Wii's Shovelware Problem. Will it fade?

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jlauro said:

theARTIST0017 said:

jlauro said:

This doesn't even fall under shovelware. IGN rated it as good and gave it a 7.5.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936573p1.html

Was the OP just trying to be funny and catch all those people bashing a game as shovelware without actually trying a game and doing research???

or did the OP fail to research and just was able to get others to follow?

 

Not saying shovelware isn't a problem on the wii, but... at least pick real examples. Just because a game isn't targetted at you doesn't make it shovelware.

I guess because IGN gave it a good score it means its not shovelware.

Shovelware is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness. The term is also used to refer to software that is ported from one computer platform or storage medium to another with little thought given to adapting it for use on the destination platform or medium, resulting in poor quality.

Most people including regular, casual, hardcore gamers, and reviewers consider the quality of the software, in this case "Imagine! Babyz Party" very poor and the series itself, "imagine" is very large quantity wise therefore it would be considered shovelware.

So yes as a matter of fact I did do my research. Imagine! Babyz Party = Shovelware

Have you played it?  Not couting the boart, where is it lacking quality?  Have you even read the IGN review?   Given the title, subject matter, target audiance (young girls I assume), what should they have done better quality of???  Can you find a review from someonce that has actually played the game that thinks this game lacks quality?  The user ranknigs on Amazon give it 4 out of 5 stars.  So really, what is your evidence that this game is not quality?  Did you buy it and were disapointed by the quality?  What didn't the game do that you were expecting?  Were there some sort of glitches?  I haven't found any review indicating that.  Please, prove the lack of quality in this game.  Was there not enough mini games included?  What exactly is your problem with the game?

 

1. Have you played it? No.

2. Not couting the boart, where is it lacking quality? Lol and I made that assumption based on how there's only one review on this game on the whole planet.

3. Have you even read the IGN review? Yes.

4. Given the title, subject matter, target audiance (young girls I assume), what should they have done better quality of??? They should just kill the series altogether that would make me happy.

5. Can you find a review from someonce that has actually played the game that thinks this game lacks quality? Yes I can. Link - http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Party-Babyz-Nintendo-Wii/product-reviews/B001DZDUA8/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_3?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addThreeStar -

6. The user ranknigs on Amazon give it 4 out of 5 stars.  So really, what is your evidence that this game is not quality? I would never trust Amazon for game reviews especially for these kinds of games sorry.

7. Did you buy it and were disapointed by the quality? No.

8. What didn't the game do that you were expecting? Die.

9. Were there some sort of glitches? The game itself is a mockery of the "Wii's" potential and overall game library.

10. I haven't found any review indicating that. See #5.

11. Please, prove the lack of quality in this game. When compared to games such as No More Heroes, Red Steel, Rayman Raving Rabbids 1 &2, maybe even Dawn of Discovery, all of which are games that you own and are published by Ubisoft, it makes a complete mockery of Wii only adding to the fire that the Wii is a "kiddy" video game console and was made for "children" which is not true because the Wii is for everyone.

12. Was there not enough mini games included? Again see #1 or #7.

13. What exactly is your problem with the game? See #11

 

See. I understand where you are going at. That the game is aimed for little kids or girls right. I know little girls that wont play this game. They would look at you in question. And not even little boys. Because when I was little I was playing Street Fighters, Ninja Turles, Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy (ok I watched my friend play FF) But, imo, Ubisoft who is known for quality software is tainting their own name by publishing this crap series called Imagine! on the 50+ million seller Wii console to milk this cash cow fad that will surely fade and not only are they tainting their name, but actually they are hurting the Wii brand name even more so because when people walk in to a Gamestop and see half the shelves filled with shovelware (I am witness) they either avoid the Wii games altogether or laugh at them which is a bit imature. But when that happens who's going to get the blame, Ubisoft? No Nintendo is because people out there are ignorant and thats the truth. It hurt Atari's name back in the 80's and people have to learn from past mistakes. Even Shigeru Miyamoto said himself that video game developers need to start putting their AAA developers on the Wii. But will they? No it's been 3 years and things are still the same. If you want to say that shovelware games like the Imagine! series, or heck if it isn't shovelware as you say, then Nintendo should stop making Mario and Zelda because those cost more money to make and just make these kinds of games because they will be cheaper to produce and will raise their profits (in that case I would have break my relationship with Nintendo). These games have an audience yes, but there is a such thing as too much of something. I'm not saying all shovelware games should die, heck, not everyone is a good game creator but you can learn to be one. They need to tone down the amount of shovelware. I will always be a proud Nintendo fan and will always defend the Wii. In fact I believe the Wii is the best console to come out in ages. Thats my opinion.

Oh btw will you be picking up Muramasa: TDB? :)