The hard part about gaming channels.

[PublicSeaLion]

No, I understand your view. You're simply incorrect.

How so? If you are one of the first to upload then you aren't in a pool of thousands. More like a pool of hundreds or dozens. That means you still have the hype and the search ability.

 

[Jaguar550]

Yeah I get what you mean, if you can get in there quick then you've got it

Correct! Being the first is very important. My channel exploded when i uploaded a Batman Arkham City walkthrough(2 years ago) and it got thousands and thousands of views, only because i was one of the first that uploaded.

 

[unknown_user90483573867]

Play cheap indie games

 

[Insidific]

But with those really big games the amount of people searching are also huge, that needs to be taken into account aswell
Although semi well known indie games are best I think, a big game in there won't slow your growth

 

[Tarmack]

How so? If you are one of the first to upload then you aren't in a pool of thousands. More like a pool of hundreds or dozens. That means you still have the hype and the search ability.

How do you plan to be one of the first when media outlets and big YouTubers have pre-embargo code and 5-10 videos each going up before the game is released?

 

[PublicSeaLion]

How do you plan to be one of the first when media outlets and big YouTubers have pre-embargo code and 5-10 videos each going up before the game is released?

Can I just say it's horribly ironic your most popular gaming video is of GTA5

 

[Tarmack]

Can I just say it's horribly ironic your most popular gaming video is of GTA5

Not ironic at all. The GTA video gained 95% of it's views from Reddit and is on the topic of GTA5 not being appropriate for children, which turns out is a controversial topic on Reddit, a site filled with spoiled children.

 

[PublicSeaLion]

Not ironic at all. The GTA video gained 95% of it's views from Reddit and is on the topic of GTA5 not being appropriate for children, which turns out is a controversial topic on Reddit, a site filled with spoiled children.

But it's of a popular game

 

[Tarmack]

But it's of a popular game

I'm not the one who said people "must" do something in order to get search interest. And gaining views from Reddit has nothing to do with search interest either.

 

[unknown_user7464664647]

Right and wrong.

Of course, you're going to get more views from a newly released game since people are going to be looking for that, but don't assume all of the views you get will stick around for more.

It's all up to the personality (if you do commentary).