Does newgrounds no longer have a store? When did this happen?
I saw a post on reddit of a shirt - http://imgur.com/gpqIH8p - that reminded me of a tankman shirt that Newgrounds used to sell.
At 7/27/15 07:22 AM, Shaun wrote: Does newgrounds no longer have a store? When did this happen?
"Heads up everyone, the store will officially close on February 27th!"
At 7/27/15 07:23 AM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:At 7/27/15 07:22 AM, Shaun wrote: Does newgrounds no longer have a store? When did this happen?"Heads up everyone, the store will officially close on February 27th!"
Thanks. Seems kinda crazy seeing as shirt sales seems to be the way youtubers/podcasters make large portions of their revenue. I guess I should have actually bought things back in the day.
At 7/27/15 07:34 AM, Shaun wrote: Thanks. Seems kinda crazy seeing as shirt sales seems to be the way youtubers/podcasters make large portions of their revenue.
Youtubers don't run the site the upload their content to though and presumably they stores are all managed by something like cafepress, rather than being custom run as the NG store was.
At 7/27/15 07:39 AM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:At 7/27/15 07:34 AM, Shaun wrote: Thanks. Seems kinda crazy seeing as shirt sales seems to be the way youtubers/podcasters make large portions of their revenue.Youtubers don't run the site the upload their content to though and presumably they stores are all managed by something like cafepress, rather than being custom run as the NG store was.
Not really, see roosterteeth, DLB/flagnorfail, omarisuf/raskol etc.
Having run a custom store for so long though the costs/profits should have been better than using a 3rd party.
Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
At 7/27/15 07:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
Because becoming like everyone else is a fate worse than death.
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At 7/27/15 09:05 AM, DamnedByFate wrote:At 7/27/15 07:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?Because becoming like everyone else is a fate worse than death.
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
yeah, making money and being successful really sucks.
At 7/27/15 10:15 AM, Shaun wrote: yeah, making money and being successful really sucks.
20 years of rebellion against everything are not something you can just leave behind. It's kind of its own form of success.
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At 7/27/15 07:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
Newgrounds wants to be different from the rest, that's one of the things that draws me to this site.
"Till one day, that lion gets up and tears the shit out of everybody."
At 7/27/15 07:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
Now, don't get me wrong
I haven't put much research into this
And anything is possible if you put your mind to it
But
Uploading and playing Games on YouTube is incredibly hard to do.
At 7/28/15 07:00 PM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:At 7/27/15 07:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Also, why didn't newgrounds evolve into being a large youtube channel like roosterteeth?Now, don't get me wrong
Surely that would have been a successful model for them.
I haven't put much research into this
And anything is possible if you put your mind to it
But
Uploading and playing Games on YouTube is incredibly hard to do.
1. Make games for android/iphone and promote them on youtube.
2. "Letsplay" style videos of newgrounds games.
3. Move to developing games for mobile, promote them on youtube.
4. Other content, animations, shorts, podcasts, etc.
At 7/29/15 11:26 AM, Shaun wrote: 1. Make games for android/iphone and promote them on youtube.
There are already a few games here that can be played on android, a few of them have Youtube gameplay trailers and such.
2. "Letsplay" style videos of newgrounds games.
I really don't want Newgrounds to become full of let's plays like Youtube.
3. Move to developing games for mobile, promote them on youtube.
4. Other content, animations, shorts, podcasts, etc.
Podcasts are already a thing and animations/shorts are already a NG staple, no?
"Till one day, that lion gets up and tears the shit out of everybody."
At 7/29/15 12:26 PM, Radaketor wrote:At 7/29/15 11:26 AM, Shaun wrote: stuff
you clearly missed the point, but k.
