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Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Dick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:47:36 -0000

I like this type of the game.
It is very interesting and make me laugh.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Kanon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:44:44 -0000

I want to play this game.
Where can I download it for free?

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

doctorparadox — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:52:22 -0000

When considering a good representative example case for something I find it's usually better to pick either the first or the most notable (which is often the same instance) to ensure the audience gets the reference (and the pioneer gets the credit). Definitely agree many have come after but Radiohead was one of the first (and biggest) to popularize the idea in the mainstream.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

doctorparadox — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:47:27 -0000

Well, if 10% of people who have the game equates to "good sales," they would be 10x better off financially without the piracy, no? By "struggled" I didn't mean to imply that 2D Boy is in financial peril, just that the high piracy rate for the game is something they've had to deal with (as well as their publisher, who did file for bankruptcy a few months later).

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

John Tocher — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:52:10 -0000

Bought it for the wii at full price through the wiiWare interface.

I might just buy another copy for my Linux machine in support of the developers for such a great game. I might even improve my score using a real mouse.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Christian Biggins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:58:39 -0000

I love World of Goo. Bought it not long after it launched. Got no probs spending $20 on a great game and I dont pirate software as I am a developer myself and I know how I'd feel if people did it to me.

Great work 2d Boy!

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Chris Beaman — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:55:10 -0000

Hmm, reminds me of Smirp.com, a new web service that allows any content creator to sell their content on a pay-as-you-wish basis.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Rob — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:16:49 -0000

Your article: "… developer 2D Boy, who have struggled with a reported 90% piracy rate for the game." (My emphasis.)

Developer quote in article you linked: "We're getting good sales through WiiWare, Steam, and our website. Not going bankrupt just yet!"

So "struggling"? or "good sales"? And your "what have they got to lose?" frames this as an act of desperation — do you have anything to base this on?

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Ryan Lalonde — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:16:03 -0000

I've never actually heard of this game. I'll probably buy it tho. Considering they've been dealing with a lot of piracy I think I'll pay the full price. Maybe more just as a donation.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

SB — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:30:56 -0000

Got this game at full price for the Wii upon release - to this day, it's still one of my favorites. Once I get the chance I'm actually going to donate more toward them - they definitely deserve it.

Stupid pirates.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Robert Basil — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:12:50 -0000

The 2dboy.com webserver is toast.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

lapsedpastafarian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:49:05 -0000

and yes I paid full price.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

lapsedpastafarian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:48:41 -0000

I love Goo!

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

locklandworth — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:43:05 -0000

I think this promotion and the press it's gotten has totally crashed their site.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Name — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:40:23 -0000

my roomate bought it for wii, and me and our two house guests were quickly addicted... great game, UI, audio, story, just great overall feel. I'm sad to hear that it was a financial bust.

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Elaine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:03 -0000

I got it in the last MacHeist bundle. I LOVE it! I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!

Re: Pay What You Want: World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead

Kevin Ebaugh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:21:42 -0000

It's really not "pulling a Radiohead" anymore Barb. You can find a lot more recent examples.