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Professor Layton 2 Viral Marketing Bombshell: The Twitter Account Wasn't Real :(
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EviLore said:
COOOOOLD BLOOOOODED! :lol
Seriously though, this was really unavoidable. He might have had good intentions, but still for all intents and purposes, he had a track record for spreading a good bit of information, more shifty than legit, and with that, it's easy to see why this one built up and blindsided him.
ShockingAlberto
Member
They aren't fake viral marketing, though.Guled said:
No one makes an official thread and says "Oh man Nintendo just sent me this OP, fully formatted, and it was probably written by Miyamoto!"
ThatObviousUser
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Well hey what's going on in-
..wtf? I go to OT for half an hour and all this happens? Damn.
..wtf? I go to OT for half an hour and all this happens? Damn.
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
yea, thats what i dont get. it sounds to me like he is just tryin to get others excited for shit he's excited about. again, the ego-side of it was the worst, but the embarassment from just having that part exposed seems like it should be punishment enough. how long did he keep the twitter thing going?Guled said:
i just think its a shame, cuz i spent like 3 hours on http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16567234&postcount=1 and was so proud i had to do everything in my power to resist bumping that thread any more than i did. i can empathize, is all.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Kinda feel bad for him.
At least he goes out with a bang... sorta.
At least he goes out with a bang... sorta.
I dunno guys. So what if this game journalist wanted to support Layton 2? This is just like the time that Washington Post journalist made a fake Michelle Obama Twitter account to drum up hype and support for the election last year.
OH WAIT THAT NEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE REAL JOURNALISTS DON'T DO THAT.
OH WAIT THAT NEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE REAL JOURNALISTS DON'T DO THAT.
Hah, that was poor wording. I mean that if Wii wasn't banned then anyone could say, "Whoa Gaf, check out this awesome site/game/blog I found!" without people knowing it's actually theirs.Gravijah said:
We wouldn't have known it was Wii's Twitter had he never said anything, oddly enough.
Cat in the Hat
Member
:lol :lol :lol :lolGazunta said:
ThatObviousUser
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Milabrega said:Ever wanted to know what site pimping and viral marketing on Gaf looks like:
Well BAM! there it is.
tired meme i know
Tired as it is, and despite my thoughts on the topic, I laughed. :lol I'm still chuckling.
ShockingAlberto
Member
But he didn't get exposed.bistromathics said:
He posted his real name on the Twitter. One google search and ten seconds later, the real name was tied to this account.
He knew that would happen. He's posted his own articles many times before. Which, again, speaks to a much greater pattern than just that thread. When he was "exposed", he felt the whole thing was bragworthy, and only became contrite when it was revealed he broke a rule that he should have known about.
Hero of Legend
Member
So what was the part that was wrong in trying to promote this game? Him acting like it was an official account, or just trying to get people to buy the game period via his own way? I'm confused.
There shouldn't be anything wrong with trying to get people buying games by a twitter page, forum, website, etc. I mean there are plenty of fansites that pretty much do the samething in their own way right?
There shouldn't be anything wrong with trying to get people buying games by a twitter page, forum, website, etc. I mean there are plenty of fansites that pretty much do the samething in their own way right?
EmCeeGramr
Member
I dunno what's more embarrassing, the fake Twitter and how he tried to push it to us, or how he groveled for his account in this thread.
On the plus side though, he fooled IGN.
On the plus side though, he fooled IGN.
Cat in the Hat
Member
"Well it happened. I was banned from NeoGAF. Was it worth it? Yes. Yes, it definitely was.
That said, I am going to miss the site from the bottom of my heart."
from rahgah
That said, I am going to miss the site from the bottom of my heart."
from rahgah
Well to be fair it is IGN.EmCeeGramr said:
Gazunta said:
i was just coming in here to say this.
i think layton is awesome and all, but i'm extremely surprised that the gaf is so hard on journalists and "journalists here" turns such a blind eye to one who willingly and openly throws away just about every last shred of integrity.
pancakesandsex
Member
This wii dude sent me a random instant message the other day asking if i liked smash bros as if he was taking some kind of survey. Good riddance.
Cat in the Hat
Member
How do you know?chubigans said:
Wait what?pancakesandsex said:
ShockingAlberto
Member
You just liked his name.Hero of Legend said:
Masked Man
I said wow
FoxHimself said:
Milabrega said:Ever wanted to know what site pimping and viral marketing on Gaf looks like:
Well BAM! there it is.
tired meme i know
Oh, goodness, GAF. :lol :lol
ThatObviousUser
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Feep said:
Same for my Android game and gaming review website. I'll probably only pimp my game in the Android threads I made...
On the other hand, sp0rsk and a few others made threads for their games. Hrm, probably a fine line to walk.
Azure Dream
Member
Milabrega said:Ever wanted to know what site pimping and viral marketing on Gaf looks like:
Well BAM! there it is.
tired meme i know
He wasn't even a viral marketer, he was just a fan. He tried to help the twitter with a few comments when he should've stayed quiet, but it's like if someone made a twitter where they talked like Luigi (or election PoliGAF may remember the fake Sarah Palin twitter?), that would be ban-worthy. It's because it's the NOA-neglected franchise Layton that people are so angry, with a mild side of the annoyance that it took up their time. But if it was Luigi going "Mamma mia, I hope-a these Super Mushrooms help me save the princess!", people would roll their eyes and move on.
It doesn't say much for him as a journalist, but it was just a stupid in-character Twitter that tacked on a "Don't forget to buy Layton!" at the end. It made my BS senses tingle, so I wasn't surprised, maybe that's part of it, but I don't think it was that harmful.
Andrex said:
I've made threads promoting my indie game with no problems at all. It's not against TOS to promote your games, but it is when it's an ad-revenue website/blog/etc.
Now if you promote your game like, "HOLY CRAP check out this awesome game! I just discovered it on the web. I think we should all buy a few copies," then yeah, bannage ahead.
ThatObviousUser
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chubigans said:
Ah OK, I get it now. :lol
ShockingAlberto
Member
I think you're fine with making threads for your gaming projects as long as you PM someone in charge and ask first.
But I'm just guessing, I'm not a mod.
I do know that you probably can't create a thread for it saying "Man, this is awesome! Whoever made this game is the best developer ever!", like WWRU did.
But I'm just guessing, I'm not a mod.
I do know that you probably can't create a thread for it saying "Man, this is awesome! Whoever made this game is the best developer ever!", like WWRU did.
Azure Dream
Member
pakkit said:
It was more of a "look at his example" reference, but yeah, I'm really thinking of hacking that part out of the post. It just confuses things.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I liked the guy. 
Oh well.
Are you serious?
Like, seriously serious?
Oh well.
Guled said:
Are you serious?
Like, seriously serious?
EmCeeGramr
Member
HUELEN10 said:
Lulz?
no
no
ShockingAlberto
Member
what's the opposite of funnyHUELEN10 said:
Lulz?
because that is what this is
Like, if you saw funny on the interstate, then made a U-turn, and crashed in to a wall
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Gilgamesh said:
Why argue it now? I feel for Roger, he really did love it here, his groveling at the end should prove that.
Papercuts said:
Why, what does it say?
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
The guy was a fuck and a half, the worst sort of fanboy. From that stuuuuupid Iwata REENACTMENT VIDEO OMG SO FUNNY, to all the smart "hints" and "leaks" he "provided" us with. He was a tool thinking he was so special that he was a game journalist, but in reality he might as well have just worked for **********.
edit: see? even the word for the shit he does is banned. Go---Nintendo.
edit: see? even the word for the shit he does is banned. Go---Nintendo.