Are Game Reviewers unable to Review Wii Games?

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GotchayeX said:
So, come to think of it, I've basically come right back around to your restaurant critic analogy. Critics aren't rating games like Wii Sports on what they're trying to do, but this is so because their readers aren't ready for that separation. It'd be like the imagined effects of the very first extremely positive taco bar review. People reading it think that it's done in the style of previous reviews (that is, that the taco bar has the atmosphere of a five star french restaurant) and are severely disappointed in the reviewer when they get there.

 I basically just came to the same conclusion in my reply to a portion of your last post. I absolutely agree. 

To repeat for emphasis: I'm not saying that reviewers can't adapt. They will do so, or they will become irrelevant, as they would no longer serve the purpose they were intended for. I'm just stating that for now, reviews are off kilter, as professional critics attempt to adapt to a burgeoning genre that is popular among users but doesn't exactly suit their own tastes. As we've now both stated, they need points of reference to start with, and I think the single greatest compliment one can give Wii Sports is that it will be the focal point for which all games of this ilk are judged for a long time to come.