EHM The Blue Line

Manimal wrote:

Peter_Doherty wrote:Don't think there is, hope they atleast do some real marketing in Canada (and the Hockey parts of USA).

Yeah, it feels like most of the noobs comin in here are from Europe and not so many North Americans.

Yeah, i get that feeling too... Canada and some parts of USA should be the biggest market so hope they try to cap it...

From my experience since joining the sports management community, Europeans are more interested in these type of games than Americans so I am not surprise at the amount that are trying this game vs Americans. I am sure marketing would help because there are a few guys who were EA NHL GM Mode players who are trying this game and some of them have a following on Twitch for their EA NHL streams and most of their viewers didn't even know what this game was but were interested.

While I visited this site from time-to-time, I found out about EHM:EA on a banner on gamersgate. Does anyone know whether it has been featured on Steam yet?

Love EHM. I hope they get the numbers they need to continue developing the game, as in my view, this is by far the best hockey "sim" available today. I wouldn't count out European sales if language translations become available and hockey leagues not yet included for certain countries, are added. While hockey is not football in Europe, it is a important sport in Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, etc.

Also gotta love the support shown by passionate English fans on this site.

It is weird how we all got to buy this game. I just happened to open Steam after 2 years, because I was wondering if Battlefield Vietnam was available on Steam, after discussing it with some guys at work.

Out of the blue, I saw a pop up of this game and decided to just buy it. Man, I still have to check if Battlefield Vietnam is on Steam. It's been 4 days!

Way back in 1983 or a year either way I can't recall off the top of my head, the original FM was hugely popular on the then top home computer systems, and even with the ease to which they could be copied and cheats created, it still sold enough to generate 3 or 4 follow on games, each grew in terms of what you could do or not. Even then we Brits were mad about sports management games, I don't think a month went by without a new soccer game or another sport getting the management game treatment. It's probably been the most consistent market for games in the UK since then. Other genres have come and gone, but sports management has always been around, and get the game right and we'll play to the end of time.

Wow this guy has a huge following from his EA NHL GM Mode streams/Vids and his review of EHM has over 8,000 views in a day! There are over 100 comments and most of the people didn't even know that this game EVER existed!

https://youtu.be/TmbzvC9Gfzk

Some comments

I think i died, went to heaven, and found this game, im gonna b hooked on this

SWEET!!! This is a hockey version of football manager 2015!!!

This game looks awesome, and you have to do a GM Mode series.

So it is football manager but Hockey.... My dreams have been answered!!! Is it made by the same company or someone smaller?

THIS LOOKS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait, so this is basically a Football Manager but with hockey? I never knew I wanted this until now.

during all the video i was like: omg this is awesome!

SirMichaelJordan wrote:Wow this guy has a huge following from his EA NHL GM Mode streams/Vids and his review of EHM has over 8,000 views in a day! There are over 100 comments and most of the people didn't even know that this game EVER existed!

https://youtu.be/TmbzvC9Gfzk

Excellent!

Wow that's just great!

SirMichaelJordan wrote:Wow this guy has a huge following from his EA NHL GM Mode streams/Vids and his review of EHM has over 8,000 views in a day! There are over 100 comments and most of the people didn't even know that this game EVER existed!

https://youtu.be/TmbzvC9Gfzk

I have been watching that dude for over 2 years, I love that he made that video!!!

SirMichaelJordan wrote:From my experience since joining the sports management community, Europeans are more interested in these type of games than Americans so I am not surprise at the amount that are trying this game vs Americans. I am sure marketing would help because there are a few guys who were EA NHL GM Mode players who are trying this game and some of them have a following on Twitch for their EA NHL streams and most of their viewers didn't even know what this game was but were interested.

I agree that in general its European gamers who prefer the simulation type of games. It's abit, I dont want to say ignorant because that sounds harsh, to just assume that if it doesn't sell in the US/Canada the game is doomed again! Plenty of people in Europe like hockey too, going by demands just the UK players will keep the game going

ClassicSwarley wrote:

SirMichaelJordan wrote:Wow this guy has a huge following from his EA NHL GM Mode streams/Vids and his review of EHM has over 8,000 views in a day! There are over 100 comments and most of the people didn't even know that this game EVER existed!

https://youtu.be/TmbzvC9Gfzk

I have been watching that dude for over 2 years, I love that he made that video!!!

I have been watching him as well off and on and was very pleased to sew his vid. Especially so since he liked it so much.

Garethw87 wrote:

SirMichaelJordan wrote:From my experience since joining the sports management community, Europeans are more interested in these type of games than Americans so I am not surprise at the amount that are trying this game vs Americans. I am sure marketing would help because there are a few guys who were EA NHL GM Mode players who are trying this game and some of them have a following on Twitch for their EA NHL streams and most of their viewers didn't even know what this game was but were interested.

I agree that in general its European gamers who prefer the simulation type of games. It's abit, I dont want to say ignorant because that sounds harsh, to just assume that if it doesn't sell in the US/Canada the game is doomed again! Plenty of people in Europe like hockey too, going by demands just the UK players will keep the game going

I agree with this assessment, however I think that there are a lot of people in North America who would play a hockey simulation, but don't know about EHM. FM being such a good game drives so many people towards another SI production, which won't be such a factor in countries that aren't big on football/soccer. There is a big opportunity to capitalize in North America because a lot of people think their only option for a hockey game is EA Sports, which is probably also what EA Sports thinks because they haven't improved their game in years.

daft wrote:

ClassicSwarley wrote:

SirMichaelJordan wrote:Wow this guy has a huge following from his EA NHL GM Mode streams/Vids and his review of EHM has over 8,000 views in a day! There are over 100 comments and most of the people didn't even know that this game EVER existed!

https://youtu.be/TmbzvC9Gfzk

I have been watching that dude for over 2 years, I love that he made that video!!!

I have been watching him as well off and on and was very pleased to sew his vid. Especially so since he liked it so much.

yea I gave him a sub. He seem like a good talker and I assume his vids are great since he's a great talker. I have no interest in the EA Sports game so I hope he do some EHM vids.

and wow that video has almost 20,000 views now!

This is good news

I only got hold of Steam so I could get this game.

madball1982 wrote:I only got hold of Steam so I could get this game.

Me too!

madball1982 wrote:I only got hold of Steam so I could get this game.

Just you wait until the next Steam Sale. Then Steam will get hold of YOU...

daft wrote:

madball1982 wrote:I only got hold of Steam so I could get this game.

Just you wait until the next Steam Sale. Then Steam will get hold of YOU...

I'm safe! HaHa
I haven't played "video games" of any sort in well over a decade. EHM's simulation is really the only game I play (and even then, I spend most of my time researching! HaHa)

Interesting to see the peak starting to go up each day now again, they must be doing some advertising atleast Or it's just that the community is doing such a good job of helping it spread

I'm not sure how expensive the licenses are for EHM compared to PCM but i still think that's the closes game we can compare to and it looks pretty good, PCM14 had 500 avg players and a peak of 1200 players during their first month (July), then it went steadily down and in December they had 80 avg players, then as Cycling season started it has increased and now they are around 150 avg players. Those numbers look very doable for EHM so i'm excited and hopeful that it will get picked up so we get licenses and everything for the 2015/2016 season, fingers crossed

nino33 wrote:

daft wrote:

madball1982 wrote:I only got hold of Steam so I could get this game.

Just you wait until the next Steam Sale. Then Steam will get hold of YOU...

I'm safe! HaHa
I haven't played "video games" of any sort in well over a decade. EHM's simulation is really the only game I play (and even then, I spend most of my time researching! HaHa)

I'm in a similar position. Last video games I played were GTA4 and NHL13 or 14 (I think). Not as long ago, but I haven't even plugged my PS3 in and I've lived at my new house for almost three years.

http://steamspy.com/app/301120

9400 atm

Nice find! That's interesting - it pretty much tallies with the number of downloads of the latest roster update.

Assuming that Youtube link was to Johnny Superbman of 2BC, it will be interesting to see how much he covers EHM. The guy is very hard to listen to sometimes (Overdramatic to say the least) but I love watching his videos. And if he can help get people into the game then more power to it!

9400 in under 2 weeks with limited marketing, sounds really good to me PCM14 has about 23-24k owners in over 8 months for comparison, i'm liking EHMs chances more and more each day