Metacritic.com doesn't take VGchartz reviews into consideration. Shouldn't they? I sent this email to Metacritic:
I've noticed that VGchartz.com reviews don't factor into your scores for games. At least not in the case of the Conduit for Wii so I assume this is generally true.
Respectfully I would like to ask why and urge you to include their reviews to your scores. There is a large debate around the legitimacy of reviews for Wii games right now, whether or not reviewers are reviewing for the average Wii owner or for themselves and their 'hardcore' gaming buddies. I believe the latter to be true. I would think that given the current debate around Wii scores you would want to include as much information as possible to calculate your Wii scores. Mathematically this would increase the accuracy.
The problem is further evidenced when you look at the difference between your calculated scores for Wii games and the user scores. The average gamer enjoys Wii game x, y or z much more than some critics who review games do. Some critics are interested in one thing only, hardcore, high definition games. User scores for Wii Sports and to a lesser extent The Conduit show an inconsistency. Frequently with these sorts of games there is a 10-percentage-point difference (or more) between Metacritic and the users' real opinions.
I find VGchartz to be fair and accurate in their assessment of games. Not only that, they are the number one source for monitoring game sales. This should make them a legitimate and reputable voice on games.
Sincerely
Concerned gamer Casualgamerguy
Zach Gruber @
http://casualgamerguy.blogspot.com/
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