what is going on with the lack of T:V marketing?

(copied from other forum)

I have heard nothing but horror stories from copies tucked away at the bottom of shelves and shazbot like that.

So i just got the latest EB news letter. It lists all upcoming and new releases. any mention of tribes? no. Look.

BEST SELLERS
GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
SWG: Jump to Lightspeed (PS2)
UO: Samurai Empire (PC)
Halo 2 LE (XBX)
Halo 2 (XBX)
Nintendo DS (DS)
World of Warcraft CE (PC)
PlayStation 2 (PS2)
Leisure Suit Larry (PC)
Deception Kollector’s Ed. (XBX)
Paper Mario: Door (GCN)
Deception Premium Pack (PS2)
EverQuest II (PC)
DOA Ultimate (XBX)
World of Warcraft (PC)
ESPN NFL 2K5 (PS2)
Fable (XBX)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GCN)
EverQuest II DVD Ed. (PC)
Half-Life 2 CE (PC)
Pacific Fighters (PC)




NEW RELEASES
SVC Chaos (XBX)
Conflict: Vietnam (PC)
Leisure Suit Larry (PS2)
Mega Man Zero 3 (GBA)
THUG2 (PS2)
Mario Pinball Land (GBA)
Deception Kollector’s Ed. (XBX)
Colin McRae Rally 2005 (XBX)
NBA Live 2005 (PS2)
ESPN NBA 2K5 (XBX)
Yourself!Fitness (XBX)
Donkey Konga (GCN)
Shadow Hearts Covenant (PS2)
FFXI: Chains of Promathia (PC)
X-Men Legends (XBX)
Full Spectrum Warrior (PC)
Saga of Ryzom (PC)
Tiger Woods 2005 (PC)
NHL 2005 (XBX)
Def Jam Fight for NY (PS2)




COMING SOON
Midway Arcade 2 (GCN) 10/11
Tak 2: Staff (GCN) 10/11
Paper Mario: Door (GCN) 10/11
Ty 2: Bush Rescue (GCN) 10/12
FIFA 2005 (PS2) 10/12
KUF: Crusaders (XBX) 10/12
BloodRayne 2 (XBX) 10/12
Shin Megami (PS2) 10/12
PlayStation 2 (PS2) 10/14
Boktai 2 (GBA) 10/19
Outlaw Golf 2 (XBX) 10/19
DOA: Ultimate (XBX) 10/19
Ape Escape (PS2) 10/19
Men of Valor (XBX) 10/19
NES: Dr. Mario (GBA) 10/25
GTA: San Andreas (PS2) 10/25
Ace Combat 5 (PS2) 10/25
Taiko Drum Master (PS2) 10/26
Jump to Lightspeed (PC) 10/26
Roller. Tycoon 3 (PC) 10/26

This game is not on any "front page" that i saw in the gaming community. Just 2 page reviews on gamespot and IGN.

This does no bode well.

Wow that list is bullshazbot. Nintendo DS is not a best seller, and the Playstation2 does not come out on 10/14....

Same with World of Warcraft... I don't need to keep going do I?

I only found two copies at the local EB and they were tucked away in a corner. When I bought it I was given a preorder CD because almost no one ordered it.

There was nothing in the EB I went into about it and I have seen squat in the Gaming mags that I got from here for free. It's been totally ignored it seems.... http://www.upwell.com/gifs/DOMO.gif

You won't see magazine reviews until next month. There was a lockdown on reviews until the 5th. Magazines are printed over a month in advance. Even if the writers wrote extremely fast and got it into the editor before the printing for next month, you won't see it until the November editions.

t:v made cover of pc gamer.