The "how is Sackboy an ICON" thread.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Toriko42"]Masterchief was an icon within a year of Halo's release...rr2Real

that's ok M$ can just release the same halo game over and over like how Nintendo does with Mario

Mario is an icon of rehashes and lazy thinking

I guess you think incorporating physics into Mario's platforming and constructing levels designs around this is lazy thinking.

Most people who accuse Mario or rehashes don't know anything about Mario's 3D games. There's only been 3 major ones and they all had different catches to them.

Ratchet and Clank? Now that's laziness. Mario? No.

The game has been out what... a month? Icons take years, if not decades even to form in the minds of people.foxhound_fox

Absolutely not, no more than let's say Nariko from Heavenly Sword. He will be forgotten and Cows will have moved on when the next PS3 "savior" (KZ2) comes along.Pripyat

Wow 49% voted Sack Boy as a gaming icon. Oh wow lol. Guess anybody can be a gaming icon these days.

Wow 49% voted Sack Boy as a gaming icon. Oh wow lol. Guess anybody can be a gaming icon these days.

Blackbond

The game has been out what... a month? Icons take years, if not decades even to form in the minds of people.foxhound_fox

We don't know yet. He has the potential to be. And LBP as a game is more than enough (quality wise) to grant him iconic status. We will see...TREAL_Since

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The game has been out what... a month? Icons take years, if not decades even to form in the minds of people.Toriko42

What is he an icon to?

Master Chief is an icon to Sci-Fi FPS fans.

Gordan Freeman is an icon to FPS games in general.

Mario is an icon to platformers and gaming in general.

I don't see what Sackboy is an icon of.

What is he an icon to?

Master Chief is an icon to Sci-Fi FPS fans.

Gordan Freeman is an icon to FPS games in general.

Mario is an icon to platformers and gaming in general.

I don't see what Sackboy is an icon of.

WasntAvailable

The only people he's an icon to is the huge Sony fanboys, it was his game that gave the PS3 it's first AAAE.bethwo

A bit pointless when you consider they already had an AAAAE. Solid Snake is an icon, but what is he an icon to? Apart from Sony fans, obviously.

When I think of gaming icons, I think of characters like Mario, Link, Sonic, Snake, Master Chief, Gordon Freeman, Lara Croft, etc., not because of the characters themselves but the story behind them and the story they went through. While Sackboy has no story. To me, Sackboy is just like an Avatar, it's a nobody that you could customize to make it look like a somebody. So Sackboy is not a gaming icon at all.

An icon is someone like Mario... if you show a picture of Mario to anyone on the street, they will recognize him and know who he is.

Pikachu, Sonic, DK, Pac-Man and Link are also up there. Waaay ahead of MC. Sackboy is nothing.

Snake is barely known for normal people to know and he is in the scene of fame for the past 10 years, let alone less than 1M seller out only for two months.

What about Ryu?

He's pretty big in the gaming industry

Sackboy has yet to become a household word to even become a gaming icon. I say no.

What about Ryu?

He's pretty big in the gaming industry

Mongo-Boss

I put Ryu in third place of icons (behind Mario and Pac-Man) he is a very recognizable character.

Sackboy? nah, is cute, but an icon? not at all. And if he dies with this game, he will be forgotten in the next couple of years.

so far, sackboy sold less than a million copies of little big planet worldwide

meanwhile, mario (a REAL icon) pushed over 7 million copies of mario galaxy and over 10 million copies of mario kart

sackboy was only able to score a 9.0

mario outscored sackboy (galaxy got a 9.5) and won GOTY

numbers don't lie

mario dominates sackboy on ALL fronts (sales, reviews, fanbase.....you name it). and because of that, i wouldn't want sackboy as my icon if i were sony.

the only legit icon sony has left is snake....but i guess even snake is a bad choice now with all this speculation of MGS coming to 360

so far, sackboy sold less than a million copies of little big planet worldwide

meanwhile, mario (a REAL icon) pushed over 7 million copies of mario galaxy and over 10 million copies of mario kart

sackboy was only able to score a 9.0

mario outscored sackboy (galaxy got a 9.5) and won GOTY

numbers don't lie

mario dominates sackboy on ALL fronts (sales, reviews, fanbase.....you name it). and because of that, i wouldn't want sackboy as my icon if i were sony.

the only legit icon sony has left is snake....but i guess even snake is a bad choice now with all this speculation of MGS coming to 360

JB730

An icon is someone like Mario... if you show a picture of Mario to anyone on the street, they will recognize him and know who he is.

wapahala