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Malachi on 30 August 2008
Beja-Beja said:
They chose the Wii over the PS3 in their next gen issue. They chose Twilight Princess as game of the year in 06. They dont hate the wii its just a platform agonostic publication if you dont like it get Nintendo Power instead.

 

Never read the magazine (or any other for that matter) but these article were before or just after the Wii came out, while pretty much everybody though it would end up like the GC or worst, today thing are a lot different.



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bbsin on 30 August 2008

There's plenty of time for a madworld preview, maybe the devs don't have any info they want to share ATM?

The conduit (last time i checked) don't even have a publisher yet, and there's still plenty of time for hype before it's release.

And EGM is a core gamer's magazine. So there's no reason to talk about Madden Wii play over Madden09. TBH, i really only get excited for Wii titles if it's Nintendo made or a long and established franchise that's exclusivly on the Wii. Madworld is an exception.



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trestres on 30 August 2008

Dont really care for them, since we dont even have that magazine here.



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SnesTea on 30 August 2008
blackbird3216 said:
yeah, but i don't understand the absents of previews for games like tenchu, fatal frame, deadly creatures, etc. I mean, they don't even mention there is a wii version of madden 09.

 

That's because those games SUCK!

Seriously, who the hell buy's Madden for a Nintendo system? A DUMBASS THAT'S WHO HARDY HAR HAR

 

Just because they don't have a buncha Nintendo shit every damn issue does not mean they are biased.

 



AnarchyWest on 30 August 2008
noname2200 said:

Didn't you hear? There's nothing coming out for the Wii anymore.

 

 is Battlefront 3 really only 360 and wii?



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forevercloud3000 on 30 August 2008

It is simply because these magazine's are steered towards hardcore gamers. Hardcore gamers are who buy the magazine. The wii has very few games that appeal to the HC masses hense they don't get much screen time. Rightfully so if you ask me. Nintendo needs to stop with this ridiculous casual market stuff and do something for those who actually like full games to play. The wii's best selling games are titles that are nothing but collages of mini games (Wii Sports, Wii Play,Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort?). It has a very abismal line up of games to come for the rest of it's life span that do not deal with something that is already established (Mario, Zelda, AnimCross, Wii Title collage of mini games). There games tend to not add anything new from one another either.



      

      

      

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sc94597 on 30 August 2008
forevercloud3000 said:
It is simply because these magazine's are steered towards hardcore gamers. Hardcore gamers are who buy the magazine. The wii has very few games that appeal to the HC masses hense they don't get much screen time. Rightfully so if you ask me. Nintendo needs to stop with this ridiculous casual market stuff and do something for those who actually like full games to play. The wii's best selling games are titles that are nothing but collages of mini games (Wii Sports, Wii Play,Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort?). It has a very abismal line up of games to come for the rest of it's life span that do not deal with something that is already established (Mario, Zelda, AnimCross, Wii Title collage of mini games). There games tend to not add anything new from one another either.

Yeah look at the Wii's abmysal lineup. http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=39727

 



Gnizmo on 30 August 2008
forevercloud3000 said:
It is simply because these magazine's are steered towards hardcore gamers. Hardcore gamers are who buy the magazine. The wii has very few games that appeal to the HC masses hense they don't get much screen time. Rightfully so if you ask me. Nintendo needs to stop with this ridiculous casual market stuff and do something for those who actually like full games to play. The wii's best selling games are titles that are nothing but collages of mini games (Wii Sports, Wii Play,Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort?). It has a very abismal line up of games to come for the rest of it's life span that do not deal with something that is already established (Mario, Zelda, AnimCross, Wii Title collage of mini games). There games tend to not add anything new from one another either.

 

 Wii Sports 27.99
 Wii Play 14.40
 Mario Kart Wii 7.33
 Wii Fit Nintendo 6.93
 Super Mario Galaxy 6.86
 Super Smash Bros Brawl 6.72

 Nintendos best selling games seems to be a mix of games that would appeal to the core gamer and mini game collections for the casuals. Don't let that get in the way of the conclusions you are jumping to though.



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RockSmith372 on 30 August 2008

Because they(along with alot of other people) fear the Wii is destroying hardcore gaming



forevercloud3000 on 30 August 2008
Gnizmo said:
forevercloud3000 said:
It is simply because these magazine's are steered towards hardcore gamers. Hardcore gamers are who buy the magazine. The wii has very few games that appeal to the HC masses hense they don't get much screen time. Rightfully so if you ask me. Nintendo needs to stop with this ridiculous casual market stuff and do something for those who actually like full games to play. The wii's best selling games are titles that are nothing but collages of mini games (Wii Sports, Wii Play,Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort?). It has a very abismal line up of games to come for the rest of it's life span that do not deal with something that is already established (Mario, Zelda, AnimCross, Wii Title collage of mini games). There games tend to not add anything new from one another either.

 

 Wii Sports 27.99
 Wii Play 14.40
 Mario Kart Wii 7.33
 Wii Fit Nintendo 6.93
 Super Mario Galaxy 6.86
 Super Smash Bros Brawl 6.72

 Nintendos best selling games seems to be a mix of games that would appeal to the core gamer and mini game collections for the casuals. Don't let that get in the way of the conclusions you are jumping to though.

None of the games you listed appeal to the Harcore audience that much, mostly casual. They sell well to CASUAL players who just want a little something every now and then.

Now the other list given is pretty good. I have never seen majority of those games for Wii or simply have never heard of them at all. Some of those actually look to appeal to the HC audience such as myself but Nintendo doesnt seem to advertise these as they should. If I have heard of half of those games before maybe I would not be so utterly disgusted with the games the Wii currently has to offer.

When some of those great games are actually released maybe my opinion of the Wii can change, until then, I stand my ground.

 



      

      

      

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