Do Gamespot hate the Nintendo Wii?

Gamestop underrate some great games on the wii -

Sonic and the Black Knight GS - 4.5 (POOR) User - 7.4 (GOOD)

Disaster: Day of Crisis GS - 5.5 (MEDIORE) User - 7.5 (GOOD)

The Conduit GS - 6.5 (DECENT) User - 8.2 (GREAT)

Havest Moon: Tree of Tranqulility GS - 6.0 (DECENT) User 8.2 (GREAT)

Starting to see a patern?

-PSfanboy101

it just a person opinion on the game. i would say just becuase gamestop gives it a bad rating. makes it a bad game.

i wouldn't test the user rating a ton to. becuase alot of fan boys rate it to. so there going to give pretty much any game on the wii a 9.0

I dont think so, i think gamespot are fair towards the Wii, and never trust a user score, it's nearly always fan boys choosing over the top scores.

Some dutch gamingsites distrust gamespot's rating. But ever since I first visited the site , they were always fair and mostly quite accurate.
Gamespot has one of the best reviewcrews on the net imo. So to answer your question: no they aren't hating the Wii.
Sonic shouldn't have been given a sword and the conduit looked quite mediocre to me.

I think they tend to be slightly harsher against the Wii than the PS360 but I take that into account and generally use Metacritic as my guide for games scores. If possible I also read the best scored and worst scored reviews as well to get a good idea of the differences of opinion the game is bringing out in people.

Phil

Understand that the wii introduced a new kind of gaming and they are being reviewed by old reviewers (not a new kind). So like the gamers, half the reviewers probably don't understand the appeal of the wii.

GS is a bit harsh, they focus primarily on what a game does not do. That's a choice. Some other review sites focus more on what the game does do. Depends on Your taste. I don't think they hate it, but i do think they aren't really interested in it.

if i had a dollar for every time someone said gamestop instead of gamespot, i would most likely be a millionaire right now:D

yeah, those 4 games are really quallity games

yes they do underated and overrate games ,

very seldom is a rating actually perfect for every one,

and no they do not hate wii , they liked the wii the games have nothing to do with the wii it self,

There is no hate for the Wii and there is no conspiracy, its just that this website is geared towards other types of users.

Don't trust user scores.

GS is sorta unfair with the Wii.

I see the PS3 and 360 getting 10's from GS yet not a SINGLE Wii game has gottena 10.

Don't trust user scores.

TaMuK711

Don't trust scores from commercial sites.

Yeah, that's pretty sad that GameSpot hates the Wii. If you like the games on the Wii, continue to support them and share them with friends and family. It'll drive the overly critical folks crazy.

Games like MGS4 and GTA4 may have gotten Perfect 10s, but I don't see them on the charts anymore. I see Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit still on the Top 20 game sales charts even after being released for over a year. Accessibility and replayability are all that matter when it comes to great games, whether GameSpot likes it or not.

Yeah, that's pretty sad that GameSpot hates the Wii. If you like the games on the Wii, continue to support them and share them with friends and family. It'll drive the overly critical folks crazy.

Games like MGS4 and GTA4 may have gotten Perfect 10s, but I don't see them on the charts anymore. I see Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit still on the Top 20 game sales charts even after being released for over a year. Accessibility and replayability are all that matter when it comes to great games, whether GameSpot likes it or not.

DS_Lightning21

thats called to many people buy the wii just to play wii fit and that stuff.

[QUOTE="TaMuK711"]

Don't trust user scores.

DaBrainz

Don't trust scores from commercial sites.

[QUOTE="DS_Lightning21"]

Yeah, that's pretty sad that GameSpot hates the Wii. If you like the games on the Wii, continue to support them and share them with friends and family. It'll drive the overly critical folks crazy.

Games like MGS4 and GTA4 may have gotten Perfect 10s, but I don't see them on the charts anymore. I see Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit still on the Top 20 game sales charts even after being released for over a year. Accessibility and replayability are all that matter when it comes to great games, whether GameSpot likes it or not.

James161324

thats called to many people buy the wii just to play wii fit and that stuff.

And whats the problem with that? People buy consoles based on the games they like. Common sense.

if i had a dollar for every time someone said gamestop instead of gamespot, i would most likely be a millionaire right now:D

ChAlDo205

I was going to say something like this, I'm glad I didn't have to.

Anyway, I pay no attention to gamespot's main site. I like discussing games, so I come to the forum.

as a wii60 owner, i must say that their 360 ratings are a lil too bias towards being great ttooo many times. theres actually alot of games they said were awesome on 360 - sadly when i got around to playing them, they were crap!

Who cares about Gamespot?I hate the Nintendo Wii. I bought it, one for myself, one for my mother who enjoys Wii Fit, and after Mario Kart Wii it has failed to do more than disappoint. Waste of my money - edited bad language.

thirdykal

Have you been watching the sales of MK Wii since release?

Typically in the top 10 [at worst top 20] in sales since release, every month ... for well over a year. Perhaps you don't like it, but it's evidently selling QUITE well via word of mouth [continued sales month-to-month] to people who evidently enjoy playing it.

I'm sad your tastes are so different than the masses ... but that's the way it is.

Any and every business cannot please everyone all the time. Sometimes pleasing the few requires leaving the many unhappy ... it seems to me from when the Wii was released that it was clear that Nintendo was aiming to please the many with the Wii ... a non-HD console with a new control method IMO was never aimed primarily at the `hardcore'; it's a shame you were convinced that it was and had that expectation.

I'd sell your Wii, buy a 360/PS ... and get back to playing games you like.

I dont think so, i think gamespot are fair towards the Wii, and never trust a user score, it's nearly always fan boys choosing over the top scores.

killB_O_T

Understand that the wii introduced a new kind of gaming and they are being reviewed by old reviewers (not a new kind). So like the gamers, half the reviewers probably don't understand the appeal of the wii.

GS is a bit harsh, they focus primarily on what a game does not do. That's a choice. Some other review sites focus more on what the game does do. Depends on Your taste. I don't think they hate it, but i do think they aren't really interested in it.

KungfuKitten

Well put.

About the only thing that upset me about their reviews was their July review of PES '09 for the Wii which was released in March ... and was a good game getting a good review. Sadly, such late reviews won't help sales of a good game; which it could use IMO.

Oh well, that's why there's a lot of sites + aggregators ... so we can find reviewers who we agree with and ignore those who don't.

I don't read one place for movie reviews + over time have seen MANY movie reviewers who are totally useless to me. I just move on, find the ones I like, and ignore the rest.

[QUOTE="James161324"]

[QUOTE="DS_Lightning21"]

Yeah, that's pretty sad that GameSpot hates the Wii. If you like the games on the Wii, continue to support them and share them with friends and family. It'll drive the overly critical folks crazy.

Games like MGS4 and GTA4 may have gotten Perfect 10s, but I don't see them on the charts anymore. I see Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit still on the Top 20 game sales charts even after being released for over a year. Accessibility and replayability are all that matter when it comes to great games, whether GameSpot likes it or not.

TaMuK711

thats called to many people buy the wii just to play wii fit and that stuff.

And whats the problem with that? People buy consoles based on the games they like. Common sense.

Gamespot still hasen't reviewed any game for the past week.

[QUOTE="lordlors"]if they do, SMG wouldn't have gotten GOTy 2007 and no wii game shouldn't have gotten an 9.0 score and above.nintendoboy16

The scores are sometimes a bit harsh, but if you read the full review and figure out what it reads like (i.e. they rate it an 8 but it sounds more like a 9), then you can get a legitimate idea of how good it is, and pretty reliably.

Also The Conduit scored low because being on the Wii meant it would be judged as a single player game, and in that area, it was a 7.5 at best. The multiplayer was fantastic, and if they reviewed it I'm sure it would've scored better.

no, there are a lot of bad-mediocre games out there for the Wii.

I agree with them somewhat (on some games). Most Wii games are decent, but they are not spectacular.

Yes. Gamespot does.

Gamespot towards the wii is like simon on american idol

sometimes u think they r really harsh but once you soak it up you relize they r right

Gamestop underrate some great games on the wii -

Sonic and the Black Knight GS - 4.5 (POOR) User - 7.4 (GOOD)

Disaster: Day of Crisis GS - 5.5 (MEDIORE) User - 7.5 (GOOD)

The Conduit GS - 6.5 (DECENT) User - 8.2 (GREAT)

Havest Moon: Tree of Tranqulility GS - 6.0 (DECENT) User 8.2 (GREAT)

Starting to see a patern?

-PSfanboy101

PSfanboy101

if they do, SMG wouldn't have gotten GOTy 2007 and no wii game shouldn't have gotten an 9.0 score and above.lordlors

Gamestop underrate some great games on the wii -

Disaster: Day of Crisis GS - 5.5 (MEDIORE) User - 7.5 (GOOD)

The Conduit GS - 6.5 (DECENT) User - 8.2 (GREAT)

-PSfanboy101

PSfanboy101

Having played & completed those 2 games ..their score ain't that far from what I'd giv it....The Conduit I'd giv it abt 7

Disaster: DoC (Which I think was meant to BIG but failed) ...I'd giv it abt 6.5 too...the poor graphics was just a big put off...after seeing RE4 character models (much older game) ..the Disaster: DoC character models looks really really lame.

I juts found that out by searching GOTY 2007. I got it confused with Reader GOTY 2007 (which Modern Warfare won), but searching AIAS awards, the Winner of that one is Modern Warfare as well. Not only that, AIAS awards are bigger than Gamespot's, so yeah, Modern Warfare wins 2007.nintendoboy16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy#Reception

check the places Galaxy won GOTY, Gamespot included, and anyway this GOTY stuff doesn't matter anyway, Gamespot, AIAS, none of it matters. Its all subjective in the end.