Game Informer Is Pretty Damn Stupid

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quigontcb said:

Yugemos said:
GI was as good as dead to me after they gave Paper Mario TTYD a 6.5 because it was "teh kiddiez".

 I would say that was the last straw for me concerning GI, but I had already realized their reviews were crap. I seriously quit them before that, the PM2 review just made it even more justified.

For me, it wasn't the actual score itself but the fact the reviewer himself, Jeremy Zoss, actually liked the game but was told to score it in the eyes of the hardcore M audience crowd.

 

TalonMan, Gamestop used to push Xbox/PS2 software/hardware over Nintendo products almost to eh point it was company policy.  I bought a GC game once and the store clerk was trying to get me to buy a PS2 game. 

I recall many that worked for Gamestop (not sure if this is still policy) stating they had to put PS2/Xbox on a higher sales priority because of their limited store shelf space designand profitablity.   In fact, it was Gamespot who perpetuated the idea that Nintendo intentionally withholds stock from retailers to generate false demand.