what about the future?

[Tim Brooks]

Why is it niche?

- Turn based strategy is niche. Very hard to get a AAA publisher for. (Yeah, I know it is a circle definition, it is niche because the big boys say it is niche). There are very few exceptions, civilization, and some handheld tbs games. And only civ has some depth.
- It has a humongous learning curve. As almost all tbs games have. This makes it hard to pick up and play. Which makes it niche.
- Comparing it to Civ isn't totally fair. Civ is the exception to the rule. You should compare it to other AAA tbs games. Ow wait... these don't really exist... why would that be?
- Would the 14 year old the current halo/gears of war crowd play Dom3? Or women? Would your mom play it? For most of these it would be No. So that makes it kinda niche.

Soyweiser, you got it right. Well done. I started reading this thread last night (started at post #90 so haven't read the whole thread) and thought this morning I might jump in here and post, because so many people posting here have it all wrong. But your post is right on. The two biggest reasons that Dominions 3 is a niche game and these are pretty equal: 1. the learning curve and 2. the graphics.

The whole discussion of pricing is all wrong also. Maybe a post later that explains how and why pricing is as it is would be helpful.

Thanks for contributing.