See my previous post on the subject:
http://www.aeropause.com/archives/2006/07/piracy_vs_crap/

GalCiv2 is supposedly a niche game, as well, and is distributed digitally. Granted, they sold boxes as well, being the highest sold software at Wal-mart for a while.

No, sorry. If anything, the game was probably poorly marketed. I had never heard of it until this post, and I usually like games like this. But whatever, failing companies have to save face somehow.

The game was available solely through digital distribution but like so many, chose to distribute it themselves instead of attaching themselves to a proven and trusted system like ‘Steam’. As such, it was leaked to bit-torrent and made freely available. Surely digital distribution means that you can spend more focus on anti-piracy measures, pass codes, online subscription etc. There are ways and means to make sure that people who play are those that paid.

In actuality, isnt it more likely that a niche genre game (Eastside hockey management) was released through a niche medium (digital download) thus limiting those who can buy it, passing trade in shops and a lot of marketting so people dont even know the title exists.