High rated Wii games are only considered average on other platforms.

The Wii games are typically rated around pre 360/PS3 gen so basically the GC, PS2, and Xbox.

A high rated Wii game like Mario Galaxy would be around an 7.5-8.5 max at Gamespot.

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

Gamespot review standards.

They explain everything in there.

The Wii games are typically rated around pre 360/PS3 gen so basically the GC, PS2, and Xbox.

A high rated Wii game like Mario Galaxy would be around an 7.5-8.5 max at Gamespot.

Zlychop

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

finalstar2007

sites gave super mario galaxy 2 a 10.

but thats only in Nintendo standards. Its easily a 7.5 when compared to good games.

8.8 at best.

That's so weird because Mario Galaxy won the Game of the Year award on GameSpot back in 2007. It was going against BioSchock, Halo 3, Crysis among other.

lol.

I've found that mid rated Wii games are better than the AAA clones on the twins.

Gamespot review standards.

They explain everything in there.

lundy86_4

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Gamespot review standards.

They explain everything in there.

bbkkristian

Just google Gamespot review standards and you're good to go :P

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The Wii games are typically rated around pre 360/PS3 gen so basically the GC, PS2, and Xbox.

A high rated Wii game like Mario Galaxy would be around an 7.5-8.5 max at Gamespot.

charizard1605

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

finalstar2007

lol.

I've found that mid rated Wii games are better than the AAA clones on the twins.

shutdown_202

I actually do agree with this in a few cases.

And the Galaxy games in particular are better than any platformer on the HD consoles. Yes I own all the consoles, so I'm not some fanboy, it's just true..

Graphics aren't everything, guys.

The Wii games are typically rated around pre 360/PS3 gen so basically the GC, PS2, and Xbox.

A high rated Wii game like Mario Galaxy would be around an 7.5-8.5 max at Gamespot.

Zlychop

Oh really? Well if we can make up BS like this, then by PC standards, MGS4 is an 8, and Uncharted3 a 7.

Its true, go to your local game store and look at the Wii shelf and tell me hes wrong. You"ll see a bunch of shovelware casual crap.Zlychop

Sure, buddy.

Those who argue standards change for platforms are just mad that Nintendo exclusives score higher than their precious mature blood/gore realistic games for hardcore realistic mature older non-kiddie gamers.

Can't face the numbers so deny them right? Deal with it.

I own a PS3 and Wii and I must say the Wii exclusives are of a much higher quality than the PS3 exclsives IMO. If anything, some of them are underrated. Then again I derive the quality of a game almost purely from gameplay and level design and that's where Nintendo games shine. These aspects are also not effected so much from tech. Good level design is timeless

PS and Xbox fans wish they would have a platformer as good as SMG.

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

finalstar2007

Sonic Colours, the SMG games and maybe conduit 2 say hi.

Yes. It's all about maths, grafx and being unbiased and scientific. AAA games on the HD twins are AAA. AA games on the PC are AAA games on the HD twins because of teh better grafx and higher standards. Wii AAA games are like A games on the HD twins because of teh horrible grafx and lower standards. PSP AAA games are AA games on teh Wii becuz teh lower standards and A on teh HD twins. AAA DS games are, like, 2.5/10 on the HD twins becuz of teh lower standards.

On the same note, 2D games are ALWAYS inferior. They can be gorgeous to look at and contain hundreds of hours of gameplay and replay value, but being 2D automatically makes them inferior to your average barely playable 3D & HD experience and should never be released as retail games; only downloadable, free if possible. That's not negotiable.

There you go. System Wars in a nutshell.

Somebody explain to this fool what admins said about the rating system here at GameSpot.

Yes. It's all about maths, grafx and being unbiased and scientific. AAA games on the HD twins are AAA. AA games on the PC are AAA games on the HD twins because of teh better grafx and higher standards. Wii AAA games are like A games on the HD twins because of teh horrible grafx and lower standards. PSP AAA games are AA games on teh Wii becuz teh lower standards and A on teh HD twins. AAA DS games are, like, 2.5/10 on the HD twins becuz of teh lower standards.

On the same note, 2D games are ALWAYS inferior. They can be gorgeous to look at and contain hundreds of hours of gameplay and replay value, but being 2D automatically makes them inferior to your average barely playable 3D & HD experience and should never be released as retail games; only downloadable, free if possible. That's not negotiable.

There you go. System Wars in a nutshell.

LordQuorthon

It sure is trolololo in here.

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

finalstar2007

Funny you say this. I gurantee you'd be going absoloutely nuts if you had played Fragile Dreams, Muramasa, Xenoblade, Last Story and Pandora. They're right up your street.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

The wii as a whole is a system filled with average/casual games.

shutdown_202

Funny you say this. I gurantee you'd be going absoloutely nuts if you had played Fragile Dreams, Muramasa, Xenoblade, Last Story and Pandora. They're right up your street.

Yes. It's all about maths, grafx and being unbiased and scientific. AAA games on the HD twins are AAA. AA games on the PC are AAA games on the HD twins because of teh better grafx and higher standards. Wii AAA games are like A games on the HD twins because of teh horrible grafx and lower standards. PSP AAA games are AA games on teh Wii becuz teh lower standards and A on teh HD twins. AAA DS games are, like, 2.5/10 on the HD twins becuz of teh lower standards.

On the same note, 2D games are ALWAYS inferior. They can be gorgeous to look at and contain hundreds of hours of gameplay and replay value, but being 2D automatically makes them inferior to your average barely playable 3D & HD experience and should never be released as retail games; only downloadable, free if possible. That's not negotiable.

There you go. System Wars in a nutshell.

LordQuorthon

Oh just play the damn games. They're really fun, regardless of your silly interchangable "standards".

Fun is fun, why should it matter what platform it's on to degrade this fact?

I actually think GS puts Nintendo games on a higher standard compared to most games.Eponique

Gamespot review standards.

They explain everything in there.

lundy86_4

From that particular Link.

We Rate Games According to the Current Standards of Their Platforms and Genres

Every gaming platform is different, especially in terms of its technical features. However, we believe high-quality gaming experiences are possible on all the gaming platforms that we cover. So we review games against the standards of their respective platforms by implicitly comparing them to other games on that same platform and, to a lesser extent, to other games in that genre. As a result, our ratings of games on different platforms are not intended to be directly compared to one another. However, relative comparisons do apply, so a game that scores poorly is a poor game by any standards, while a game that scores extremely high is an outstanding game by any standards.