^^^^ the whole NSMB vs. Splosion man was ugly. but IMO i did agree with some of there points. they just felt that Ninty could have done a bit more and i still think they could have. you said it yourself that it is a 1 player game with 4 player thrown in for "fun", no offense but that sounds like a nice way of saying that the multi was tacked on and considering that there is no online elements at all and that they used two toads instead of any staple of mario characters that could have been used(Wario&Luigi) i cant help but feel like its tacked on myself. Never played Splosionman, dont have 360, but 2d Mario level design is beyond reproach, however i be lying if i said NSMBWii had the best level design in the series. Mario 3 holds that crown followed by World, hell i would rank Land 2 above NSMBWii, but Mario at his worst is better than alot of others at their best.
as for online i think they could do something about it, im not asking for a PSN setting, im just asking it to be better cause what they have on Wii now is not even close. Its been out for years and your telling me in that entire time, no improvements have been made??? What the hell do we have updates for??? they could increase the cap so they can get some online games that the PSN/LIVE enjoys. Im sorry im not buying it. its the attitude toward online that was annoying like the Wii doesnt need it, cause their customers dont want it. Yep i love to play laggy ass games with little options (brawl), but as you said they are doing better, wtih 3DS but that does nothing for me as a WIi owner.
As for journalists, your right but look at it from their point of view, they might not just be interested in the Wii. What if you were made to review a machine that you did not care for, yes these are "professionals" but they are gamers first and humans with their own preferances. I dont think their is a right way to review anything, if you think something sucks then say it, not matter what the system.
