Why third party core games fail(ed) on the Wii

[theprof00]

theRepublic said:

theprof00 said:

I also got boy and his blob, sin and punishment 2, and metroid:oM. M:oM is a good game, but the other two were a real let down. It's the same kind of feeling that I used to get from DS games where after a portion of playing the game I would wonder if I just got cheated out of my money. Seriously Boy and his blob feels like a flash game, no where near as magical as the original and I just feel like it treats me like a child. 

I just finished up A Boy and His Blob 100%.

I never played the original, but the only thing I ever hear about it was that is was the poster child for "Nintendo hard" games.

I thought the new version did capture a magical innocence.  It certainly took me back to my childhood.  The artwork reminded me of old cartoons I used to watch.  The interactions between the boy and blob were heart warming.  The cutscenes at the beginning of the game where the boy and blob meet, and the cutscenes at the end of the game where the boy and blob part ways where touching.

The game is certainly not without flaws, especially in the gameplay department, but I thought it was a pretty decent game.  The game launched at a $30 price point, and I bought it for between 10 and 15.  The game was budget priced, and it is certainly worth it for that money I think.

See, I definitely see its merits... however, I think the game would be a much better experience for someone who was just starting out in gaming.

I like it, but it's not for me. Something I am realizing more and more with nintendo console games. Even some nintendo games make me feel like this, but not all of them.