Comments on: Mahou Shoujo Ai 3 Total Fiasco http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/ Anime, manga and games, observed from Japan Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TheLAG http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-484429 TheLAG Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:15:29 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-484429 *old geezer voice* Pictures? Why back in th' day, we didn't even have fancy "Text Based games!" We had to write our own porn! On PAPER! Ya' can imagine how horrible that was. *old geezer voice*
Pictures? Why back in th' day, we didn't even have fancy "Text Based games!" We had to write our own porn! On PAPER!

Ya' can imagine how horrible that was.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-470035 Anonymous Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-470035 Ололо Ололо

]]> By: h8GWB http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-195909 h8GWB Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:06:25 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-195909 "stores involved with the sale of this unfortunate game have followed suit, significantly cutting back prices, but not going so far as to actually stop selling the text-based eroge…" This made me LOL. Even after reading your Chinese execution article. "Welcome to Japan! Return policy not in effect." For anyone to actually buy the game a second time, instead of torrenting it is beyond me. BTW, Artefact, is the Dalai Lama supposed to be there? "stores involved with the sale of this unfortunate game have followed suit, significantly cutting back prices, but not going so far as to actually stop selling the text-based eroge…"

This made me LOL. Even after reading your Chinese execution article.

"Welcome to Japan! Return policy not in effect."

For anyone to actually buy the game a second time, instead of torrenting it is beyond me.

BTW, Artefact, is the Dalai Lama supposed to be there?

]]> By: annon314 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-181879 annon314 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:10:17 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-181879 you gotta type it in katakana. 6.800.000 entries you gotta type it in katakana. 6.800.000 entries

]]> By: LunarSD http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-109035 LunarSD Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:12:33 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-109035 I don't think the Angry Video Game Nerd has ever reviewed an Eroge, though someone could email him a copy of this one and see if he responds to it... And wow I just typed Eroge into Google to check spelling, and it only gets 500,000 results. An entire <i>genre</i> of video game only gets 500,000. I had thought Eroge to be slightly more popular. When you add in the number of people who just get the Torrent instead of buy the actual game, I wonder how they are making any money at all? I don't think the Angry Video Game Nerd has ever reviewed an Eroge, though someone could email him a copy of this one and see if he responds to it...

And wow I just typed Eroge into Google to check spelling, and it only gets 500,000 results. An entire genre of video game only gets 500,000.

I had thought Eroge to be slightly more popular. When you add in the number of people who just get the Torrent instead of buy the actual game, I wonder how they are making any money at all?

]]> By: AbuKoji http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-108056 AbuKoji Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:44:34 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-108056 Well, why don't we have the AVGN try the game? wwwwwww Well, why don't we have the AVGN try the game? wwwwwww

]]> By: HELL http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-107965 HELL Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:15 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-107965 Bandai-Namco has been doing that since 2007. Who would have thought so that the erogame developers would copy that busines model too? Bandai-Namco has been doing that since 2007.

Who would have thought so that the erogame developers would copy that busines model too?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24795 Anonymous Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:15:40 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24795 Trying to sell them on? In a few years these'll be collectors's items! Trying to sell them on? In a few years these'll be collectors's items!

]]> By: Toby http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24761 Toby Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:27:38 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24761 Returning defective *software* for a full refund? In an age where basically no Windows game, Ero or otherwise, ships bug-free? I don't see it. Returning defective *software* for a full refund? In an age where basically no Windows game, Ero or otherwise, ships bug-free? I don't see it.

]]> By: metatron http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24646 metatron Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:00:27 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24646 those quality checkers better be fired >.> those quality checkers better be fired >.>

]]> By: Meji http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24507 Meji Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:20:57 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24507 This is one of the main reasons why I love Japan. SRSLY! This is one of the main reasons why I love Japan. SRSLY!

]]> By: Icy-nee-san http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24453 Icy-nee-san Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:07:37 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24453 Torrents ftw Torrents ftw

]]> By: kenjiharima http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24426 kenjiharima Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:43:31 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24426 I'll wait for torrents... >_> I'll wait for torrents... >_>

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24422 Anonymous Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:26:36 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24422 Is it not possible to return defective merchandise for a full refund in Japan? It seems the customers should be able to return a defective product to the store they bought it from instead of selling it to a used game store for a pittance. And retailers would be able to return defective merchandise to the distributor. I know a lot of Japanese stores have no refund policies posted, but I'd think defective merchandise would be an exception... Is it not possible to return defective merchandise for a full refund in Japan?

It seems the customers should be able to return a defective product to the store they bought it from instead of selling it to a used game store for a pittance. And retailers would be able to return defective merchandise to the distributor.

I know a lot of Japanese stores have no refund policies posted, but I'd think defective merchandise would be an exception...

]]> By: Black King Vegeta http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24413 Black King Vegeta Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:56:25 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24413 LOL, exactly what I thought. LOL, exactly what I thought.

]]> By: davaeron http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24393 davaeron Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:45:45 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24393 http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mahoushoujoaiepicfail2gs2.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mahoushoujoaiepicfailul4.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mahoushoujoaiepicfail2gs2.jpg
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]]> By: Toby http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24380 Toby Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:37:53 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24380 Business plan: 1. Sell Eroge without CG for normal price, until customers catch up. 2. Generate insane amounts of discussion by this. 3. Secretly buy back your "used" games for 100 Yen or so apiece. 4. Release a supplemental CD or Web supplement containing the - suitably awesome - CG you withheld so far. 5. Resell the games you secretly rebought for normal prices, profiting from the PR resulting from the whole thing. 6. Swim in money! Business plan:
1. Sell Eroge without CG for normal price, until customers catch up.
2. Generate insane amounts of discussion by this.
3. Secretly buy back your "used" games for 100 Yen or so apiece.
4. Release a supplemental CD or Web supplement containing the - suitably awesome - CG you withheld so far.
5. Resell the games you secretly rebought for normal prices, profiting from the PR resulting from the whole thing.
6. Swim in money!

]]> By: Quen http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24359 Quen Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:58:11 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24359 Good point, I didn't notice that, but as 'append disc' isn't really English it shouldn't matter much I think. Good point, I didn't notice that, but as 'append disc' isn't really English it shouldn't matter much I think.

]]> By: Tony D http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24357 Tony D Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:38:13 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24357 Oh the humanity! Would probably be a smart move to buy it at the super-discounted price and then just wait the week or two until you get the fixed disc, saved a few yen in the process... Oh the humanity!

Would probably be a smart move to buy it at the super-discounted price and then just wait the week or two until you get the fixed disc, saved a few yen in the process...

]]> By: basilio http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24355 basilio Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:26:53 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24355 Meant to say "アペンド　ディスク"... haha was thinking of typing "append" with jpn input... Meant to say "アペンド　ディスク"... haha was thinking of typing "append" with jpn input...

]]> By: basilio http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24351 basilio Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:18:50 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24351 Ummmm... it's not appendix... I think they are saying "append disc"... (アッペンド ディスク)... so they will follow up with an extra disc to append for "part of the data and part of the program"? Ummmm... it's not appendix... I think they are saying "append disc"... (アッペンド ディスク)... so they will follow up with an extra disc to append for "part of the data and part of the program"?

]]> By: SnooSnoo http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24344 SnooSnoo Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:40:14 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24344 Seriously, no CGs? They must be trying really hard to troll customers. Seriously, no CGs? They must be trying really hard to troll customers.

]]> By: Peanutbutter003 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24343 Peanutbutter003 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:34:49 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24343 “I wanted to stop the customers buying it. My heart hurt when they did.” Anime Tenchou is crying... “I wanted to stop the customers buying it. My heart hurt when they did.”

Anime Tenchou is crying...

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/21/mahou-shoujo-ai-3-total-fiasco/#comment-24342 Anonymous Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:25:45 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=3103#comment-24342 and then we all rethink the importance of quality check... and then we all rethink the importance of quality check...

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