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Where'd That 6th Toe Come From?
Sub-Human said:
If you asked the "Mainstream Market" who Lawrence of Arabia was, what do you think the general response you get would be? Unless it had a recent remake, not many of those people would have a clue, either.
Remember that mainstream media is fickle and generally under-educated (or simply has a short term memory). If we were to base any work simply on popular mainstream opinion, we would miss out on a lot of classics, initially disregarded but became classics, not because of the "mainstream market", but through fan support.
There's a very long list of movies, games, TV shows, etc. that experience a resurgence in popularity after a few years because of strong fan support in spite of "mainstream media" forgetting about them.
"Shawshank Redemption" never won an Academy Award, and was a commercial flop. Yet, it's got such a strong fan reaction that it's #1 on imdb's list of movies (topping even "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Godfather").
"Final Fantasy Tactics" was canceled in its first run because of poor sales because it was so different than other FF titles. But fan support was eventually so strong that it experienced a resurgence, enough to be re-released as a "Greatest Hit" in spite of not actually being one.
Plenty of more examples. I'm not saying New Vegas will definitely be like that, but I think it will stand the test of time better than most "Mainstream" games.
