I think one mistake Ubisoft made with SH111 was that they didn't promote the game. They could have hooked up with a Network like AMC or TCM and got 'Das Boot' run and then promoted SH111 as one of the commercials throughout the movie. There were all kinds of marketing opportunities available for a realistic sub sim like SH111 which had some degree of historical accuracy attached to it, but they didn't invest in any marketing at all. Therefore they were left with word of mouth and forums like this one. For SH1V, 'Tora Tora Tora', 'Midway' and 'Pearl Harbor' are there for the taking.
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