Armageddon Expo To Hold VIP Sonic Boom Cartoon Screening

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1. REST IN PEACE. SEGA you will lose a lot of money

   1. The failure of the 32X, Saturn and Dreamcast didn’t kill Sega; they’ll survive this too.

      1. Worth noting that the failures of the 32X (as well as the Sega CD), Saturn, and Dreamcast is the reason why Sega doesn’t make consoles anymore though.

         Same thing with the Sonic franchise-the franchise may have “survived” Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic 06, but it lost a lot of respect from the gaming community as a result and has turned Sonic into a running joke since then (whatever goodwill the likes of Colors and Generations brought is not enough to override out the poor/average/controversial reputation of games like Sonic 4, Free Riders, Lost World, and -judging how it’s shaping up to be- the Boom tie-in games).

         1. True, but games require less capital investment than hardware. Plus Sega can always use other franchises to bankroll future Sonic games if necessary.

         2. Colors and Generations only had a good reputation on the internet. The truth is Sonic’s audience started to decline after Sonic Unleashed and it keeps declining since then.

         3. After Sonic ’06 [/nitpick]

         4. Honestly, I feel Sonic isn’t taken seriously by the gaming community mostly due to the IP’s reputation of having a fanbase that isn’t happy and is too much of a nitpick, and also because of the recolors and Chris Chans on Deviantart.

         5. I disagree. Sonic’s reputation in the gaming community is bad, because his fanbase is fucking horrible. He literally has the worst fanbase of all fandom.

         6. I dunno about that; the CoD fanbase isn’t exactly a shining beacon of humanity…

         7. I’d say they’re still head & shoulders better than the Sonic fandom. They can all agree on what makes the games in their series good, they don’t make shitty re-colors of the characters in their series, and don’t run onto forums whining about a character being “too tall” or “wearing a scarf” or “having too much sports tape”.

            I love Sonic. But, the fandom is worst of the worst. There’s no denying that.

         8. “having too much sports tape”

            But they do have too much sports tape! 😛

            OK, OK, I admit it, Tails, Amy and Sticks don’t. But Knuckles does look silly being half-way to an Egyptian mummy 🙂

         9. Nobody cares about the fandom. Yet again it’s something that only exists on the internet. The problem is the games’ lack of appeal. I have never seen anybody not buying a game with appeal because ”the fandom sucks”. Sonic isn’t cool anymore that’s simple. The average gamer’s impression of Sonic is pure indifference not hate.

         10. I agree, the sonic fanbase is one of the worst if not THE worst fanbase in video game franchises

2. Lucky Aussies

3. Damn Aussies

4. What the heck is a Whovian

   1. A Doctor Who fan, but in the context of this article, it’s probably something different. 😛

5. What breed of loser will show up at this early screening of a cash grab, manchild fantasy masquerading as a “children’s cartoon”?

   1. I would

   2. So anyone who has a different opinion to you is a loser.

      The more you continue this pitiful charade, the more people will just ignore anything relevant or insightful you have to say.

      1. Obviously should clarify I agree there’s a strong whiff of ‘cash-in’. About the games anyway.

   3. Wow, that’s very classy and respectful of you, 100Rings. (Sarcasm there!)
      You are free to speak your opinions regarding Boom being a waste of time in your eyes– but there is no reason to be disrespectful about those that may be interested in this.
      Sonic Boom may not suit your taste, that’s fine. No need to be an ass by labeling “loser” on those who think differently than you. People won’t take you seriously with that attitude.

   4. ^ Says the guy whining about a Sonic cartoon in the comments section of a Sonic news site…..

   5. Aww, well aren’t you a lovable person. I would go to that event considering that I’m a sick bastard for liking it.

6. There is hardly a crowd anticipating the game or show to begin with, let alone would anyone with anything better to do buy a VIP pass to see the early screening. Way to flatter and utterly embarass yourself, Sega.

   1. Attendance at the Sonic Boom event looked pretty good, so there’s a lot more interest than you think. Remember: the TSSZ commenters are far from representative of the whole.

      1. 200-300 people isn’t good; that’s pretty low.

         1. Those figures are meaningless without knowing how many tickets/seats were available.

         2. It’s about the same attendance as last year and last year it was bad.

         3. And the number of tickets available was…?

         4. The Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom capacity is 1200.

         5. So I’m not going to get an answer to my question.

         6. Your question was how many tickets were available

            at least 1200 since that’s the capacity

         7. Because, as we all know, everyone always tries to sell to capacity. Except, of course, when they don’t. And that’s why I was very specific about asking how many tickets were available.

7. I wonder if the Armageddon Expo in Auckland, New Zealand the following week will have a Sega and Sonic Boom presence there too when it crosses the ditch. Would be nice to get some Boom merch here too. We did have a large booth with Racing Transformed the year that released as well as Generations, so I will hold onto that hope for now 😀

   1. What I find, quite frankly, a little distasteful is how Sega are pushing Boom in Australia & New Zealand, yet they’re ignoring the whole of Europe completely.

      Unless someone can correct me, here’s a full list of European events where Sega is pushing Boom:

      As you can see, it’s not a long one.

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