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General discussionDisney The Lion King and Disney Aladdin delisting(135 posts)(135 posts)
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Posted July 08, 2019
What a shame...
Posted July 08, 2019
I was about to get them... But someone who likes Disney cartoons, roughed me up big time; in a sense... Western cartoons are never again for me. Maybe a visual novel, instead...

I really wish classics like those to come back, though. Even if they are no longer my thing, i used to like them.
Posted July 08, 2019
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tomimt: I'd assume it relates more on cost/profit ratio. Even if they do money, Disney's cutthroat profiteering may view them such an insifnicant, that they axed them because of it. Disney doesn't do nickel and dime business unless it brings in millions.
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MadalinStroe: At this point, I doubt Aladdin&Lion King would make less than any of the other Disney games available. Plus the Lion King movie, is soon to be released. That would surely spike the sales for the game. Even if the spike wouldn't be substantial enough to warrant continued support, it makes no logical sense to remove the game now, and not wait 1 more month.
The release of the movie might actually be a part of the problem. They might have done deals which could go unfavourably for them financially if the sales of the games rise too high. Obviously, this is all speculation, but Disney isn't a company that pays any extra of anything if they can help it.

It would be interesting to see if the release of Aladdin had any meaningful impact on the sales of the old platformer.
Posted July 08, 2019
The first trailer for the Mulan remake went out yesterday.

Thank god we don't have that game.
Posted July 08, 2019
Shame to see them go but does look like new films must be causing the delisting.
Posted July 08, 2019
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tomimt: It would be interesting to see if the release of Aladdin had any meaningful impact on the sales of the old platformer.
"This blue guy in the game doesn't look like Will Smith at all! REFUND!!"
Posted July 08, 2019
Weird. Thanks for the info though. Given that we recently got Hercules here I still hope Toy Story 2 shows up.
Post edited July 08, 2019 by tfishell
Posted July 08, 2019
Oh, no...
No chance to buy them full price, but both were on my wishlist with "must-have" status. Well, I suppose I should just try to forget that any of them have been ever available here...
Posted July 08, 2019
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chandra: We'd like to inform you that Disney The Lion King and Disney Aladdin are being delisted from our catalog on July 9th, 2PM UTC, due to the publisher's request.

Everyone who owned the games prior to delisting will still be able to access them through their GOG Library.
The jungle book is not affected?
Posted July 08, 2019
Lame. Then again, they were seriously overpriced anyway.

Besides, we still have the bootleg version. ;D
Post edited July 08, 2019 by Leroux
Posted July 08, 2019
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zlaywal: Well that's a shitty move. Shame I wouldn't get them here then.
From the looks of it you won't be able to get them anywhere. Seems like I'm buying a lot of stuff on these last-calls/...
Posted July 08, 2019
Is there an universal forum thread that covers all the cases like this one and why not?
Posted July 08, 2019
Disney doesn't want people to remember the originals. They want you to go see them because nostalgia, and then replace the memories with the ones they want you to have. The games based on the original movies have too much original in them for Disney's comfort.
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BranjoHello: Is there an universal forum thread that covers all the cases like this one and why not?
There is a thread that lists all games delisted from GOG.
Post edited July 08, 2019 by paladin181
Posted July 08, 2019
What a pity :\
Post edited July 08, 2019 by phaolo
Posted July 08, 2019
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blotunga: From the looks of it you won't be able to get them anywhere. Seems like I'm buying a lot of stuff on these last-calls/...
Yea, not even remotely interested in buying any DOSBox games from Steam and I still can't buy games from here.

Shame cause this kind of games is one that I will buy after emptying my current wishlist.
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