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Edited by McDewskey:
2/5/2014 5:10:40 PM
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Realistic Picture of Destiny and Bungie Hype
These are some interesting charts provided by Google Trends. It tracks public interest on any major topic based off of search queries.
[url=http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=bungie%20destiny&date=today%2012-m&cmpt=date]Destiny Hype Last 12 Months[/url]
The peaks on this chart correspond to
1) Destiny Reveal (Feb 2013, highest peak)
2) E3 Gameplay Reveal (June 2013, 2nd highest)
3) Beta Announcement (Oct 2013, 3rd highest)
This next chart shows the relation of Destiny hype compared to past Halo game hype.
[url=http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F09h57]Bungie Hype History[/url]
The major peaks correspond as follows
1) Halo 3 Release (Oct/Nov 2007, highest level of hype in Bungie history)
2) Halo Reach Release (Sept 2010, 2nd highest level of hype in Bungie history)
It is worth noting the "Destiny Peak" on the first chart showing up on the Bungie chart at the early part of 2013. It is an 18 relative to the 100 of the highest peak (Halo 3 release).
Obviously these charts only track Google data. I posted these because I find metrics/analytics really interesting and I was curious about the data for this game. Every game hits it's peak hype at the release date. It will be interesting to see the rest of this year progress and to see how the integration of Destiny to Bungie.net will impact this data.
Here is an interesting one. This is a comparison of search trends for Halo, Destiny, Bungie, and Titanfall:
[url=http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F04h6hv%2C%20%2Fm%2F09h57%2C%20bungie%20destiny%2C%20titanfall&date=today%2012-m&cmpt=q]Halo, Destiny, Bungie, Titanfall Search Trend Comparison[/url]
This one is just depressing, all of the above, plus Justin Bieber:
[url=http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F04h6hv%2C%20%2Fm%2F09h57%2C%20bungie%20destiny%2C%20titanfall%2C%20%2Fm%2F06w2sn5&date=today%2012-m&cmpt=q]Bieberpocalypse[/url]
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2 RepliesEdited by FairlySplendid: 1/27/2014 10:19:22 PM[b]In regards to Destiny's hype and the internets:[/b] As you kind of implied, all will be clear [i]with time[/i]. At this point, Destiny is too far out and Activision has yet to roll out their [i]major[/i] advertising push. Also, for the sake of transparency, you can't [i]really [/i]compare Destiny's numbers with Halo numbers. Halo was (and is) a different beast. With A LOT of clout and brand recognition behind it. At one point, Halo was the driving force behind MS selling consoles and those number reflect that. [b]As for this forum and any potential negativity (anti-hype) towards Bungie or Destiny:[/b] The truth of the matter is,[i] Bungie is in transition[/i]. Same goes for the bungie.net forum. A year from now the community as a whole will be a completely different place. New faces, new perspectives, and a renewed drive. It's our jobs to help usher that in and [i]not[/i] stand in the way of the changing tide. - There will always be cynics, naysayers, and those who are resistant. That's just how it goes. - There is always the possibility that someone may not like Destiny, for one reason or another. However come launch time, those how are [i]still[/i] [u]strongly[/u] opposed to Destiny will have to find a new home. Bungie.net should be a place for the fans. Where they can constructively discuss, celebrate, and debate over Bungie's games.
