JapanForum.com  


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
(#1 (permalink))
Old
MMM's Avatar
MMM (Offline)
JF Ossan
 
Posts: 12,200
Join Date: Jun 2007
PiQ Magazine goes out of business. - 06-15-2008, 01:55 AM

The last issue
Published on June 14th, 2008 by PiQ

The current issue of PiQ (Issue 4, July 2008) will be our last.

It’s unfortunate that we’ll never get a chance to see how successful PiQ could have been, but a combination of low advertising revenue, poor business management and a lack of proper marketing and promotion all hamstrung the magazine from the start. We, the editorial/creative/production staff, did the best we could to put together a quality publication, but as we’ve discovered, without a good financial backing, it’s all an exercise in futility.

For those readers that were just starting to get behind the magazine, the staff of PiQ gives a hearty “thank you” to all of you for your support. To those of you who subscribed (or were formerly subscribed to NTUSA), more details will be coming soon.

PiQ Magazine • Anime, movies, games, comics, music, TV shows, technology, hobbies and more - Entertainment for the rest of us
Reply With Quote
(#2 (permalink))
Old
Baubles's Avatar
Baubles (Offline)
JF Regular
 
Posts: 56
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: United States
Send a message via Yahoo to Baubles
06-16-2008, 08:11 PM

Thank God. Piq sucked.


All Hail The Crimson King
Reply With Quote
(#3 (permalink))
Old
Soup045 (Offline)
JF Regular
 
Posts: 31
Join Date: Jun 2008
06-17-2008, 01:24 AM

Newtype USA was better.
Reply With Quote
(#4 (permalink))
Old
Kenta21's Avatar
Kenta21 (Offline)
JF Old Timer
 
Posts: 190
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: USA
06-18-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Baubles View Post
Thank God. Piq sucked.
Hell Ya, I Hate PiQ, NewType was WAY BETTER


Mew... ( 水に流す mizu ni nagasu )
Reply With Quote
(#5 (permalink))
Old
Ramones1976's Avatar
Ramones1976 (Offline)
........
 
Posts: 251
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ...........
06-18-2008, 02:04 AM

Agreed
But damn PiQ sure didn't last long


...........
Reply With Quote
(#6 (permalink))
Old
Baubles's Avatar
Baubles (Offline)
JF Regular
 
Posts: 56
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: United States
Send a message via Yahoo to Baubles
06-18-2008, 02:16 PM

Because it blew really bad. No one bought it I guess


All Hail The Crimson King
Reply With Quote
(#7 (permalink))
Old
MissMisa's Avatar
MissMisa (Offline)
Fashion, Games + Art Mod.
 
Posts: 2,466
Join Date: Mar 2008
06-18-2008, 04:09 PM

People don't bash them like that, that's people jobs gone there! And/Or hobbies, that must be really dissapointing for them. It's a shame you can't get anywhere these days without lots of money behind you...

Anyway, I've actually never heard of them but I guess it's a great shame to the fans too!
Reply With Quote
(#8 (permalink))
Old
Altaru's Avatar
Altaru (Offline)
I want my Insanity back!
 
Posts: 156
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: I don't know, but it's dark and I hear voices...
06-18-2008, 06:36 PM

Come one people... With the exception of Miss Misa (and of course, MMM) you're all being rather ignorant here.

The point is not whether or not PiQ sucked, or whether Newtype was better, the point is that it's another business failing. PiQ was run by ADV, right? Well, where would PiQ be getting the financial backing it needs?

And if a magazine like PiQ can't get the necessary money, then what does that mean for ADV?

And think of all the good anime and such that came from ADV.

MMM is posting this here to show us what's going on in the industry that we, for the most part, know and love, and if it's failing... Then what happens?

I've only read a PiQ once, and I wasn't a huge fan. But at the very least I can see the signifigance in it's downfall.

Think about that before you just type out the first thoughts that come into your head, please.


Squad 11 - Sanity isn't our style.



Emilie Autumn, in the middle. She's amazing. That is all.

"We're all puppets. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings."
Reply With Quote
(#9 (permalink))
Old
MMM's Avatar
MMM (Offline)
JF Ossan
 
Posts: 12,200
Join Date: Jun 2007
06-18-2008, 08:21 PM

Altaru, that was my exact reason for posting the news. It seems strange to me to start a magazine without knowing who can go for at least 6 issues (that's a standard, I hear) expecially one so major.
Reply With Quote
(#10 (permalink))
Old
MarkDuff's Avatar
MarkDuff (Offline)
*yawns*
 
Posts: 742
Join Date: Aug 2007
06-18-2008, 08:26 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by MissMisa View Post
People don't bash them like that, that's people jobs gone there! And/Or hobbies, that must be really dissapointing for them. It's a shame you can't get anywhere these days without lots of money behind you...

Anyway, I've actually never heard of them but I guess it's a great shame to the fans too!
yeah uhh same here >>


My JF family and D.N.A. And Perv Club. Oh and please sign my Guest book. And please no bad comments
FINAL FANTASY CLAN: CODE NAME: AURON
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




Copyright 2003-2006 Virtual Japan.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6