[idontknow123]

A lot of you made good points. Reveal during London olympics could be possible too considering its worldwide

This post has been edited by idontknow123 on Monday, Apr 30 2012, 19:30

[HydraulicWaRiOr]

I think Max Payne.

[Supreme]

[canttakemyid]

I thought the same thing if R* was really aiming for some publicity; but I was thinking so about Max Payne 3 because it's a game where people actually need convincing to buy while GTA is a household name.

[Nero1024]

I think nothing is going to happen TBH. Besides I don't even watch sports.

[ubergoon1912]

i doubt it cuz of the new COD

[threeno]

very possible I was thinking the same thing with the Super Bowl that obviously didnt happen

[Mr.c TO the J]

Why announce something during a sporting event...with a game not even remotely related to sports? That's only going to rich a fraction of the Audience, and I'm sure allot of the fans of GTA will just which it on the internet, so they might as well just show another trailer Via the website and save some cash while they're at it.

[Eagles]

They will show Black Ops 2 during NBA.

[canttakemyid]

QUOTE (Mr.c TO the J @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 22:54)

Why announce something during a sporting event...with a game not even remotely related to sports?

...no offense, but you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that this has been done TONS of times.

The NBA is growing in popularity, and it is easy to market the game to chunks of the market instead of just the internet. A lot of Americans and Europeans watch the NBA finals; and a lot of Americans and Europeans are in the R* target market. Plus teen through middle aged males who like sports generally like action too.

[B1T8]

NO.

[azali10]

Nope. Black Ops already has the spot.

[CubA_iLL_BrothA]

Actually the first commercial of MP3 was on ESPN!

[ShotGunRain]

Why don't they show something during EL CLASSICOS? It is known worldwide and in US too.

[Mr.c TO the J]

QUOTE (canttakemyid @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 19:00)

QUOTE (Mr.c TO the J @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 22:54) Why announce something during a sporting event...with a game not even remotely related to sports? ...no offense, but you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that this has been done TONS of times. The NBA is growing in popularity, and it is easy to market the game to chunks of the market instead of just the internet. A lot of Americans and Europeans watch the NBA finals; and a lot of Americans and Europeans are in the R* target market. Plus teen through middle aged males who like sports generally like action too.

Then I stand corrected, I really don't whach sports what so ever (besides motor sports) but still I don't see why, unless they want to maybe hit some new fans with the trailer, allot of the long time fans, like us here on the fourms, would find out about it online, which would be cheaper than geting a commercial during a major sporting event, and be easier.

[canttakemyid]

QUOTE (Mr.c TO the J @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 23:10)

QUOTE (canttakemyid @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 19:00) QUOTE (Mr.c TO the J @ Sunday, Apr 29 2012, 22:54) Why announce something during a sporting event...with a game not even remotely related to sports? ...no offense, but you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that this has been done TONS of times. The NBA is growing in popularity, and it is easy to market the game to chunks of the market instead of just the internet. A lot of Americans and Europeans watch the NBA finals; and a lot of Americans and Europeans are in the R* target market. Plus teen through middle aged males who like sports generally like action too. Then I stand corrected, I really don't whach sports what so ever (besides motor sports) but still I don't see why, unless they want to maybe hit some new fans with the trailer, allot of the long time fans, like us here on the fourms, would find out about it online, which would be cheaper than geting a commercial during a major sporting event, and be easier.

You do make a good point on the issue of price. NBA playoffs/finals ad slots are very expensive; so that is where I see things getting cloudy.

[Mr.c TO the J]

Exactly, which was the main point I was trying to raise was the money, it costs a fortune to get a slot on a major sporting event such as this, or something like the Super Bowl, I mean GTA is an established enough franchise to where they can just release online trailers, untell the release is near, and then they just send out some minor adds on the TV like they did for IV.

[canttakemyid]

Yeah, if I was R*, I would try to go for the holiday slots and try to air ads during action movies to save money.

[Australia]

Why spend money on something only a certain population will see, when they can just post a trailer on their website for free which would probably reach a greater audience.

[Edward-Is-A-Flunky45]

http://www.callofduty.com/
NBA Playoffs

[Australia]

It should also be noted there is more than one playoff game a year...