| sguy78 said: I think it has more to do with their hatred with Nintendo because they are secretive and refuse to conform. |
Ah, I would say conforming is the issue. Nintendo doesn't make games that are truly hard (refusing to count Fire Emblem) or bloody (true, but a meaningless complaint). They don't adopt arbitrary standards (the cart was legit, but not making an XBL or PSN clone). They don't do exactly what the press wants, while Sony and Microsoft have been doing that.
Basically I say the last part is most important. It's not that Nintendo is unfriendly to the press. It's that they don't make the press feel like they are running the industry while the gaming press thinks Sony and Microsoft are letting them actually run the show.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
