That's exactly why they do it. It gets them attention, which leads to increased hits, which leads to higher revenue, which leads to bigger paychecks.

You could argue that's the reasons anyone makes list articles on any media outlet ever.

There's definitely some odd choices, there...

Ah well, it's IGN.

that's what shocked me the most

@hollowedbeddle  I couldnt agree more, its the main reason why I dont play that game, i felt that they dumbed it down too much for the casuals, I stick to MNR where skill is required

anyone who is crying about there precious Zelda and RE4, have yall ever considered that they are ports and it woud be unfair to the actual original games to rank them so high??? there right where they supposed to be, and a Dead Space is a great on rails shooter, thats why its there. Your still mad that they didnt give you a port of the HD game, get over it!!! it might have turned out to be crap

Big Picture:

Resident Evil 4 wii edition had great controls.  Since that point, for some reason no developer wants to replicate such an effective control scheme into a game.

In walks EA with a franchise that already uses the over-the-shoulder gunplay in a horror setting.  Seems like the perfect match. Instead EA decides to bring a more 'casual', 'wii-friendly' experience.  Problem was, plenty of casual on-rail games had already come out, each with moderate reviews.  In a library full of railed shooters an RE4esque game would have been huge. That's my initial beef with the game. I'm sure you've heard this before. 

It's so much more than that though.  In the last two years EA has destroyed any and all credibility on the wii(minus Boom Blox Bash Party...although attaching party to the title was probably a mistake).  Madden 08 was a solid football game with decent online.  After 08, EA decided to add 'all play' and gimped gameplay making the series a complete joke.  After less than 2 years on the market EA then decides to drop the Madden 08 online server. Then after Tiger Woods 2010 added smooth gameplay, the 2011 edition was almost the same game.  NBA Jam was initially a wii-exclusive game.  I didn't care about the sudden lack of exclusivity, but the fact they declared the game to be a full $50 game on wii, while the HD versions were destined to be ~$15 arcade games shows a genuine dislike for nintendo.  EA failed even harder when they decided to scratch NBA Jam online. All this to say, EA has the audacity to whine and moan about their sales. 

Would Dead Space wii version have been a good game?  We won't truly know, but I'd venture to say it certainly could have been. I think COD Modern Warfare Reflex and moreso Black Ops are pretty good on the Wii.

Sure it might have turned out crap, but let's look at who did Dead Space Extraction. I think it's some company called Eurocom. Ring any bells? Eurocom? Goldeneye? Now imagine Eurocom being told to make Dead Space as it should have been instead of the on rails game.

Ironically Capcom is also guiltly of this. I remember interviews from what I think one of the producers of Umbrella Chronicles claiming the game was suppose to play similar to the Resident Evil 4 but Capcom suits thought a rail shooter would go over better with the Wii Audience. (Despite Resident Evil 4 already being quite a success.)

Eariler today I saw on the hot forum topics titles "Capcom surpised by sales growth Move generated for RE:5" or something. It feel's like companies go out of thier way to ignore the Wii. =P

Super Mario Galaxy 2 does deserve it though, its a masterful title lol

It is tough i agree... and i usually dont nag about it but come on. MH3 has so much content and depth it just has to be better than boom blox(which is great as an iphone game but.. ), other M(seriously what?), mega man and dead space(an on rails)... Seriously MH is such a great game on a console that lacks this type of it yet it is so low.Plus wth lack of no more heroes that could easily be top 10 imo.

Another thing is how the list has changed soo much like how madworld was top 10 and now ahs disappeared completely. I am with minor changes as longetivity can play a role, but even the editors dont seem to like the wii or know about it. They really showed ignorance in some stuff and seemed like they were just throwing a list from the bottom of their minds. I mean you look at the PS3 list, and i was pissed that god of war was only 10th, but it was understandable from the reasoning they gave. The Wii list was just poor