More Wii-bashing from incompetent journalists - Times Online article

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Carl2291 said:

whatever said:
The quote: "Wii Sports Resort — a game which, among other attractions, simulates throwing a frisbee for a dog.", gives away the author's true feeling here. I think it's going to really kill this guy that WSR will outsell Halo 3 or MW2.

Hes describing a part of the game.

Whats wrong with that?

Tone.   As a writer myself I can easily sense the emotions behind the words.  Here, the author is subtly showing disdain for the title by depicting one facet of the game in a manner that would make the common readership scratch their heads at such a gaming oddity.  Notice how no other listed title was given the same treatment.  Why wasn't Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Music given descriptions or annoted in the same manner?

However, the the tone of his simple single game, single facet desriptor isn't alone and it is the culmination of the disdain, false facts and perceived intent that suggests the overall tone as being more negative towards Nintendo than being objective...as a well paid journalist from a News Corporation media outlet should be.

 

It's not so much Wii-bashing as the title suggests but negative subjectivity coupled with poor syntax at times, poor editing and poor fact checking.