@ckmlb, I don't think the topic creator was implying there was any real connection between 1up's parent company selling it and its lower wii review scores, it was just ironic to the tc. Kind of a "we're not sad to see them go because we never liked their reviews anyway" sort of situation.

Am I the only one who looked at Retro Roundup?

Give it a break mate ;) I purely quoted the article. Even if they do go under, anything could happen to 1UP (or even the mags). Might get bought out, and end up under the IGN/Gamespot umbrella of sites for instance.

(and as someone pointed out - see the "its ironic" - there is no reason why any sort of review scores would really impact the profitability of the media conglomerate. Although I have to admit I never visit 1UP for reviews - but then I never visit 95% of sites, just check umbrella scores on gamerankings)

Cklmb, why are you so aggressive lately? Take a chill pill.

Personally looking at the gamerankings averages I think Wii games have been pushed up by smaller magazines/sites giving higher rankings on games. Maybe because smaller magazines give more 'casual' reviews?
Who knows? But EGM was harsh on everyone.

If any of you know anything about business, nothing will change. Those IPs are far too valuable to let slip. Someone will pick them up and purchase the IP.

The Ziff Davis group has been in financial trouble for a good while now.

That's why they are closing magazines and such and there were negotiations to sell 1up.com network to dell for a while.

I just hope it survives with the same people involved because it is the most entertaining game sites (best podcasts and video podcasts about games) and they have great features, reviews, previews and so on.

Unlike some people I don't go around screaming bias when a PS3 game gets rated low or something...

YES! They have some of the best features.

I'm sort of neutral I guess to the idea of 1UP going. I usually read their reviews, but that's not to say I take them as fact or that I'm unwilling to just read other peoples' reviews. I find this generation I agree with IGN more often anyway.

First of all, it's not Nintendo fans, it's Nintendo fanboys. Second, I like how Nintendo is getting singled out when I remember quite an outcry from Sony fanboys when EGM gave Lair the 5.5. I can still find threads on GameFAQs claiming that the review is not only a lie but a lie fabricated by a secret underground society of Xbox fanboys. Because you're certainly not allowed to give low scores to AYCH DEE GAMIIIING!

About how i feel.  Hope someone buys EGM or takes on most of their staff.