Paul_Warren on 21 August 2008
"You think people care about Metacritic's score for Wii Sports? Wii Sports doesn't come with the Wii. You buy Wii Sports, and it comes with a Wii for free. The game sells the system. Look at the attach rate in Japan; it's higher than even Wii Play, which comes with a free controller."
Go up to ten kids and ask them, "Would you pay $250.00 for Wii Sports?" I bet you get ten negative answers.
"Do you honestly believe that Ocarina of Time is the greatest game ever made? Better than Tetris or Street Fighter 2 or Super Mario Bros. 3 or Mario 64? EVERYTHING?"
No, but MGS 4 is the best graphic novel since Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns was released in 1986.
"Or are you arguing that the PS2 won because it flooded the market with cheap crap? 'Cuz the Wii can play at that game too, and it's winning. It's actually a small price you pay for expanding the market and having a casual-centric strategy, which both consoles did."
No, the PS2 flooded the market with great games. 528 total games with Metacritic scores between 7.5 and 10.0. The Wii floods the market with cheap crap but very few great games only 46 games with Metacritic scores between 7.5 and 10.0 and 202 more games with subpar scores and that will be the Wii's undoing with nothing promising scheduled to come out from now until Mad World releases in the Spring of '09.
My most anticipated games: Whatever Hideo Kojima is going to do next, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Gran Turismo 5, Alan Wake, Wii Sports Resort. Cave Story Wiiware.
