i have seen videos like that, u think WOW this is gonna be great, til the demo arrives and its a total let down. its obvious videos will sell a game faster, but anyone that falls for it is a fool. any video wont sell a game for me. Demos, word of mouth and friends has more of a influence.

Go Marlins!!!!

I don’t even think MTV needed a study to realize that demos don’t sell games as well as trailers. How many demos are on the net compared to trailers? It’s simply a fact that trailers go up on one site and then within a couple hours, they can be found on hundreds and sometimes thousands of random sites. Demos are often located in select spots. So it’s obvious to me that trailers get more exposure, thus the reason they sell more.

I don’t think hiding things is a smart move either. Gamers are smart these days. They do their homework. If there isn’t much known about a title, it isn’t going to sell at all. People will simply wait until there’s information out there about a game. I don’t know many gamers who do not check out various websites prior to choosing what game they want to buy next. It would be retarded for even a bad game to not release trailers or demos. Even bad exposure can drive sales to a degree.