You want a flash in the pan? Cater to casual gamers. You want a long tail-end? Make a good game. Capcom had to find out the hard way that gimping an established core franchise to suit the needs of the mainstream casual market will get a massive amount of first-month sales but after that, things dry up faster than Charlie Sheen's nose hairs after snorting a mountain of coke.
You want a flash in the pan? Cater to casual gamers. You want a long tail-end? Make a good game. Capcom had to find out the hard way that gimping an established core franchise to suit the needs of the mainstream casual market will get a massive amount of first-month sales but after that, things dry up faster than Charlie Sheen's nose hairs after snorting a mountain of coke.
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