Anyone else tired of the "indie boom"?

[Ninsect]

KLXVER said:

Ninsect said:

Those games helped a lot but the shovelware added to it as well. There is a reason the shovelware comes to the most popular console...because it sells. And if something sells, that can also help sell the console. I'd argue that Just Dance is shovelware. Otherwise, how do you define it?

I dont think Just Dance is shovelware. Ive never played it, but its a very popular series that keep selling game after game. Shovelware does not have any staying power.

 

Sure Nintendo made some money from the shovelware and some people bought a Wii for them, but they did more harm than good in the long run.

The definition of shovelware, to me, is something that the publisher throws out only to get the sales. Just Dance was released yearly, I believe, and it never got particularly good reviews. Lots of shovelware sold well on the Wii. Same can be said about the DS, the most popular handheld.