__Smurf__ posted...
IngmarBirdman posted...
Do we have any speculation about the falling votals of late and whether the scale-back is equal across demographics? I'm curious if the site loses enough traffic, then maybe 90's games that are down-trending could reverse the process because more people that comprise the core of the site stick around and support these games / characters who were slightly stronger in earlier polls.
In 2004 with a similar deflation of votals we saw a marked increase in the more obscure brands with the power of Chrono Trigger being particularly noticeable. I wouldn't bank on that remaining the same, is the core Gamefaqs audience really 90's gamers anymore? According to the latest age poll 75% of visitors are under 25. Kinda hard to see the Snes era returning to power amongst an audience who were predominantly at most 10 at the time.
I'm under 25, and I would vote 90% of SNES games/characters over newer ones. If the majority of the site was under 20, you might have a point.
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