Eurogamer lied about SEGAs Wii U graphics quote

Yesterday we posted anews articleclaiming that developer Sumo Digital told Eurogamer that the Wii Us graphics are on par with the PlayStation 3. It has now been revealed that Eurogamer deliberately crafted a misleading headline in order to capitalize on a hot topic these days: the Wii U specs. The headline read: Sega: Wii U graphics on-par with PlayStation 3, maybe even better. The problem is that the developer never said that. They said that the graphics in the Sonic Racing game are on par with the PS3. Which makes sense, since the game was ported to the Wii U from current generation hardware. Eurogamer spun the quote to make it sound like the developer was referring to the Wii Us graphical capabilities, which are of course much more powerful than current generation systems.

Shame on Eurogamer and its writer Tom Philips for using tactics like these. Their article was widely reported and Eurogamer was cited all over the web, including us here at Wii U Daily. Were sorry for the confusion this may have caused to our readers. From now on, well take everything Eurogamer says with an extra grain of salt.

Link:

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/eurogamer-wii-u-lies/

Media uses sensationalist headlines/titles? No wai!

This never happens... Ever. For shame, Eurogamer. For shame!

This is a big surprise.

Obviously the guy was paid by Sony or Microsoft to write it on the headline.

I stated clearly in the article I posted from Eurogamer in my thread that the Sumo rep was talking about the game and not the console in my OP.Anyway I'm ashamed of you Eurogamer.

A powerful console completely goes against Nintendos hardware strategy since the DS, i dont understand why this is a surprise or a big deal to anyone.

A powerful console completely goes against Nintendos hardware strategy since the DS, i dont understand why this is a surprise or a big deal to anyone.

crimsonman1245

The article twisted the sumo rep's words.No one truely knows how powerful the console is, but it will be at least 2X-4X times more powerful then the 360.

A powerful console completely goes against Nintendos hardware strategy since the DS, i dont understand why this is a surprise or a big deal to anyone.

crimsonman1245

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A powerful console completely goes against Nintendos hardware strategy since the DS, i dont understand why this is a surprise or a big deal to anyone.

GunSmith1_basic

Thats is what I was trying to say in the last couple of months.

Media uses sensationalist headlines/titles? No wai!

This never happens... Ever. For shame, Eurogamer. For shame!

lundy86_4

A lot of web sites are doing that these days. It's not just Eurogamer.

The first line of the article read, "British developer Sumo Digital's new Sonic racer is graphically "on-par" with current generation consoles - "or maybe even better", according to publisher Sega." How does that get lost in translation. Wii U Daily having issues reading beyond the headline is quite amusing.Stevo_the_gamer

The article goes in more depth about that headline.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Media uses sensationalist headlines/titles? No wai!

This never happens... Ever. For shame, Eurogamer. For shame!

DerekLoffin

One thing you learn when you take any media studies, is that all sources have a bias. It's just the nature of things. Political bias. Product bias. Anything.

It's no surprise that some game "journalists" have a personal vendetta against the Big N.

Yesterday we posted anews articleclaiming that developer Sumo Digital told Eurogamer that the Wii Us graphics are on par with the PlayStation 3. It has now been revealed that Eurogamer deliberately crafted a misleading headline in order to capitalize on a hot topic these days: the Wii U specs. The headline read: Sega: Wii U graphics on-par with PlayStation 3, maybe even better. The problem is that the developer never said that. They said that the graphics in the Sonic Racing game are on par with the PS3. Which makes sense, since the game was ported to the Wii U from current generation hardware. Eurogamer spun the quote to make it sound like the developer was referring to the Wii Us graphical capabilities, which are of course much more powerful than current generation systems.

Shame on Eurogamer and its writer Tom Philips for using tactics like these. Their article was widely reported and Eurogamer was cited all over the web, including us here at Wii U Daily. Were sorry for the confusion this may have caused to our readers. From now on, well take everything Eurogamer says with an extra grain of salt.

Link:

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/eurogamer-wii-u-lies/

erazor51

[QUOTE="erazor51"]

Yesterday we posted anews articleclaiming that developer Sumo Digital told Eurogamer that the Wii Us graphics are on par with the PlayStation 3. It has now been revealed that Eurogamer deliberately crafted a misleading headline in order to capitalize on a hot topic these days: the Wii U specs. The headline read: Sega: Wii U graphics on-par with PlayStation 3, maybe even better. The problem is that the developer never said that. They said that the graphics in the Sonic Racing game are on par with the PS3. Which makes sense, since the game was ported to the Wii U from current generation hardware. Eurogamer spun the quote to make it sound like the developer was referring to the Wii Us graphical capabilities, which are of course much more powerful than current generation systems.

Shame on Eurogamer and its writer Tom Philips for using tactics like these. Their article was widely reported and Eurogamer was cited all over the web, including us here at Wii U Daily. Were sorry for the confusion this may have caused to our readers. From now on, well take everything Eurogamer says with an extra grain of salt.

Link:

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/eurogamer-wii-u-lies/

killzowned24

If you read the Eurogamer article you would have noticed Eurogamer twisted what sumo or sega said sound like sumo or sega was talking about the console and not the game.

[QUOTE="killzowned24"][QUOTE="erazor51"]

Yesterday we posted anews articleclaiming that developer Sumo Digital told Eurogamer that the Wii Us graphics are on par with the PlayStation 3. It has now been revealed that Eurogamer deliberately crafted a misleading headline in order to capitalize on a hot topic these days: the Wii U specs. The headline read: Sega: Wii U graphics on-par with PlayStation 3, maybe even better. The problem is that the developer never said that. They said that the graphics in the Sonic Racing game are on par with the PS3. Which makes sense, since the game was ported to the Wii U from current generation hardware. Eurogamer spun the quote to make it sound like the developer was referring to the Wii Us graphical capabilities, which are of course much more powerful than current generation systems.

Shame on Eurogamer and its writer Tom Philips for using tactics like these. Their article was widely reported and Eurogamer was cited all over the web, including us here at Wii U Daily. Were sorry for the confusion this may have caused to our readers. From now on, well take everything Eurogamer says with an extra grain of salt.

Link:

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/eurogamer-wii-u-lies/

super600

If you read the Eurogamer article you would have noticed Eurogamer twisted what sumo or sega said sound like sumo or sega was talking about the console and not the game.