37 per cent of Wii games released from January to June 2009 were not reviewed, according to Jesse Divnich, director of analyst services at Electronic Entertainment Design and Research.
While he said that all consoles showed a rise in the number of unreviewed games compared to the same period in 2008, Divnich told Industry Gamers that the Wii had the most significant increase, up 12 per cent year-on-year. In comparison, Xbox 360 games not reviewed grew from zero to three per cent, and PS3 games from two to nine per cent. The analyst noted that unreviewed titles across the three platforms were all casual-targeted games.
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Divnich said that the average review score for Wii games had jumped from 60 to 66 per cent in one year. "Does the data debunk the theory that Wii games are improving? No, not necessarily," he argued. "Wii games are improving. It is just coming at the cost of not reviewing the increase in casual and low-budget titles. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will likely trend a similar statistic in the years to come, as the increase in their installed base and the expansion of their demographics, due to price cuts, will likely draw in more developers who release casual and low-budget titles."
Remember the old Nintendo "Seal of Quality"? Did Satoru Iwata club it to death?
Common misconception about that is that it has nothing to do with the quality of the games, its a guarantee that when you put the Disc in you machine it won't blow it up and so forth... shame MS couldn't have that for the 360 lol!
Honestly though who the hell pays these people to come up with useless & pointless facts all day long?
Remember the old Nintendo "Seal of Quality"? Did Satoru Iwata club it to death?
Common misconception about that is that it has nothing to do with the quality of the games, its a guarantee that when you put the Disc in you machine it won't blow it up and so forth... shame MS couldn't have that for the 360 lol!
Yup. It was just a guarentee. They just worded it in a confusing way.
It's the same as when the original PlayStation was a massive success. The average review scores for that machine were around the 35% mark, if I remember correctly, but as with the Wii, there were still plenty of good games. It's just the price of success.
At least his fanboyism is somewhat justified. His system of choice actually has good features and games. True fanboyism is blindly defending what is clearly a pathetic excuse for a broken toy, not to mind a games console, which has no good games and is quite simply a disgrace in every way.
It's the same as when the original PlayStation was a massive success. The average review scores for that machine were around the 35% mark, if I remember correctly, but as with the Wii, there were still plenty of good games. It's just the price of success.
they are talking about games not reviewed. not the scores the reviews got...
and i guarantee, the average review score of ps1 games was not 35%.
there would have to be hundreds of games scoring like 10% to drag the games that got 90% down.
most games wouldnt have been lower than 50%. so your talking balls, as well as spouting off s**te. clearly you havent read the article... never mind not reading the article - you didnt even manage to read the headline properly... fool.
"if i remember correctly" pulling stuff out your arse. you've been exposed.
At least his fanboyism is somewhat justified. His system of choice actually has good features and games. True fanboyism is blindly defending what is clearly a pathetic excuse for a broken toy, not to mind a games console, which has no good games and is quite simply a disgrace in every way.
Ok candidate for stupidist post of the week (and clearly justifying their own fanboyism) so many idiotic remarks in there it not worth the time reading them all....
At least his fanboyism is somewhat justified. His system of choice actually has good features and games. True fanboyism is blindly defending what is clearly a pathetic excuse for a broken toy, not to mind a games console, which has no good games and is quite simply a disgrace in every way.
More c**k spouted from yourself. Deluded fanboyism is never justified, you moron. I wouldn't say the 360 is high end gear either. As a matter of fact, the Wii is way more sturdy piece of kit. Everything about the Xbox is screams pure cheap! Even down to its crappy loading tray. And that's how M$ do everything: cheap and simple which leads to problems. Oh dear...
Still though, I think that the companies that release all that crap should be shut down. If only it was that simple
At least his fanboyism is somewhat justified. His system of choice actually has good features and games. True fanboyism is blindly defending what is clearly a pathetic excuse for a broken toy, not to mind a games console, which has no good games and is quite simply a disgrace in every way.
I find it utterly hilarious that one of the five people that have actually been dumb enough to buy a PSP Go is commenting on other peoples console purchasing decisions.
Basically, the reason for so many Wii games going unreviewed is both down to shear numbers of games being released and the fact that many are just overly terrible. As a reviewer myself, I've had to review many titles for the Wii that are so shockingly bad that they wouldn't even have been able to find a home on the PS1. Because there are so many quick cash-ins released, many of them go unreviewed because the developers don't bother to send out review copies because they know their game isn't going to get a good score. They'd rather just push the game to market and hope many unsuspecting consumers will simply pick up the game unbeknown as to what atrocities are on the disc.
Trust me when I say though that we're not missing out on anything by having 37% of Wii games going unreviewed.
Well I bought Popup Pirates for the Wii for my nipper and it was s**t.
Had I bought a Wii magazine first though, it would probably have cost more than the popup pirate game, so I feel possibly vindicated.
The dance mat games are really good on the Wii though, and our family love the rest of the games we have. So if some fanboy thinks the Wii is rubbish, I would just like to point out that I have a wife and kids whereas you probably wank off into a sock every night, you silly little man.
Um, anyway. Popup Pirates is s**t. You can have that review for free.
Well I bought Popup Pirates for the Wii for my nipper and it was s**t.
Had I bought a Wii magazine first though, it would probably have cost more than the popup pirate game, so I feel possibly vindicated.
The dance mat games are really good on the Wii though, and our family love the rest of the games we have. So if some fanboy thinks the Wii is rubbish, I would just like to point out that I have a wife and kids whereas you probably wank off into a sock every night, you silly little man.
Um, anyway. Popup Pirates is s**t. You can have that review for free.
Well I bought Popup Pirates for the Wii for my nipper and it was s**t.
Had I bought a Wii magazine first though, it would probably have cost more than the popup pirate game, so I feel possibly vindicated.
The dance mat games are really good on the Wii though, and our family love the rest of the games we have. So if some fanboy thinks the Wii is rubbish, I would just like to point out that I have a wife and kids whereas you probably wank off into a sock every night, you silly little man.
Um, anyway. Popup Pirates is s**t. You can have that review for free.
Well said. The Wii isn't for me, but I can see it's appeal. Although I may still get one depending on the next Zelda game, I can't wait to see what Nintendo have in store after the Wii.
Correct, but fanboyism is only deluded when the system has no redeeming features whatsoever. Pay attention. Xbox 360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys actually have some valid reasons to become fanboys. Great systems with tons of features and quality games. Wii fanboys do not, because the system offers nothing. What are they going to boast about? Piles of s**tty shovelware? The fact that their controller doesn't work most of the time? The fact that they are still playing last-gen games? They haven't got a leg to stand on.
I find it utterly hilarious that one of the five people that have actually been dumb enough to buy a PSP Go is commenting on other peoples console purchasing decisions.
What's wrong with buying a PSP go? You like the Wii, so you're not allowed to pass judgment where actual games consoles are concerned. I can comfortably afford it, and it's an improvement over the original PSP in every way. But again, you like the Wii. If that thing sets your standards for quality, then the PSP is basically God. You wouldn't know a real games console if it kicked you in the face.
This has gone on long enough, time to lay it down in black and white: If you think the Wii is good, you are simply wrong. That's it. You have no clue what gaming is about if you think the experience the Wii provides is anything close. Notice how the people that like the Wii are a tiny minority here on CVG? That's because most of us are gamers, and no self-respecting gamer would stand for it. If you think the Wii is good, you're just flat-out wrong. End of story.
Correct, but fanboyism is only deluded when the system has no redeeming features whatsoever. Pay attention. Xbox 360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys actually have some valid reasons to become fanboys. Great systems with tons of features and quality games. Wii fanboys do not, because the system offers nothing. What are they going to boast about? Piles of s**tty shovelware? The fact that their controller doesn't work most of the time? The fact that they are still playing last-gen games? They haven't got a leg to stand on.
I find it utterly hilarious that one of the five people that have actually been dumb enough to buy a PSP Go is commenting on other peoples console purchasing decisions.
What's wrong with buying a PSP go? You like the Wii, so you're not allowed to pass judgment where actual games consoles are concerned. I can comfortably afford it, and it's an improvement over the original PSP in every way. But again, you like the Wii. If that thing sets your standards for quality, then the PSP is basically God. You wouldn't know a real games console if it kicked you in the face.
This has gone on long enough, time to lay it down in black and white: If you think the Wii is good, you are simply wrong. That's it. You have no clue what gaming is about if you think the experience the Wii provides is anything close. Notice how the people that like the Wii are a tiny minority here on CVG? That's because most of us are gamers, and no self-respecting gamer would stand for it. If you think the Wii is good, you're just flat-out wrong. End of story.
I have not posted on this website for over a year but am a regular reader. This comment has p**sed me off that much I felt that I needed to.
You are such a c**k its unbelievable. I like my Wii a hell of a lot and have been for a long time. I have been gaming since nes days and what because i dont think the wii is crap i must be wrong. f**k off.
Please just explain why someone like myself who likes platformers and adventure games should pick the Xbox instead, and before you list many 1st person shooters or driving games as great games i dont like them where else am i meant to go?
Labeling all Wii owners mindless is completely idiotic. I am sure there are some hidden gems among the abundance of casual games. Not to mention games that are obviously quality Mario, Zelda etc.
However I'd be willing to bet that the majority of Wii/DS owners are mindless casual gamers. Unfortunately the casual gamers are going to be exploited by crappy games and lifestyle marketing campaigns. This has given the console a bad image to the self proclaimed hardcore gamers. I don't think Nintendo will or should give a f**k though.
Correct, but fanboyism is only deluded when the system has no redeeming features whatsoever. Pay attention. Xbox 360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys actually have some valid reasons to become fanboys. Great systems with tons of features and quality games. Wii fanboys do not, because the system offers nothing. What are they going to boast about? Piles of s**tty shovelware? The fact that their controller doesn't work most of the time? The fact that they are still playing last-gen games? They haven't got a leg to stand on.
I find it utterly hilarious that one of the five people that have actually been dumb enough to buy a PSP Go is commenting on other peoples console purchasing decisions.
What's wrong with buying a PSP go? You like the Wii, so you're not allowed to pass judgment where actual games consoles are concerned. I can comfortably afford it, and it's an improvement over the original PSP in every way. But again, you like the Wii. If that thing sets your standards for quality, then the PSP is basically God. You wouldn't know a real games console if it kicked you in the face.
This has gone on long enough, time to lay it down in black and white: If you think the Wii is good, you are simply wrong. That's it. You have no clue what gaming is about if you think the experience the Wii provides is anything close. Notice how the people that like the Wii are a tiny minority here on CVG? That's because most of us are gamers, and no self-respecting gamer would stand for it. If you think the Wii is good, you're just flat-out wrong. End of story.
That has to be the single most stupid post I've ever had the misfortune to read.
This is no suprise. The Wii is a steaming pile of crap that increases in size with each s**tty release.
Can't knock Nintendo for making money off anyone stupid enough to invest money in them, good on 'em.
Oh look another Idiotic post for the day!
Whats really stupid is that sad people with obviously little going on in there life can spend there day finding news articules about a console they don't own or like and post endless streams of pointless moronic mindless uneducated cr@p to make them feel better about their console of choice. Very sad indeed, oh well...
Clearly the PSPgo! will become the PSPSTOP!! Sure, its one man's opinion but all the signs are there for its failure.
As for features of other consoles. Well, the PS3 has good features but what does the 360 have? It plays DVDs and then what? Oh, all those apps you have to pay for when you can have it for free already via a PC and use them more conveniently? Surely not?
Do you not realise how stupid you look with your psots? The PSPap has about one good game - Tekken - and its better to get it on the PS3. The rest of the games I can play on my PS2. No one buys games for the PSP anyway and its features are done better on other devices Surely that says enough...
downloadable games are often more expensive than the UMD equivalent.
That's it? Wow. Irrelevant, because I don't buy pre-owned. The developers deserve my money, not GameStop. So I'll be paying retail price either way. Honestly your argument is pretty ridiculous, I don't see any genuine reason why someone, price permitting, wouldn't prefer to own the best version of a system. I spent a grand total of 100 euro for a brand new redesigned PSP and got 4 free games as well. Perfectly reasonable.
I like my Wii a hell of a lot and have been for a long time. I have been gaming since nes days and what because i dont think the wii is crap i must be wrong. f**k off.
Sorry mate, but if the shoe fits... Ok so you've been gaming since the NES years. Problem is you've now lowered your standards while I, and most other gamers, refuse to. At what point did broken controls and terrible games become acceptable to you? You deserve better, and better is readily available, in the form of PS3s and Xbox 360s. Hell, better was available last gen in the from of the Gamecube. Most of it's games were actually functional. Imagine that.
So why do you settle for the Wii when you could have a PS3 or 360? They are undeniably better in every conceivable way. Even the most delusional Wii fan can't argue that the games on those systems are miles ahead in terms of production values and overall gameplay. They're constantly making the effort to innovate and improve, while Nintendo sits there stagnant, pumping out useless mini-games. Why settle for so much less?
Don't love it, nor do I particularly dislike it either. I honestly couldn't care less mate. It doesn't bother me in the slightest, not due to the fact that it's Sony, but because... well because I genuinely don't give a toss about a couple of quid.
You seem to be very concerned about it though, thanks for looking out for me.
At what point did broken controls and terrible games become acceptable to you? You deserve better, and better is readily available, in the form of PS3s and Xbox 360s. Hell, better was available last gen in the from of the Gamecube. Most of it's games were actually functional. Imagine that.
So why do you settle for the Wii when you could have a PS3 or 360? They are undeniably better in every conceivable way. Even the most delusional Wii fan can't argue that the games on those systems are miles ahead in terms of production values and overall gameplay. They're constantly making the effort to innovate and improve, while Nintendo sits there stagnant, pumping out useless mini-games. Why settle for so much less? oh dear you really are
This whole post says all thats needed to know about you and thats as little as possible!!
Don't love it, nor do I particularly dislike it either. I honestly couldn't care less mate. It doesn't bother me in the slightest, not due to the fact that it's Sony, but because... well because I genuinely don't give a toss about a couple of quid.
You seem to be very concerned about it though, thanks for looking out for me.
It's not just 'a couple of quid' though is it?
Add on the fact you're paying more for the Go than for a regular PSP (there's a £70 difference on Amazon, for example), and then the premium on the downloadable games (say £5 each), and that 'couple of quid' suddenly becomes a bit expensive when someone's looking at buying one of the two....
Hell, by the time you've bought a Go and a few games, you could have bought an extra PSP 3000 with the money you've thrown away.
But that's your choice, if you're happy to waste it, who the hell is anybody to try and tell you you're a fool for doing so.
I doubt there will be that many new games I want to buy to be honest... I mostly want to get old ones that I missed out on. Castlevania, Metal Slug and the like. Seriously though, as I've said I really, really don't care! I wont be buying PSP games very frequently either so it's not a big deal.
By the way I know you from before today and you're a sound chap, I like you. Same to ParmaViolet and a few others... I wont be holding any grudges after this thread. Hopefully you'll do the same, altohugh I can't expect much after some of the crap I came out with during some of my more rage-fueled posts.
Anyhow this concludes my participation in this particular thread. Good day.
What the sheet!? Someone (anyone) apologising on CVG forums. I thought I'd never see the day.
Anyway, I'm staying with a dude whose little brother has just come to visit him and their dad for a week after moving to Australia with his mum. He's been playing x360 almost the entire time straight and he has his dad in knots because dad wants to spend more time with his absent kid instead of watching him play left4dead and having no idea of how to join in. The wii would be slightly better in this respect, I just hope I can still play whatever the crap it is my kids will be playing in the future and not looking on in impotency. Then again I could just not buy them anything
downloadable games are often more expensive than the UMD equivalent.
That's it? Wow. Irrelevant, because I don't buy pre-owned. The developers deserve my money, not GameStop. So I'll be paying retail price either way. Honestly your argument is pretty ridiculous, I don't see any genuine reason why someone, price permitting, wouldn't prefer to own the best version of a system. I spent a grand total of 100 euro for a brand new redesigned PSP and got 4 free games as well. Perfectly reasonable.
I like my Wii a hell of a lot and have been for a long time. I have been gaming since nes days and what because i dont think the wii is crap i must be wrong. f**k off.
Sorry mate, but if the shoe fits... Ok so you've been gaming since the NES years. Problem is you've now lowered your standards while I, and most other gamers, refuse to. At what point did broken controls and terrible games become acceptable to you? You deserve better, and better is readily available, in the form of PS3s and Xbox 360s. Hell, better was available last gen in the from of the Gamecube. Most of it's games were actually functional. Imagine that.
So why do you settle for the Wii when you could have a PS3 or 360? They are undeniably better in every conceivable way. Even the most delusional Wii fan can't argue that the games on those systems are miles ahead in terms of production values and overall gameplay. They're constantly making the effort to innovate and improve, while Nintendo sits there stagnant, pumping out useless mini-games. Why settle for so much less?
And as always you seem to just have put your opinion on me as if your right. Why are you not answering the hard part of my response to you. I do not like FPS or driving games, why should i choose the xbox 360 when it has nothing to offer me. The new banjo is nothing like its predecessors. My PS3 has taken care of me a little bit with Ratchet & Clank but that is about it.
Now please clever dick explain with examples of games i may like why i should spend the majority of time on my other apparently superior consoles. That is if you capable of doing so.
And sorry mate you say nobody leaps to the defense of the wii, but i seem to see a bit of support. What is see is you as a one man band defending that lovely psp go of yours, ironic eh?
So why do you settle for the Wii when you could have a PS3 or 360? They are undeniably better in every conceivable way. Even the most delusional Wii fan can't argue that the games on those systems are miles ahead in terms of production values and overall gameplay. They're constantly making the effort to innovate and improve, while Nintendo sits there stagnant, pumping out useless mini-games. Why settle for so much less?
The best of the Wii's games are better than the others. Look at the 'best' of the Xbox: Halo 3 (dull), GoW games (broken and soon dull, turd), CoD 3456 (dull), GTA 4(fun for a while and then soon very dull and a game that's not even finished). Bar GTA, these are all the same types of game! Sod your production values! What about testing the game before its released?? GTA and the GoW are broken beyond belief!
And lower yourself to 'our' level?? You really must have picked that as a way to get at people. You're way beloew everyone, along with yoyr PSPgo!ing down (lame pun but so what).
Get a grip you complete moron. Its actually s**te like the 360 that's putting me off games since fun has gone out of thw window and everyone's making 'me too' games
Oh dear god. That was brilliant. Someone so f**king stupid as to slate the wii and then annonce to the world they're going to buy a PSP go! takes all credibility of any argument you might come up with in the future as throws it right out the bloody window.
SVD as usual your a real gem of s**te. Considering your general love for all things sony you should probably go and have a look at how much shovelware there was on both the ps1 and 2. The only reason the PS3 doesn't is becasue it doesn't have a big enough marketshare to make it viable.
The wii on the otherhand is the perfect place for it. Its cheap to produce games for and relatively easy. Thats why there are an awful lot of ports of PS2 shovelware on the machine. So basically the wiis greatest problem is that it has to put up with a load of s**t that was originally on sonys machine.
However becasue the wii is cheap and easy to develop for it does also allows for some truely original and innovative games to be made for it because the risks are lower.
And the whole nintendo selling out thing is a complete load of twaddle. Nintendo have always made games that appeal to pretty much everyone. The wii series of games might not be zelda, but they've still great fun to play and solid titles in thier own right.
If it was up to loasers like you all they'd be is fpss and shooters. Yay another meatheaded marine gunning down insert generic alien/ marine/ terrorist here.
At least his fanboyism is somewhat justified. His system of choice actually has good features and games. True fanboyism is blindly defending what is clearly a pathetic excuse for a broken toy, not to mind a games console, which has no good games and is quite simply a disgrace in every way.
No good games? How the hell do you work that one out you complete moron. - At the time of writing this, both Gamerankings and Metacritic have 90 Wii games rated at 80% and over, and that including a few of the highest rated games this gen, and not including all the classic retro VC stuff. - You are obviously doing what all Sony fanboys conveniently do. Judging the quality of the Wii on its shovelware and not its better games.
I own a PS3 and 360 also. My Wii games collection at least rivals those games I own on the other consoles. - For me, nothing touches Mario Galaxy this gen. Well, so far anyway.
I think you need to take a step back and realise how bitter and twisted your posts are. Go and chill out.
Funny you should point that out Carterlink...Just as you said I went to check on Metacritic and Wii has 65 games 80 or above and the PS3 has 128 game 80 and above and 360 has 170!!!
Thanks for pointing that out to us...
Oh as it happens the highest scoring Wii game IS galaxy with 97...PS3 and Xbox GTA4 with 98...
Not that scores mean anything to us gamers but seening as how you like pointin thinks out...
Funny you should point that out Carterlink...Just as you said I went to check on Metacritic and Wii has 65 games 80 or above and the PS3 has 128 game 80 and above and 360 has 170!!!
Thanks for pointing that out to us...
Oh as it happens the highest scoring Wii game IS galaxy with 97...PS3 and Xbox GTA4 with 98...
Not that scores mean anything to us gamers but seening as how you like pointin thinks out...
I think you'll find that you have counted wrong. Go and look at Gamerankings again, if you can be bothered. I stand by the 90. - And regardless of how many the PS3 or 360 may have, it's still, according to professional reviewers, 90 good games worth a purchase on Wii. That is all I was pointing out in my original post, not comparing with other consoles. - For what it's worth though, you can bet your life that those 90 games will have far more variety and cover more genres than those 128 games on the PS3.
Let me make this absolutely clear. I do not make game purchases solely on the basis of looking at magazine scores. - I was just pointing out the complete falsity of his original statement.
And we'll see in about ten years time which game is looked back on as a genuine classic, Galaxy or GTA4 (which even now, many reviewers admit to overhyping and overscoring.)
Funny you should point that out Carterlink...Just as you said I went to check on Metacritic and Wii has 65 games 80 or above and the PS3 has 128 game 80 and above and 360 has 170!!!
Thanks for pointing that out to us...
Oh as it happens the highest scoring Wii game IS galaxy with 97...PS3 and Xbox GTA4 with 98...
Not that scores mean anything to us gamers but seening as how you like pointin thinks out...
I think you'll find that you have counted wrong. Go and look at Gamerankings again, if you can be bothered. I stand by the 90. - And regardless of how many the PS3 or 360 may have, it's still, according to professional reviewers, 90 good games worth a purchase on Wii. That is all I was pointing out in my original post, not comparing with other consoles. - For what it's worth though, you can bet your life that those 90 games will have far more variety and cover more genres than those 128 games on the PS3.
Let me make this absolutely clear. I do not make game purchases solely on the basis of looking at magazine scores. - I was just pointing out the complete falsity of his original statement.
And we'll see in about ten years time which game is looked back on as a genuine classic, Galaxy or GTA4 (which even now, many reviewers admit to overhyping and overscoring.)
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MADE ME COUNT (!!!) the scores on Game Rankings...It is 65 give or take one or two...NWM, what does it matter...!!!
I didn't 'make' you do anything. You have a mind of your own. - It doesn't matter in the slightest to me, but even if you take your lowest count of 65 (which is wrong by the way), it's still 65 'good' games.- Falloutwarchief said there were none. I was just making a point.
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Good post, my man.
