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To: StaggerLee who wrote (9549)2/19/1999 4:19:00 PM
From: Richard G. Woodland  Read Replies (3) of 14266
 
How excited must the Intel executives been when they first learned
that THQ's 'Brunswick First Strike Bowling' was being optimized for
the Pentium III processor?They must have said things like:
"A bowling title is what we need, that is why the Pentium II never
took off. No one wants games like Half-Life, Tomb Raider III orBaldurs Gate"
"Bowling really shows off the power. Wow feel it!Maybe a fishingsimulation next"
"I hear bowling is the latest rage in Germany"
"Bill, people don't want to play shooting, driving or adventure games
on their Pentium III, they want a bowling game which will deliver an
unparalleled experience. Whose got the next round?"or more likely:
"hahaha...bowling...hahaha...."
or "How much are they going to pay us to put that in"
or "Who is GameFX? Yes, I know THQ paid almost 8 million for them and
then wrote off almost the entire purchase, even though they have never
released a product in the entire history of the company. Now they are
releasing a Bowling product. 8 million for a bowling title. That
reminds me of another great studio Heliotrope."Todd Weiner:
If Rushware was such a great distributor why didn't THQ use them in
Germany prior to the acquisition?Keep up the good work.On another note:
No one has ever answered my question, "HOW MANY BOWLING AND FISHING
GAMES IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO NOT ONLY REPLACE WCW WRESTLING BUT GROW
EARNINGS BY 20%?

King Richard
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