About the EU campaign for maid outfit and fat chocobo

[Masekase_Hurricane]

It's monthly circulation is tiny though. that last quoted monthly circulation (averaged over a year) is 17,942 copies per month for 2013. Given the decline in printed media, especially regarding gaming, I can't imagine that the circulation has increased at all. It's more than likely shrunk even further.

That's the biggest issue I would have with this, the use of a dead medium with a miniscule circulation to handle a promotion for an online game with the subscriber base that FFXIV has. It's counter-intuitive.

I never stated it was popular I was aware about the low sales of the magazine. I was just stating that I still see it in newsagents and WHsmiths.

[Kosmos992k]

I never stated it was popular I was aware about the low sales of the magazine. I was just stating that I still see it in newsagents and WHsmiths.

OK, but I wonder how many newsagents stock it if each has say 10 copies to sell... I'd imagine that in the South east (not sure where you live, but WH Smiths was all over London when I was last living there) you can find them relatively easily, but what about smaller cities or less urban areas?

[Masekase_Hurricane]

OK, but I wonder how many newsagents stock it if each has say 10 copies to sell... I'd imagine that in the South east (not sure where you live, but WH Smiths was all over London when I was last living there) you can find them relatively easily, but what about smaller cities or less urban areas?

I think Scarborough is classed as small :P I totally agree though I have never seen more than 2-3 copies max on the shelf. Same in Hull they never have more than 2-3 issues on the shelf.

[Moominstars]

Just sticking my opinion into this thread (which ain't much of one since I agree with everyone else here) that this promotion is ridiculous compared to the JP/NA equivalents. I don't feel like waiting 3 months to get my maid outfit or buy a magazine which is not stocked in any places near me and I live in one of the uk's biggest cities. I'm sure WhSmith will stock the magazine but I can't see them alone stocking what the uk based market will want. As a promotion it is already doing poorly just in seeing the amount of rejection this has caused as I see more people saying no to this than actually wanting to go out and buy this magazine. I am really disappointed with this why not use a product like Monster, Coke Cola or whatever? Seen all sorts of products have various codes or gaming related stuff on them but I'm guessing it's cheaper to promote a rubbish magazine than to promote something that will actually help you make money.

[Kosmos992k]

I think Scarborough is classed as small :P I totally agree though I have never seen more than 2-3 copies max on the shelf. Same in Hull they never have more than 2-3 issues on the shelf.

Point taken... lol. Though as you're implying, the magazine's small circulation would mean it could sell out before you are able to buy one. Either way, this was a terrible idea for this promotion.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

Point taken... lol. Though as you're implying, the magazine's small circulation would mean it could sell out before you are able to buy one. Either way, this was a terrible idea for this promotion.

I totally agree. I forgot to add I also think the promotion is a big steaming pile of chocobo dung I also wont be purchasing the magazines.

Why don't they just tack these sort of promotions on SE products i.e games etc from their own store.

[Colino]

Leave it to SE to make a giveaway that was extremely simple and efficient the last two times a complete and utter mess the third time.