History Main / PopularityRedo

You have a TV show, and it's not very popular. Maybe it's on a low-profile channel, maybe it's on at a bad time, maybe it's just not that accessible.

* Music/{{Nirvana}} recorded and released a low budget music video for "In Bloom" while they were still with Creator/SubPop. "In Bloom" was later re-recorded for ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', and a new video was released after the success of ''Nevermind''.

** After discontinuing the UsefulNotes/{{Dreamcast}} and leaving the console business to become a third-party developer, Creator/{{Sega}} released ports of or sequels to numerous Dreamcast games on other sixth generation consoles.
** Nintendo rereleased many UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube games on the Wii under the "New Play Control!" label, with added support for widescreen graphics and motion controls.
** The "Capcom Five" were 5 games[[note]]''VideoGame/PN03'', ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', and ''VideoGame/Killer7''. The fifth game was ''Dead Phoenix'', which was canceled without being released at all[[/note]] that Capcom initially announced as exclusives for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube. However, after the games sold relatively poorly and failed to increase [=GameCube=] sales, all but one of the released games were eventually ported to the much more popular UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', originally released for the [=GameCube=], got an UpdatedRerelease on the much more popular UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. This rerelease didn't leave Japan until it was ported to UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in HD.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' was initially developed for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 due to that system being easier to develop for; however, the [[AmericansHateTingle unpopularity of Xbox consoles in Japan]] prompted Namco to make an UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 one year later. Unfortunately, this rerelease and the content it added [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]] until the ''Definitive Edition'' released during the following console generation.
** With the very successful UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch coming after the disappointing sales of the UsefulNotes/WiiU, Nintendo ported most of their first-party Wii U titles to the Switch in order to ensure that they get the wider exposure they couldn't before.
** Many games that were once exclusive to the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita later found their way onto other platforms, including the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PS4]], Switch, or PC.

** With the very successful UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch coming after the disappointing sales of the UsefulNotes/WiiU, Nintendo has seen fit to port most of their first-party Wii U titles to the Switch in order to ensure that they get the wider exposure they couldn't before.

** After discontinuing the UsefulNotes/{{Dreamcast}} and leaving the console business to become a third-party developer, Creator/{{Sega}} ported or made sequels to numerous Dreamcast games on other sixth generation consoles.

** With the very successful UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch coming after the disappointing sales of the UsefulNotes/WiiU, Nintendo has seen fit to port many of their acclaimed Wii U titles to the Switch in order to ensure that they get the wider exposure they couldn't before.

* When Linkara transitioned ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' from text reviews to video reviews for Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, boosting his popularity tenfold, many such video reviews were simply him performing the text reviews.

* The concept of ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' was based on ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40GhbBZGYZY Sound Bomber]]'', which was a side mode in ''VideoGame/MarioArtist: Polygon Studios'', an obscure title for the short-lived, Japan-only Nintendo 64DD. [[DolledUpInstallment Dolled-up versions]] of all eight ''Sound Bomber'' microgames are present in the first ''[=WarioWare=]'' game.

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', originally released for the [=GameCube=], got an UpdatedRerelease to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. This rerelease didn't leave Japan until it was ported to UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in HD.

* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' borrows elements from VisualNovel/RadicalDreamers, originally released in Japanese for the Satellaview add-on. Wiki/TheOtherWiki states that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Dreamers#Fan_translation_and_notability director Masato Kato did Chrono Cross as an attempt to "redo Radical Dreamers properly."]]

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' was initially developed for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 due to that system being easier to develop for; however, the [[AmericansHateTingle unpopularity of Xbox consoles in Japan]] prompted Namco to make an UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 one year later, which unfortunately [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]] until its content was included with the ''Definitive Edition'' released during the following console generation.

* When Linkara transitioned ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' from text reviews to video reviews for Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, boosting his popularity tenfold, many such video reviews were simply him preforming the text reviews.

* The concept of ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' was based on ''Sound Bomber'', which was a side mode in ''VideoGame/MarioArtist: Polygon Studios'', an obscure title for the short-lived, Japan-only Nintendo 64DD. [[DolledUpInstallment Dolled-up versions]] of all eight ''Sound Bomber'' microgames are present in the first ''[=WarioWare=]'' game.

* The concept of ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'' was based on Sound Bomber, a side mode in the obscure title ''VideoGame/MarioArtist: Polygon Studios'' for the short-lived, Japan-only Nintendo 64DD. As such, the first game reused nearly all of the microgames from Sound Bomber.
* This is often the motivation behind {{Polished Port}}s and {{Updated Rerelease}}s; if a game first comes out on a system that's not very successful, its publisher will rerelease it on other platforms that are more popular in the hopes of gaining a wider audience.

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' was initially developed for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 due to that system being easier to develop for; however, the [[AmericansHateTingle unpopularity of Xbox consoles in Japan]] prompted Namco to make an UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 one year later, which unfortunately [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]].

* When ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' market expanded to the US (it was previously an exclusively British show), many UK-only-era episodes were redone.

** Simiarly, with the very successful UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch coming after the disappointing sales of the UsefulNotes/WiiU, Nintendo has seen fit to port many of their acclaimed Wii U titles to the Switch in order to ensure that they get the wider exposure they couldn't before.

** Simiarly, with the successful launch of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch coming after the disappointing sales performance of the UsefulNotes/WiiU, Nintendo has seen fit to port many of their acclaimed Wii U titles to the Switch in order to ensure that they get the wider exposure they couldn't before.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' is a RecycledScript based on ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', a 2D game from eight years prior that was released [[NoExportForYou in Japanese alone]] for a computer system that was not that popular to begin with and was already obsolete at the time of the game's release. The plot is cosmetically different, but the games share similar level design, gameplay obstacles and even a few identical puzzles.

* When ''Series/TheAvengers'' market expanded to the US (it was previously an exclusively British show), many UK-only-era episodes were redone.