To illustrate what I mean between "crap" and "casual" let's look at the opening to IGNs review of "game party"
"If there's one thing we need on Wii, it's more half-assed mini-game compilations.
We're not talking about titles like Wii Sports, where the games are well made, entertaining, and – despite having an extremely simple style – are charming enough for anyone to enjoy. What we really want to see is more titles like Game Party; products that took almost no time to make, offer sloppy controls, and have very little replay value after about ten minutes of repetitive (and oftentimes broken) motion control.
There's really no secret behind Game Party's motive. Midway has done nothing to promote the game, and we don't blame them for that, as Wii's success is bound to bring on a wave of shovelware that most serious gamers have learned to completely ignore over the years. Right now, some stay-at-home mom is juggling three kids at a Toys R Us, while simultaneously holding up Super Mario Galaxy and Game Party side-by-side. She'll look between the two titles, glance at the price, and throw Game Party in the shopping cart. There's the game's target audience. "
This is why the Wii has been the turkey of the year, and especially this last quarter. By comparison to any other major platform it's quality to crap ratio is absolutely abysmal. Nintendo is putting out good stuff, but they are only one company. And aaaalll of the other 3rd parties are focusing on other platforms for their serious efforts, and only a handful of quality non Nintendo titles that are worth buying (accessible or hardcore) show up. How anyone can deny this is beyond my comprehension. It takes some seriously rose colored glasses to look at the wii's release list for the past year, next to the release lists of the 360, PS3, DS, and say that it's been kicking ass.
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