I fail to understand. That post is way old. March 2009 was almost a year ago lol. With updates and notices, and proof of the game being actually finished, people actually thought it'd be out this week. Now that we have another update that it will be out sometime in the first week of March 2010, people continue to wait.
Well I mean of course the game has been delayed since March of '09, but back then there wasn't much to go from. They delayed it to December of '09, with little updates as to how the game will be. In 2009, the little the screenshots showed had a completely different interface, including showing only one playable character and a different style of clothing for her. I'm sure these clothes will be added into the DLC, but back then it was expected to be delayed. Now within the past few weeks, there have been a lot more information added, such as more updated screenshots as well as videos which include the starter Tutorial for the game. It brought more viewer attention and an actual date was set. However, with the current DLC issues, people are just waiting for it to hit the market.
Ok I see what you are saying. You didn't expect much back then because there was little news about it, but now there were a ton of updates so you were more hopeful that it would be today. I was just trying to show that the company was not able to correctly predict that they would have to delay it a year, so delaying it over a weekend doesn't seem so bad to me
Hello. First of all may I thank you all for your patience. I think we would all be happier if Astro Ranch was on the store this weekend, but alas despite our best efforts that is not to be. Whilst we love Astro Ranch at Tag it's shown us (maybe even more than Car Jack) just how hard it is to deliever a game like this as a small Indy. The good news is that we are not going to stop being ambitious and we hope you continue to join us for this wild and crazy ride! After all the reason we go though all the pain is for the amazing reviews and feedback from those that play and love our games. Could Astro Ranch be the next Doodle Jump or Plants vs Zombies? Maybe. We believe that it's good enough but it's important to understand that to achieve this level of success you have to launch as bug free and polished as possible. The last thing you'd want would be to wait this long for the game to launch with major issues that despite our extensive QA we've missed. Don't hate on Apple the review process is vital such as it is! I would like to mention in closing that the game has not failed Apple review despite some rumours to the contary. Have a great weekend. I'll be back next week and hopefully we'll all be talking new features and updates and huge app store success and not about delays! P
True lol, I guess it'll be like trying to get a New Released game at Wal-mart. It'll take a week for it to actually be in stores.
Paul, Really appreciate you coming here daily and keeping us informed. Good PR! And if you're ever looking for another to help with PR, you know where I am. Besides, I'm soon going to have all the time in the world on my hands.
Thanks for the updates Hope to see it up Monday. Though I'm in the US, I have a quick question. Would this push the international version back more as well? Edit: I also made a fan-page on facebook for those who are interested in joining it. I'll try to keep it as up-to-date as possible and see how big it gets. Astro Ranch Facebook Page Link
Latest news: Astro Ranch has passed Apple review. Yeeeh hah!!! Now its commerical suicide to launch on saturday / sunday so we wont be doing that. Keen to avoid the big Gameloft release Rayman on monday (even if it is a port of a 10 year platformer) and the role out of Ngmocos We Rule... Any ideas for launch day and how we make this the biggest launch since GTA:CW? Stay tuned ;-)
Thanks for the Update Paul. I made a Facebook Page for Astro Ranch. I hope you don't mind i post your quotes on there. Facebook Link
I think it should come out this week end maybe even today. Just think, we all have had a long wait and your sales would skyrocket this weekend. You got to catch it before anything else gets the spotlight
keep us waiting until next wednesday, for the best results. i dont mind waiting. ignore the rest of these selfish people who just want you to release it now so they can get it. i would LOVE for you to release it today, but for the best sales, wait till mid-week next week.
Release it today!! Everyone will be off for the weekend and will want to play a new game!!!!!! PLLEEEAAASSSSSEEEE release it today!!!!!!!!!
i dont think enough people know about the game to create "tension"...all they'd achieve by delaying it any farther is pissing off their potential customers that already know about the game!
Yeah, holding off for long might kill the hype. At the same time, you want to get it out before Rayman. So today might be the best idea. @Starmonkey: You must have a lot of sales experience to be so confident. Wednesday would be in the Rayman rush.
