"proving once again that mal knows nothing about games.
He knows about business, but not about games."
I'll take his word over yours if you're not going to at least try to back that up. He usually tries to back up his claims.
"So would this mean a game like Mass Effect sucks and that gamers who prefer these kinds of games suck?"
He is not implying the latter. He doesn't claim the latter. He's stating why those games don't appeal to the mainstream. Don't add implications to strawman this.
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








