| HyrulianScrolls said: The OG being so much lower on meta despite this having very minimal QOL updates just proves no one wanted to like anything Wii U very much at the time |
The QOL updates aren't minimal, they are significant. Now X isn't some sort of black sheep in the Xenoblade Chronicles IP anymore, but on par with the numbered games as far as overall game quality is concerned. Obviously, X being open world still makes it a very different game, but now it's merely a matter of taste. Before the Definitive Edition, X had a bunch of blatant flaws that dragged it down for no good reason.
As far as overall scoring in reviews is concerned, Nintendo games are underrated in general, so it has never been something specific to the Wii U. The only two Nintendo IPs who can regularly buck this trend are 3D Zelda and 3D Mario. Come to think of it, production values may play a big part in all of this. Too many reviewers are easy to impress with visuals, hence why there are so many overrated non-Nintendo games out there.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
