Some games, you just know what you're in for. I want a new WWE game. There's only one per year. It'll likely get reviews saying "Oh, it's just more of the same" or whatever but based on the quality of the past games, I know I'll like it so I buy it.
Same thing goes for a lot of games. Uncharted for the Vita wasn't the best game in the world but I knew I wanted an Uncharted game and I wanted it on the go. I bought it. If Mario Kart had shitty reviews (which it didn't) for lack of content or broken online or whatever, I'd still buy it. Same goes for Ground Zeroes. People are more informed than ever. We can see from press releases what a game is going to offer. I haven't touched anything from Destiny. Haven't even watched a review but I already knew that, no matter what critics gave it, it wasn't for me. At the same time, based on how I feel about the Batman series, I already pre-ordered Arkham Knight.
We don't need reviewers most of the time. I usually don't even read a review until I've finished a game.
