"He seems to ignore the fact that Epic Yarn was not conceived of as a Kirby game originally, but they figured if they could net a hundred thousand extra sales from slapping the Kirby name on there, why not (which i might have issues with). Equally he now seems to abhor the very idea that games could possibly dare to be something other than hardware movers. If the game's still profitable and other hardware movers are still present, what's the difference?"
1. He probably doesn't know it was something else. If he did, he would count that as another point against the game, since he says you can't just shoehorn an IP around another game an expect that alone to make the game work.
2. There aren't enough hardware movers present, and the non hardware sellers are being presented as hardware sellers. That is the problem. The situation you are naming needs to be a reality first.
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
