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theRepublic on 05 January 2009
noname2200 said:
Cnet.com released an article today implicitly claiming that Cnet, the web's alleged go-to place for all things tech, has some sort of legitimacy.

According to the article, CNet.com writer Don Reisinger said that "Wii Sports is nothing more than a proof of concept that aims at helping new Wii converts get the feel for the console's interaction mechanism."

To be honest, I'm upset that this day has come. I was sure it would happen eventually, but I never believed that it would happen so soon and at the hands of a professional website like CNet.

The respectability of the gaming press has been vanquished by the Wii and there's really nothing we can do about it. But does even having a degree in journalism make you a real journalist?

I don't see how anyone can say that. Regardless of their degree, most gaming journalists are nothing more than a below-average forum poster that aims at getting millions of eyeballs to read their material.

More importantly, I don't think gaming journalists are really "journalists" in the conventional sense. They lack ,maturity, offer no measurable contribution to most discussions, and boast only the most basic analysis.

Sure, they're professionals, but I don't think they can be compared on the same level with people like Walter Cronkite, or any reporter from Nightline.

I'm more than a little upset by the news of gaming journalists taking any time from their readers. Suffice it to say that in my mind, regardless of title, gaming journalists will never compare to any fine journalist and to compare it as such is an insult to those journalists.

It's not that I dislike the gaming press or haven't enjoyed my time reading their works. I just don't see how it can be held in the same high regard as even my high school newspaper.

I'm happy for CNet that they are now considered to be professionals, but we should never compare that "press" to the countless others that truly fit the billing.

I nominate this for post of the year.



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Gnizmo on 05 January 2009
sega4life said: 

A Demo to demonstaite functions for the Wiimote.

Nope doesn't really work for that. Doesn't use the IR functions. Doesn't really use the speaker. Doesn't use the analog stick on the nunchuck at all. Seems liek a pretty piss poor demo for wiimote functions. Works as a full price game though. Sold close to 3 million in Japan alone.

 



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Sri Lumpa on 05 January 2009
NJ5 said:

More importantly, I don't think Wii Sports is really a "game" in the conventional sense. It lacks a story, offers no measurable ability to get from one point to another, and boasts the most basic functionality.

Truer words have never been spoken. Oh, how I long for the story in games like Pong and Asteroids.

 

Well, in Pong you can go from one point to another... from the top of the screen to the bottom and back. So by his definition it qualifies

@OP: That guy is an idiot. Sure Wii Sport being the best selling doesn't make it the best game, but SMB, for all its excellence, isn't the best game either, just a really great one, and while Wii Sport's new found status does not make it a great game it happens to be one independently of it.

I have easily have had more hours of fun from Wii Sport than from some of the shorter games found today that the guy writing this article would be appalled to see compared, unfavorably at that, with Wii Sports.



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sega4life on 05 January 2009
Gnizmo said:
sega4life said: 

A Demo to demonstrate functions for the Wiimote.

Nope doesn't really work for that. Doesn't use the IR functions. Doesn't really use the speaker. Doesn't use the analog stick on the nunchuck at all. Seems liek a pretty piss poor demo for wiimote functions. Works as a full price game though. Sold close to 3 million in Japan alone.

 

 

When I typed "functions" I meant how you use the Wiimote, not pressing buttons and sounds...

I'll be more specific next time..


And sense I was already reported (stated above), I'm going to stop talking about how WiiSports is a Demo in this thread.

 

 



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Khuutra on 05 January 2009
sega4life said:
Gnizmo said:
sega4life said: 

A Demo to demonstrate functions for the Wiimote.

Nope doesn't really work for that. Doesn't use the IR functions. Doesn't really use the speaker. Doesn't use the analog stick on the nunchuck at all. Seems liek a pretty piss poor demo for wiimote functions. Works as a full price game though. Sold close to 3 million in Japan alone.

 

 

When I typed "functions" I meant how you use the Wiimote, not pressing buttons and sounds...

I'll be more specific next time..


And sense I was already reported (stated above), I'm going to stop talking about how WiiSports is a Demo in this thread.

 

 

You have yet to give a single reason for why it's just a demo.



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Gnizmo on 05 January 2009
sega4life said: 

When I typed "functions" I meant how you use the Wiimote, not pressing buttons and sounds...

I'll be more specific next time..


And sense I was already reported (stated above), I'm going to stop talking about how WiiSports is a Demo in this thread.

 IR functions are an essential part of wiimote interactions in a lot of games. It is sad that you stopped arguing before putting out a single argument. You should expect to get reported though if you just repeat your opinion over and over while not offering any sort of reasoning.



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sega4life on 05 January 2009

Congrats on the Sales.



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Khuutra on 05 January 2009
sega4life said:

Congrats on the Sales.

Nice ninja edit, but you aren't going to get in trouble jsut for explaining your reasoning for calling Wii Sports a demo. It just takes reasons.



Stats87 on 05 January 2009
Demotruk said:
Aw, the poor core gaming media are becoming irrelevant.

It's not a game I play, but I understand it's significance, and why it is so popular. It's a pity some of the hard-core have to take this attitude, but I guess nothing else can be expected.

I am happy that the industry has expanded beyond it's little niche market, we all should be, unless that is the gamer stereotype is really true.

do you even know what Cnet is?

Also, why should I be happy that the gaming market has experienced an increased spread to the casuals? How do I directly benefit exactly?

btw, I own a Wii



Demotruk on 05 January 2009

Trying to score cheap points? Cnet is gamespots parent site, it's core gaming media even if they do more than that.

You don't have to be happy I suppose, you're right, it doesn't benefit you directly. Nor me directly. I'm just happy that the industry is becoming more open for everyone, and it's on it's way to being something new and bigger than the old industry.



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