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jarrod on 10 August 2010
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Mr Puggsly said:
jarrod said:
Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo said:

Wii will get AAA core games soon: Call of Duty Black Ops, Golden 007...

To be honest, I wouldn't call either AAA.  Black Ops Wii is the B version of the B team game (even though COD is still huge and WOW did amazing, I think the negative press from Infinity Ward is going to start seeping in HD side even), and Goldeneye is essentially a game that's banking on nostalgia.  

Epic Mickey is probably the only real one on the horizon, besides Dragon Quest X (and who knows when that'll turn up).

Games like Black Ops and GE 007 aren't core... but you said Ghost Squad is? You even consider a game like Epic Mickey core?

Man, the word has lost all meaning.

Well, I'd agree historically, I'd also say personally that any console FPS is fundamentally incapable of being a 'core game.  Nowadays 'core' is anything from 'nostalgic' to 'niche' to 'dudebro' though.  It's basically used as anything that's not PopCap, Petz, Kintect ___, Wii ____ or ____ Training.  It's code for 'traditional'.  GTA, Madden, Halo, GT... these weren't core games last gen, but they are now suddenly. :/

Ghost Squad is a last gen lightgunner.  It's more niche than anything, but under today's definitions it's a 'core' game.  Same for HotD.  

Epic Mickey's a 3D platformer.  Same deal here, it's a traditional 'gamey' game, so it's core by default.  The all-ages aesthetic might make some HD dudebros say otherwise though, at least until it gets ported to their system of choice next year. ;)