Is GTA IV being hailed because its not Nintendo

[disolitude]

I actually see it the other way around...

Nintendo games get high scores because they have a nintendo logo on them.

I rented smash brothers when I heard the reveiws. I never liked the older ones (which mostly averaged a 6.5/10 in reviews) but when I heard it has over 9 I thought maybe they got this right...nope, still the same crappy game.

And as far as mario Kart...I am in shock people are liking this game this much. Its a 3 hour gaming experience. I beat everything in 3 hours which weren't that fun at all. If nintendo had a decent online, I'd try it online but otherwise its a 7 out of 10 for me and thats being generous.

Nintendo once used to be truly great and on top of their game. But these days they get the one blind eye treatment every time because the games run on a less powerful console and because everyone has a boner for Mario. If a nintendo game does 480p and widescreen it automatically gets "looks nice...9 out of 10 for graphics" If a ps3 game does this it would get a 4...

As far as GTA4 is concerned, it is not a perfect game or a 10/10. But a game like this takes more effort, planning, people and money to produce than 5 of the best nintendo wii games. And when it comes together as good as it does in GTA4, the reviewers have no choice but to give it 10/10.