disappointing yet again

gosh, why did I not buy an xbox 360 instead of a wii!!

Please the new zelda better be good!

It's the new internet meme, since the Wii hasn't gotten a decent game in a while.....

@HappySquirrel

That's funny. Because I'm sure that reviewers for gaming sites do the same things we do here, and understand the market the same way we do. They know that WSR isn't for the "hardcore". If I can realize that WSR is just for people looking to have a good time in sessions with their friends, I'm sure that the guys at IGN realize this too. That being said...this game just MIGHT not be that great. Is that hard to understand?

@Samus

And some people said Haze was awesome too....

So who are they written for?

A videogame review is not an academically styled critical evaluation of the artistic merits and themes within a videogame, it is a very technical evaluation of the game in a similar style to a car, movie, music or book review in order to inform potential buyers about the quality of a product to help guide their purchase. If you're not considering the target market you're (basically) an idiot who doesn't know what their job is.

If they're so understanding of the market, then why are their opinions about a game so often so drastically different than potential buyers?

Back when I was reading the Wii Music reviews I saw many reviewers essentially look at the fact that Wii Music was not designed to be a guitar hero clone as a negative and they never (seemed to) consider that the free-form style of the game was what would attract people to it.

Yes I noticed to that IGN AU reviews of Wii games are always ... poor. They like their gamepads and shooters more. Worse for them

In reading the review, the person seemed to complain more about what it what not -- a complete sword fight sim -- than what it was.

Some reviewers expect every aspect of a collection game to be a complete experience. It can't be and it is not supposed to be.

This is as much of a tech demo as Wii Sports. That's what it is supposed to be. Anyone who does not realize that is reviewing it inappropriately.

By the way, my copy is pre-ordered.

Mike from Morgantown

Wow...

Will be interesting to see how the rest of the reviewers take to it.

Hmm, maybe they should be somewhere inbetween? I suspect it's quite a a fine balance actually. If you go too far in letting the potential market dictate each review's scope, then in the end every one should end with a "buy" verdict ("are you a one-eyed, uncoordinated, male and dense teenager couch potato? Then this crappy shovelware with extra gore and boobs will make you happy"). Every game has some happy buyer after all :)

Seriously, I think that there's nothing wrong with reviewers checking out games that are sort of out of their turf, as long as it's very clear to the reader where they stand. From another point of view, though, it's bad for the industry as a whole - and its relationship with the public - if there's not enough variety and scope in the game critics' perspective.

So the issue should not be that IGN AU reviews badly this game, but if there will be discordant and different voices. A bit like with free press: I don't care about opinionated papers, as long as I know where they stand. What I care about is that there's plurality of voices in the press as a whole.

IGN AU has never been bad as far as I know. I've haven't noticed their revoews as being shifty.

WSR will sell millions regardless, but really Nintendo has been working on this for years, so it should've had the same quality their AAA games (Galaxy, Zelda) should've had.

After Animal Crossing, I wouldn't be surprised if this game as well was lacking in several areas.

No. They are really biased. They have always been. Talk to anyone else and you'll see that the game is good. Talk to a critic and the title is terrible.