| Kantor said: Why should IGN give special treatment to the Wii? Because it's a casual console, the games should get higher ratings? |
Stopped reading here.
But, no. Review sites shouldn't be giving the Wii "special treatment." What they should be doing is hiring reviewers from demographics other than "the hardcore" to review any games - from whatever console - not aimed at the "hardcore" market. There's a reason why games like Boom Blox and de Blob didn't get GTA4/MGS4/Fable 2-caliber reviews, and it isn't because they don't deserve it.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
