The journalist who wrote the original story probably had the "Its cool to hate Wii" mentality.
...and they also sold more units than the other HD consoles.
So much for the Nintendo Wii being doomed this holiday season.
Mighty fine example of uninformed and delusional journalism
You expected a
1)brand new franchise with
2)Unknown characters
3)Set in a black & white universe
4)with over the top violence
5)accompanied by a plot which tweens probably wouldn't understand to sky rocket on the sales chart?
seriously MadWorld is best compared to an indie cult classic (Okami, No More Heroes) and not a hollywood production (Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil).
what do you consider a Mature game?
People just want to play FUN games that appeal to them.
The genre, how many players online or how many polygons the console can push are secondary to fun.
Its really simple
Graphic whores and 24/7 online gaming geeks hate the Wii.
"Hardcore" really is just a lame title geeks came up to make their hobby sound more mature to their friends.
I have faith that Retro could do the Zelda series proud.
Would be even better if it was a collaboration between both teams!
Fun with a Capital F!
Hmm...why are there so many of these fanboy articles popping up?
Gamers who don't own a Wii must be getting awfully jealous lately!
E3 can't come any sooner!
Graphics whores or not... PS3 games tht strive for photorealistic graphics still give me the Uncanny Valley feeling.
Core gaming dying because of Nintendo?
Realistically the company has been making some of the best videogames way before this silly label of "Hardcore Gamer" was invented.
C'mon the reason why working adult gamers are buying the Wii with their salaries is because they have lived long enough to see the 8 bit to 128 bit system wars. Most teenagers who avoid the Wii like the plague are those who have been sucked into the whole "Wii is for children and ...
Call the public uninformed for loving the Wii console but the fact remains that there are people enjoying the console and its lineup. So please take your Wii hate videos elsewhere... its so 2008.