Pleading for special treatment rarely works. They should take the Nintendo route and simply release the stuff and focus on customer and general press reaction. A lot of Wii games got middling reviews and "waggle" comments all around from core gaming press/gamers but sold very well and were hugely popular.
In general when you ask for special treatment you tend to get slammed even harder if you don't deliver - so this isn't really the best approach from Lionhead IMHO.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...







