ok but how would you even know if any of the games you listed had a huge development cost, not saying that they dont but that doesn't make much sense to have that as a prerequisite for it to be a AAA. as for it being known by moderate to core gamers, alot of them no about WSR and based on their impressions from various forums and reviews they like the game and talk about how great it is. I'm not going to say its hardcore by your deffinition but WSR is quite challenging and although it has a simple control scheme it can be difficult to learn and use it as the level required to take on the higher level computer characters. Plus the game has a lot of depth.

WSR is an amazing title, nintendo put alot of work and polish on the game and i think its great. i've had more fun playing it than GTA4, killzone 2 and protoype. i consider it better than those games but thats my opinion. so i think that this game is on par with titles that have been received greatly by hardcore gamers, thats my opinion. you may not thinks its great but your free to have your own opinion

It doesn't hold a candle to them, it completely outshines them.

Perfect Dark clones are getting really stale. Same old **** for the past 10 years, thank God for Team Fortress 2.

Lol @ "It means that the majority of people who game don't want to spend any time learning how to better themselves at gaming". No, most people just want to enjoy themselves instead, crazy huh?

WSR is more challenging than all of the games you listed. More fun too.

WSR is very compelling. It's a different kind of entertainment and fun than the AAA games mentioned, but it's very good in its own way and undoubtedly fresh. I've enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to.

I'd say it deserves 85%, which is roughly what it has on gamerankings. But that number goes up by a lot if you've got friends round and want a local party game. It's a must own for the wii, undoubtedly.

Thats great dude, but if you saw the return on Wii Sports Resort for how much work and money that was put  into it you would be amazed. The Wii itself makes an extra 70 dollars over the systems price, which is  $180 dollars. WSR is not a AAA title, but does sell record breaking numbers because non-gamers buy it. Not to say that gamers don't buy it (because they do), but they are in the vast minority, just like the hardcore games that cannot sell on the Wii. WSR is the type of game that back in the day would've been a small mini-game; however, because it is mainly being marketed to draw people who don't care to game, it's perfect, because it instantaneous yet simplistic fun. Don't get me wrong, because it is fun, but it is in no way AAA.

WSR is not more challenging than the games I listed. Try getting a casual to play the games I listed. WSR was created to have a general learning curve.

Try getting a 'casual' to play CoD4 or Halo? That shouldn't be too difficult.

Most games are created with a general learning curve aren't they?

Which is more challenging, battling through a level with health packs, an infinite health cover system or a 3 hits and you're dead system?

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who do you think were responsible to for the sales of those games, dads, little kids, and random guys who saw it and thought it look like fun so they bought it. they weren't hardcore gamers they were just people who thought it looked cool. they play games casually, not hardcore like you

and WSR is more challenging then some of the games you listed, not every game

and how would you know how much it took to make Wii Sports Resort and how much money nintendo makes off the wii. i'm sure nintendo hasn't released that info yet. and why isn't WSR a AAA, i say it qualifies as one.

That would be difficult actually. I've gotten casuals to play Halo 3 multiplayer....and they quit.

I propose a survey of Wii owners on this site (in a few months time) to find out how many people haven't bought Wii Sports Resort, because I don't for one second believe that core wii gamers don't by this game.

really, my dad uncles and friends love playing halo 3. yeah they suck at it but they still play it. you can find alot of casuals who will play halo 3 and CoD and find it fun