Sony Loves the Crimson Gem.

[Manly Biceps]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-sony/50831

19:19 of the Sony conference. Spinel rockin' some fools on the big screen.

[Jayge]

I noticed that and I was pretty surprised. That was a pretty epic game montage. Hopefully Saga sells well, even though it has like, no advertising.

[Dowantasaurus]

It took me forever to find this game locally. The Gamestop employee misunderstood me and thought I would only buy a used copy. The closest used copy was in Chicago, IL, and I live in Texas(!). Finally found a new copy at my local mall.

I'm really enjoying this game, but it seems like it has no support. Noone seems to know about it, and its advertisement has been non-existant. It's not even a month old and there's nothing on the front page of Atlus.

[Jayge]

It's on the front page of the website. I agree though. This game deserves more push than it has/had.

[Manly Biceps]

I dunno, man, there was quite a lot of coverage we had for this game prior to launch. We had an interview on SiliconEra, a blog on the official Playstation Blog the day before launch, a developer Q&A session/community blog on Destructoid. Yeah, we weren't doing TV commercials or anything, but I think we actually did a pretty good job of getting the word out, all things considered.

[Fuyukaze]

Not sure how they could have given it any more coverage. Practicly slaped it across the face of anyone who visited the Atlus site. Guess some paid ads in gaming mags no one reads would have worked but then again, if no one is reading them.....

[Quig]

Yeah, but you want to expand your advertising to potential customers. Maintaining your fan base is important, but building upon it is more important. I knew Atlus was not going to take out television adds on WWE, G4, or Spike but an advertisement in Game Informer would broaden the perspective customer base...

[atboob]

^ well, in these days of dwindling funds, I think working the fanbase is one of the best things a niche focused company can do. Marketing is tough work when you are not pushing titles like Halo and FF. Hell, marketing's tough even when you are advertising top of the line titles with years of history and fans. Atlus needs the fan power! (if only to keep cool in Summer)

[Quig]

Yeah.... Anyway, a page advertisement in Game Informer would have been great advertisement, because of the volume of magazines that get mailed out and Game Stop gives out.