Does the Wii have a crappy library?

Filed in archive Wii on May 4, 2008

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The chart above, prepared by a site called GameFunk, was compiled using data from GameRankings.com. It begs the question: is the Wii library terrible, or is something else happening here?

Put me, unsurprisingly, in the "something else" column. First, I know of more than a few Wii games that deserve better rankings and reviews but didn't get them. There is a real problem with casual games: competent but not "great" casual games get very low review scores. Compare that to competent but not great First Person Shooters, for instance. I think Prey is a good example. solid game. Maybe it isn't brilliant. Still going to bet solid reviews.

Whereas Carnival Games, which is fun but not brilliant, got almost univerally low reviews.

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Response from: J.B. (06/04/08 10:00am)

I'm sort of glad that all of these somewhat-low review scores are appearing for Wii titles. I figure that it might be the biggest catalyst to help us all stop and examine how games are reviewed, and re-evaluate what these scores really mean in terms of overall enjoyment... I know that, right now, I own more Wii titles than I ever thought that I would at this point in the whole lifecycle, and I can honestly say that I think that they're all pretty great! I don't think that I could put a numerical score on each of them, but maybe that sort of hardline scoring is an idea that is on its way out...

Response from: online games (05/05/09 7:58am)

I figure that it might be the biggest catalyst to help us all stop and examine how games are reviewed, and re-evaluate what these scores really mean in terms of overall enjoyment.

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