"I still don't see how Pixar is a good example. What animation studio makes ostensibly "grander" films than them?"
It's not them in comparison. It's their approach. Nothing else.
"And, again, how is it that the movie comparsion works one way and not the other?"
It's not the movie comparison. It's the attitude comparison. Attitudes can apply. The media don't.
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