But I love bitching!

I don't think that's really everyones attitude to be honest.  I think 9.25 is a fine score but I still think GI sucks.  It's because of the reviews themselves and how they score other games (not just because I disagree with them but because of an obvious trend.)  As a magazine they're boring, uninformative, and close-minded towards anything new.  That's why I dislike them and it seems to be the same for most people, it has nothing to do with how they treat Nintendo or any other company for that matter.

You know, in this thread, more people are bitching about people bitching about the score than there are people actually bitching about the score... If I didn't know any better, I would say some of you aren't reading the posts you are accusing! (GASP) (Monocle falls down into my drink)

So let me take a minute and sum up this thread so that you don't have to read as much. No one is complaining about the 9.25, we ALL agree its a good score. There has been questions about the MH3 score, and the RDR2 score, but that's a different topic altogether.What people are complaining about en masse, is the general attitude, history and business practices of Game Informer magazine. So if you want to complain about people complaining, complain about that, not what you are imagining people are complaining about.

i think the butthurt here are the other scores listed, not SMG2.

Complaining at those who complain about complaining because they complain about the complains that ... complain.... complain....... ARGH....

I was not considering their review when I said that, GI sucks.

Too many good games out this May. I need more money.

Monster Hunter tri 7 wow.... Do they actually pay reviewers to write those things?

Because it has the journalistic integrity on par with that of the National Enquirer. The reviews are poorly written, and often the text wildly counters the "score." Games that are pushed heavily by Game Stop have, surprisingly, a history of getting ridiculously good scores. The reviews and articles themselves are amongst the worst written trash I have seen in any gaming magazine ever. The reasoning is often piss poor, basic facts entirely ignored, and comments that are entirely out of touch with reality are often trumpeted as stone cold fact. The magazine is nothing more than a marketing tool that Game Stop does its absolute best to make sure customers end up with.