As 'NOG' approaches its 22-and-a-half-month anniversary, what better time than now to look at the stories that have gotten the most use? So we here at NBrid bring you the top 30 NOG articles of all-time, based on views.

It should be noted that we only began keeping track with the 'launch' of NOG (08/25/02). So any articles pre-NOG (Evo and earlier) are at a disadvantage. That said, clearly, and unfortunately, for whatever reason the site has gotten more visitors since then. The rise in visitors can in large part be attributed to the rise of Google as the most popular search engine. Also pre-Nog sites weren't very search engine friendly, even if they looked so much cooler (well, Evo did at least). And obviously, the older an article is, the more chance there is of people reading it.

So let's begin. The top 30 most viewed articles (as of 7/13/04):

  1. Tupac dead?... Tupac IS dead.
    [Date: 12/30/02 - Author: Danni and Kris]
    One of these had to be #1. So why not this one.
  2. Biggie involved in Tupac's death?
    [Date: 9/7/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    The one that started it all. I blame myself.
  3. The Tupac Watch
    [Date: 6/7/03 - Author: Justin Bailey]
    'Nuff said already.
  4. PS3 will own your home
    [Date: 9/8/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    Posted a day after the #2 article, so no wonder they are so closely ranked. That and the PS3 will rock your socks off!!!11
  5. PS3, N5, Xbox 2, Phantom, ApeXtreme, PSP, GBA 2...
    [Date: 1/7/04 - Author: Bonestormer]
    The highest ranked article from this calendar year. God bless name dropping...
  6. Reno 911!
    [Date: 7/23/03 - Author: Psydd]
    Good call on this story. The most popular article over the past 2 months with season 2 now airing. It almost outranked Tupac searches during that time... almost, sigh.
  7. Soul Calibur 2 (review)
    [Date: 9/15/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    If you need to read that rant in order to decide if you need to get this game, you should get a new hobby.
  8. The History of Rare Games
    [Date: 9/30/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    I don't know if this is popular among people looking for Rare games, or rare games.
  9. The next Xbox: Xbox Next?
    [Date: 1/8/032 - Author: Bonestormer]
    People like next-gen info. Why live in the now? It's too depressing. Or so I assume.
  10. Final Fantasy XI FAQ
    [Date: 2/14/02 - Author: FearTheClown]
    Who would of guessed the first Evo-era article to make the list is about Final Fantasy? People sure like crap, err, this series.
  11. New Nintendo Hardware: The Nintendo DS!
    [Date: 1/20/04 - Author: Bonestormer]
    I wonder if the real NDS will do this well. Maybe Nintendo should hire us to do the marketing...
  12. Spike TV's 2003 Video Game Awards
    [Date: 12/5/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    Also known as my very controversial anti-white trash rant...
  13. Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec: Final Fantasy VIII Orchestra Version
    [Date: 9/10/02 - Author: Cali Love]
    No, this isn't an Evo article. But it is Final Fantasy. And it is nerdy. Face it, X-Play is right.
  14. StarFox Adventure Preview
    [Date: 9/16/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    A preview on NBrid? We should of done more of these. Though that would of required access to the games. Damn, so close.
  15. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
    [Date: 12/25/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    What kind of Christmas story is this? I'll tell you. The best kind.
  16. NFL Football 2003: Which one is best?
    [Date: 8/30/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    Sports games on NBrid? Don't tell Hybrid...
  17. The GSN Video Games Show
    [Date: 10/30/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    Too bad this was so quickly cancelled. Actually, scratch that.
  18. The StarFox Adventure Review
    [Date: 10/2/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    Interesting how the preview has done so much better that the actual review. Sort of like expectations versus the actual game... Who wants to do the preview of Star Fox 2?
  19. E3'03: News Conferences
    [Date: 5/13/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    E3 stuff does well. This year's is already moving up the list pretty fast. Will it ever overtake '03's? No. Or will it? No, probably not.
  20. E3'03: Pre-Game Blowout part 1
    [Date: 4/21/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    This goes hand-in-hand with the last story, except less useful.
  21. Was Tupac's Death a Conspiracy? You decide.
    [Date: 3/18/04 - Author: unknown]
    I plead the fifth. Or is it the 2nd? Because I could really use a gun right about now...
  22. Sega Sports NFL2k3 roster update and challenge tournament
    [Date: 10/5/02 - Author: Robert Young]
    Thanks to people looking for the actual updates, this has done well.
  23. Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (GC)
    [Date: 2/19/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    More FREE Zelda goodness. At least it was free back then, suckers!
  24. Nintendo Fusion Tour?
    [Date: 6/24/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    You never know what will catch on... while my unique take on why Nintendo is doomed failed.
  25. The Nokia N-Gage
    [Date: 2/5/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    I bet Nokia wishes the N-Gage did this well in real life.
  26. Battlefield 1942 Review
    [Date: 10/30/02 - Author: Robert Young]
    One of the few PC related articles. And now you know why.
  27. GBA and the Top 5 Games
    [Date: 9/5/03 - Author: Bonestormer]
    People like lists of things... cough.
  28. Zelda: Wind Waker - The Impressions
    [Date: 3/26/06 - Author: Bonestormer]
    After a certain dead rapper and a cop show in Nevada, Zelda related articles seem to do the best overall.
  29. Diablo 2 for Dummies: How to Play
    [Date: 6/11/01 - Author: Frink]
    The only other Evo article to make the list (barely), and by far the oldest article to make it. I don't know why...
  30. What am Animal Crossing?
    [Date: 10/17/02 - Author: Bonestormer]
    To quote Marge Simpson, "I'm so fucking embarrassed."

Well there you have it. Looking at this list it looks like articles from September - October 2002 are doing by far the best. Though those have been around much longer so it's hard to tell the reason for it. Only time will tell if newer articles will pass them up. I was going to post the hard numbers, but they arn't very accurate. They are only good for getting a very 'rough idea' of how well something has done (numerous restores and other reasons skew the results). But in that list they range from nearly 10,000 to well over 1,000 views for even the lowest ranked article.

Since Evo articles are at a disadvantage, below I listed the top 12 articles from the Evo-era (and earlier) that have done the best since the launch of NOG.

  1. Final Fantasy XI FAQ
  2. Diablo 2 for Dummies: How to Play
  3. Counter-Strike 1.4
  4. Inside the First Person Shooter: Control Methods
  5. Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
  6. Parrapa The Rapper 2
  7. Next-Gen Buyers Guide
  8. R.I.P.: The N64 & PSX
  9. Advanced Wars
  10. Jak and Daxter: The Precurser Legacy
  11. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
  12. Catch the Sperm

 

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