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[Gestas]

[Daffy889]

[TridenT]

I think Nintendo needs to do one for a franchise they could capitalize on twice; but before I get into it, I should note that while it seems they are trying, and have tried to in the past (but the Perfect Dark thing was just a minor viral ad, and this Metroid business seems moot since the game's out now...) they haven't found a good ARG niche to broadcast into.

I think I just might have.

Most of us ARGers are a bit older, right? We, for the most part, remember the good ol' days, and especially with the advent of ILB, a great many of us are or have been gamers. Since a demographic for this type of ADD-proof chicanery has already begun to mold into place, why not appeal to us as a group?

Nintendo needs an Earthbound sequel, and with it, a compelling ARG. Who agrees with me that it would not only be easy to do, but very believable since it's not that too far based in mythical fantasy or science fiction futurism? Show of hands? *Raises hand*

[water10]

I'll throw 3 ideas here.

I'd love to see something based on a very old game called Elite. It was a 3d space simulation that had interplanetary trading and a lot of freedom to do whatever you wanted to. That game was ahead of its time. The problem is that it would be very hard to link with us, just like Star Wars.

Another one would Tron. Would be easier to link with us and could create some nice stories.

And last, Myth. A Bungie game that has very nice background story and puzzles.

[ariock]

As I have told anyone who comes within hearing...

[Phaedra]

[MNPundit]

I think the producers of LOST could probably make a pretty good one, or maybe the producers of 24. I can really see a 24 type ARG leading up to the premire of a new season and might be a thing to reinvigorate it.

Also I don't think I'd really be the kind of person the CIA under Porter Goss wants working for them.

[Phaedra]

I do agree that the whole spy thing could be interesting, however. Hmm. Maybe the next James Bond movie?

For that matter (although I despise Dan Brown) The Da Vinci Code is supposedly being made into a movie. In some ways, that story was very ARG-like. (Note, none of this should be taken to mean that I in any way have any desire whatsoever to see Dan Brown make any more money).

In fact, there are a few more books that, if they went to movies, could be the basis of a very cool ARG -- The Rule of Four, maybe, if you stuck some sort of time-travel or someone-researching-what-happened-back-when-because-something-relevant-is-happening-today element into it, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell might have possibilities.

I'm not sure if you could actually do a non-entertainment product. It seems to me that what made both the Beast and ILB so compelling was that they operated in already-known universes. After the Beast, there was A.I., and after ILB, Halo 2. If the "goal" was just a product, it would be a bit of a let-down to just go back to life as usual, except with said product, which is why I don't think it would work for something like an iPod, or (had it actually fulfilled its promise) the Segway.

Perhaps, if you had a TV show with a very different, slightly skewed reality, something like, say, "Carnivale" only taking place in the present, you could do it. A TV show might, in some ways, be an even more satisfying end-goal, because it's continuous. With a movie, once you've seen it, you're done. You can see it multiple times, but basically it's an awfully short thing to be leading up to with a long ARG.

I don't know...movies, books, tv shows, games...it seems to me that there should be more applications.

[Cherry Cotton]

[Phaedra]

Hmm. There could be some interesting educational applications...

[Gestas]

[Phaedra]

[water10]

[Phaedra]

[Shad0]

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