| Gamerace said: Onslaught (Wiiware): http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/onslaught - 10 reviews Dewy's Adventure: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/dewys-adventure - 29 reviews Art of Balance (wiiware): http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/art-of-balance 10 reviews Harvest Moon: Animal Parade: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/harvest-moon-animal-parade 10 reviews
Games I listed: Fishing Resort: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/fishing-resort - 9 reviews Kororinpa: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/marble-saga-kororinpa - 15 reviews Trackmania: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/trackmania-build-to-race - 17 reviews Calling: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/calling - 26 reviews Sakura Wars: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/sakura-wars-so-long-my-love - 30 reviews Gravity: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/professor-heinz-wolffs-gravity - 12 Reviews Ivy the Kiwi: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/ivy-the-kiwi - 30 reviews Ghostbusters (Wii version) http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/ghostbusters-the-video-game - 29 reviews Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space - 5 reviews Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii version) http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands - 24 reviews Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Wii version) http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/tomb-raider-anniversary - 22 reviews Broken Sword: http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-the-directors-cut - 29 reviews As you can see all about the same as Dewy's Adventure or less. Some others I listed were higher (30's) but none extremely well covered. I guess you didn't realize Dewy was marketed and covered in it's day. So was the original Kororinpa (39 reviews!) 10 reviews for a Wiiware title is actually quite a lot making Onslaught and Art of Balance high as far as wiiware goes. Most WW titles have no Metacritic review score because there's not even four reviews (often not even one) |
Other than Sakura Wars, Ghostsbusters and Prince of Percia, that is a great list.
The number of reviews doesn't really factor into what i"m looking for. Anyone can do a review and that would add to the number. Were they front page reviews? Were they mostly big name reviewers? Were the games promoted before or after? Was there a lot of chatter amongst people about the games?
I'm looking at a lot of things. Primarily, the promotion and attention that average users gave it around the internet.
The two main factors are publicity and Wii owner recognition.
