New Super Mario Bros. Wii.....Flops?

I saw this posted on the www.vgchatz.com forums and thought you guys would be interested.

Edge magazine scored New Super Mario Bros. Wii a 7 out of 10. That does not look promising.

Edge always give contraversial scores, I'd wait for a few more reviews.

ONM gave it 96% and called it game of the year btw.

Edge always give contraversial scores, I'd wait for a few more reviews.

ONM gave it 96% and called it game of the year btw.

19061980

Official Nintendo Magazine gives a good score, who would have thought that?

[QUOTE="19061980"]

Edge always give contraversial scores, I'd wait for a few more reviews.

ONM gave it 96% and called it game of the year btw.

MangaPicture

Official Nintendo Magazine gives a good score, who would have thought that?

They also gave Borderlands a 6 and that got an 8.5/8.0 here. So I'm not really concerned. Game is going to be awesome AAE

I always thought a game became a flop on bad sales. Now, a game can be a flop two weeks before it's available. Nothing in those Edge review snippets make me less likely to buy this game.

Doesn't matter, i will still be picking this game up.

EDGE is always harsh on games. Also, EDGE uses the full 10 point scale(1.0 - 10.0), unlike most sites in North America, where they use the 5 scale (5.0 - 10.0). A 7.0/10 in EDGE actually means its a good title that isn't exceptional, but its still good and worth buying. Here, people see a 7.0 and think its crap or average because of the 5.0-10.0 scale.

Regardless of score, people will still buy it. I know I want it, regardless of the score.

This is old and and I don't care what they think. The game will kick ass.OreoMilkshake

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[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]This is old and and I don't care what they think. The game will kick ass.chris3116

This

Yeah 8)

when does this game come out? i want to play it really bad... a good reason to dust the wii off.

I don't know what everyone's expecting?

It'll be awesome and a ton of fun but I think people have extremely high hopes for this.

EDGE is always harsh on games. Also, EDGE uses the full 10 point scale(1.0 - 10.0), unlike most sites in North America, where they use the 5 scale (5.0 - 10.0). A 7.0/10 in EDGE actually means its a good title that isn't exceptional, but its still good and worth buying. Here, people see a 7.0 and think its crap or average because of the 5.0-10.0 scale.

Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="19061980"]

Edge always give contraversial scores, I'd wait for a few more reviews.

ONM gave it 96% and called it game of the year btw.

MangaPicture

Official Nintendo Magazine gives a good score, who would have thought that?

Wow, not even close to my point. I might as well have not even written that first sentance.

My point is everyone's views are different because everyone has a different agenda. Journalists at ONM want to keep thier job, so they give Nintendo games good scores (unless they truly suck). Edge contantly publishes contraversial reviews so that they can sell copies of thier magazine.

I don't believe there is such thing as an impartial review, as everyone has different opinions. And in the end, isn't that the whole point of a review, to get someone's opinion on the game?

i actully dont consider EDGE to be bad at reviewing games,

its just that you can compare them to GS or IGN, becouse they are really HARSH on the reviews

which i think is a good thing actully, but considering they are just soo hard on games, you should compare their earlier scores to GS and see.

games that get 7-8 on EDGE usually get around 8.5-9 here on GS. so i dont think thats bad at all

Golly, I guess I better go cancel my pre-order now.

EDGE is always harsh on games. Also, EDGE uses the full 10 point scale(1.0 - 10.0), unlike most sites in North America, where they use the 5 scale (5.0 - 10.0). A 7.0/10 in EDGE actually means its a good title that isn't exceptional, but its still good and worth buying. Here, people see a 7.0 and think its crap or average because of the 5.0-10.0 scale.

Haziqonfire

i actully dont consider EDGE to be bad at reviewing games,

its just that you can compare them to GS or IGN, becouse they are really HARSH on the reviews

which i think is a good thing actully, but considering they are just soo hard on games, you should compare their earlier scores to GS and see.

games that get 7-8 on EDGE usually get around 8.5-9 here on GS. so i dont think thats bad at all

DeadEndPanda

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="ASK_Story"] Those aren't ridiculous scores. They're quite reasonable, actually. [QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

EDGE is always harsh on games. Also, EDGE uses the full 10 point scale(1.0 - 10.0), unlike most sites in North America, where they use the 5 scale (5.0 - 10.0). A 7.0/10 in EDGE actually means its a good title that isn't exceptional, but its still good and worth buying. Here, people see a 7.0 and think its crap or average because of the 5.0-10.0 scale.

ASK_Story

Again, reviews from sites like GameSpot and IGN are different then EDGE.

Edge is more like EuroGamer.

They use the full 10 scale, not the 5 scale.

Ugh. I'm so sick of this Edge review.

I don't trust it at all. Look at the other scores Edge gave other games.

when does this game come out? i want to play it really bad... a good reason to dust the wii off.

diablo2602

Ugh. I'm so sick of this Edge review.

I don't trust it at all. Look at the other scores Edge gave other games.

[QUOTE="Crazyguy105"]

Ugh. I'm so sick of this Edge review.

I don't trust it at all. Look at the other scores Edge gave other games.

psychobrew

Still getting the game anyways. What did Edge give Brawl?

[QUOTE="chris3116"]

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]This is old and and I don't care what they think. The game will kick ass.virus1000

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Yeah 8)

uh, hello, when did we ever expect this game to be a 9??? 7 or 8 is about what everyone has been saying the game will be, but everyones gonna get it because it'll be as fun as four swords adventures because of playing with friends (except easier since you won't need gameboys and gameboy cables :P)

*sigh* Not Edge again. Don't trust Edge. They're really wonky in their views. For example they gave God of War 2 a 7, Killzone 2 a 7, Muramasa a 6, Metal Gear Solid IV a 8, Batman AA a 8....these are just examples.ASK_Story

I actually agree with most those scores.

A lot of people seem to be forgetting how scoring is relative to their magazine/website. You don't compare a 9 on certain game on one site to another game that got 9 on another site, if anything you compare 2 different games on the same sites score.

As others have stated, a 7 at Edge is a good score. A 7 at GS is an average score. It's relative. You're used to seeing a 7 as a negative thing, while people who read Edge don't.

Anyway, as I'm not an Edge reader, I don't know really what to make of this score. I'll wait for another source.

Actually, even if all sources are negative I'm still getting it. I loved NSMB on the DS, and this will ATLEAST be as good.

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"]*sigh* Not Edge again. Don't trust Edge. They're really wonky in their views. For example they gave God of War 2 a 7, Killzone 2 a 7, Muramasa a 6, Metal Gear Solid IV a 8, Batman AA a 8....these are just examples.goblaa

I actually agree with most those scores.

People talk about EDGE's scores, but what about its written reviews? I know people defend EDGE's written reviews, but I personally find them dull and uninformative.

This game doesnt look that great, its a recycled game with the same gameplay but improved graphics.

This game doesnt look that great, its a recycled game with the same gameplay but improved graphics.

suntaice

Recycled from what? All the levels are new. Please come in here with some facts to your statements. If you just guess about things, it is not an opinion.

Same gameplay and improved graphics? Thats what every game in every video game series has done for years.

Aside from the fact that this is one reviewers opinion, and that 7 means "good" while forumites squeal about it standing for mediocre or failure, this is Edge. They give everything a 7 if it's good. Because 7 stands for "good."

Not to go off on a different note or anything, but I think gaming could benefit from more games getting 7's and less earning 9's. Oh well. I'm still going to play it because I love me some Mario!

when does this game come out? i want to play it really bad... a good reason to dust the wii off.

diablo2602

your house is dirty. on topic, iwill buy this game even if it scores below a 5 and everyone on gamespot says it's terrible.

There's no way New Super Mario Bros Wii isgoing to flop.

It's likely going to be one of Nintendo's best selling games on the Wii, it's 2D platforming at it's finest.

Just about everyone who owns a Wii will be playing it this holiday.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the obsession people have with review scores? If there's a game I really, really want to buy, I'm probably going to buy it unless EVERYONE says its complete crap. This isn't American Idol for God's sake.TheLordMagnus

[QUOTE="TheLordMagnus"]Am I the only one who doesn't understand the obsession people have with review scores? If there's a game I really, really want to buy, I'm probably going to buy it unless EVERYONE says its complete crap. This isn't American Idol for God's sake.aransom

New Super Mario bros will sell 5 million copies, at least. wiifan001