I love it when people say "It's dead" but then don't give any suggestions to fix that.

It's a game not a lifeform, we can, if we weren't a bunch of negative naysayers *Looks at chiyu*, bring this game back to life.
I suggest making a bunch of 'Shareware CDs' ,which should include an install for the demo and .txt file explaining where to get the patches, to hand out to freinds, people on the street, and hide them around the mall and stores. This is using a tactic known as "Guerilla Marketing" and AFIAK works everytime it's used.