Aielyn said:
Oh, so because the article isn't proclaiming that the Wii U is doomed, it's now "a flamebait article"? Funny, I'd say that this is one of the few articles out there that goes out of its way to AVOID flamebait, by pointing out that the Wii U is currently winning, but that the future is uncertain. You know, a BALANCED article, that says "hey, people are getting a bit ahead of themselves with all of this Wii U is doomed stuff". |
Balanced? Hardly.
The problem isn't that it's not saying the WiiU is doomed. Hell, I could even buy the argument that it's a better system than the other two right now--there isn't anything big enough for the Xone or PS4 coming out until March I'd actually buy one for, while the WiiU has several games out now and lined-up in the next few months that are more intriguing.
No, the problem is that he goes even further than that, sayingthat the WiiU is just a better system overall because of...what? The natural advantages of releasing a year early, like a bigger install base and more games. And while the article talks plenty about the WiiU's sales, it conveniently avoids any mention of how the other two consoles are selling faster, or how the WiiU has been tracking under the Gamecube for over a year, or how it hasn't come anywhere near meeting Nintendo's own projections. You know, stuff that an actual balanced article would point out so people would have a full and proper sense of how the system is doing.
Instead, he just cites that the WiiU's sales are up, essentially regurgitating the PR release Nintendo did without any extra context. Kinda like how Major Nelson tried to spin the Xone selling less than the PS4 in the States by focusing on how it sold more per day instead. But in his case, he actually works for the company he's spinning for so it at least makes sense.
But then again, CinemaBlend does have a habit of screwing up articles even when they're right. Like how they took a legitimately critical view of how journalists dismissed the hardware advantage the PS4 has over the Xone...and then still managed to screw it up by turning it into a screed against the "Doritocracy", dealing in the same facepalm-inducing nonsense you see on forums like this or in Youtube comments all the time.
Look, I get it. Hearing someone not doomsaying is a nice change of pace. But that doesn't justify this cruddy piece. Jim Sterling did a Jimquisition episode making the same argument that runs circles around this, with cogent points and analysis instead of cherry-picking and flamebaiting bullshit; Polygon actually made a different (and equally valid) argument, speaking of the general advantages of not buying a new console right away. It's impossible for me to take Cinemablend's take seriously when I've already seen several other superior viewpoints.
