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loves2splooge on 03 March 2010
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psrock said:
nordlead said:
Chairman-Mao said:
EA's NHL series is way better so I don't get the big deal. If I was a Wii owner I'd still pick NHL 10 over 2k10 even if its exclusive.

except NHL 10 isn't on Wii...

Besides, you probably view it from the strict sim perspective like almost every reviewer does. Pretty much everyone knocked the HD versions of 2k10 because it was more arcade style than sim style. This is like saying that Forza 3 is infinitely better than DiRT 2 because Forza is a sim and DiRT is an arcade racer. Both racers are excellent games, and they each serve their own market. As for NHL 2k10, it got good reviews from those who took it for what it is.

This the one review that explain why the Wii outsold the HD version.

GameFocus

NHL 2K10 has the style, but unfortunately, the substance just isn’t as compelling on the Xbox 360/PS3. While the Wii has a shiny new control scheme and a drastic upgrade in content, the HD console versions are merely last year’s game with a new coat of paint. This is a game that plays it too straight and doesn’t take any risks. While it’s more polished than previous games in the series, it just isn’t bringing anything really new to the table this year

btw, the EA version is one of the most underrrated titles out there, those games are some of the best sports game out there, it's ashame it's not bigger/

 

 

I agree, NHL 10 is a damn good game. Even FIFA 10 is a bigger seller in NA than NHL 10 ffs. Americans seem to care more about soccer (I'll call it soccer to avoid confusion with american football) than Ice hockey even though the Americans are much better at Ice hockey? (if the winter olympics are any indication, they are the 2nd best in the world in ice hockey) It boggles my mind. I don't know if I'd call NHL 10 niche since it did manage to sell 710k combined in NA (I wouldn't be surprised if 200k+ came from Canada though) But for NHL 10 to be outsold by FIFA 10 in NA is probably a good indication that hockey isn't actually a top 4 league sport in America anymore.

When I get a Wii and WM Plus, I'll be sure to check out the NHL 2K series eventually. I didn't bother with it on the 360 because I heard it sucked.