/or asses has been a marketing ploy for a very, very long time. "Sex sells", as they say. But does this marketing ploy actually work? Most would agree that this strategy is aimed at the hormone-infused teenage male gamer, so if you're no longer in that category, think back to when you were (obviously female gamers can't do this as they likely were never a horny teenage male
)...did you ever buy a game purely because there was some hot pixelated pixie bearing her goods on the cover? Were you ever on the fence about deciding if you wanted a game or not and seeing a hot elf on the cover suggestively offering to perform miracles with her lips (as seen in the pic in the topic linked above) put you over the edge and made you decide to buy?
Edit: I'd imagine it's too late, but as the majority of most comments has involved some version of "No, but they can grab my attention" I've gone ahead and added that as a poll option, I apologize to everyone who's already voted that felt this would have been a more viable option.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.374434-Just-Nut-Up-And-Do-It?page=1
And saw it to be similar to my own thoughts on the subject matter. While typing a likely less-than-witty response to said topic, I decided to make an off-shoot topic based on the same discussion.
My response to the above topic included the sentence "If all else fails with your game, just slap some tits on the box art and you'll get some sales."
And so that got me thinking, scantily clad women bending over and baring their breasts and/or asses has been a marketing ploy for a very, very long time. "Sex sells", as they say. But does this marketing ploy actually work? Most would agree that this strategy is aimed at the hormone-infused teenage male gamer, so if you're no longer in that category, think back to when you were (obviously female gamers can't do this as they likely were never a horny teenage male
)...did you ever buy a game purely because there was some hot pixelated pixie bearing her goods on the cover? Were you ever on the fence about deciding if you wanted a game or not and seeing a hot elf on the cover suggestively offering to perform miracles with her lips (as seen in the pic in the topic linked above) put you over the edge and made you decide to buy?Edit: I'd imagine it's too late, but as the majority of most comments has involved some version of "No, but they can grab my attention" I've gone ahead and added that as a poll option, I apologize to everyone who's already voted that felt this would have been a more viable option.
