rumor: retailers say no to mini games collections for wii

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It's about time someone at least semi-official spoke up against the pathetic amounts of shovelware on Ninty systems. Unfortunately, crappy mini-game collections are but a small percentage of the shovelware problem.

I think the biggest problem is that there is a sucker born every minute, but they take years to die.
 

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Yeah there's gonna be a ton of exceptions to this rule. In fact, I think it was poorly thought out. Just say no to the Imagine games instead.
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I think this is a bit too little too late. I'm not sure every release needs to be AAA, but there's no need for 75% of the minigame $20 bargain bin crap, Imagine, Babyz, Horsez, etc. None. Look over @ Metacritic at the decent games available for Wii compared to PS3 and 360. And I mean percentage of games per console/by aggregate score. It's sad really.
 

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hey maybe if no one buys them then nintendo will stop releasing them....
There's so much crap on the wii and the ds.....if a company would just take of all this crap they produce, throw it away and put some effort into at least one good game then maybe they'd actually sell something instead wasting time, money and resources on this bull crap!
 

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jesterscourt said:
Look over @ Metacritic at the decent games available for Wii compared to PS3 and 360.
you can either choose from the crappy sw shit on the wii OR mainly shooters and button mashers on the 360/ps3 it's a dead loss both ways. this gen IMO is the worst yet for ALL the consoles and even the PC. gaming is being replaced with online being more important than actual gameplay BS and i DON'T LIKE IT!
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Pretty good move. In my opinion, I think the Wii is f#cked up, well not about the graphics or something like that. Becaus of all the casual games wich one of them is fun, bt now almost or maybe the most of the games on wii are casual and shovelware titles.
 

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Wouldn't it be funny if you guys could tell the difference between actual shovelware (shoe-string budget shelf filling bullshit) and NICHE GIRL/KID GAMES (the Imagine series, some of which have received GOOD reviews, indicating NON shovelware) but no, let's feed the anti nintendo fanboys by lumping all the niche girl titles with the shovelware.

Carnival Games is NOT shovelware, despite it's mediocrity.

Sorry if "girl games" is sexist, I don't know how else to classify them
 

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I have no problem with games aimed at young girls as long as the game is actually well made. Unfortunately, 90% of said games aren't. Have you ever tried playing some of these games? They think putting a pony in the game is all they have to do. The rest of the game is slapped on. Doesn't matter that said pony controls like a German tank around the obstacles, because it has a pony in it.
 

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jumpman17 said:
I have no problem with games aimed at young girls as long as the game is actually well made. Unfortunately, 90% of said games aren't. Have you ever tried playing some of these games? They think putting a pony in the game is all they have to do. The rest of the game is slapped on. Doesn't matter that said pony controls like a German tank around the obstacles, because it has a pony in it.

Well, such games don't exist, right? Or do you have some kind of example? And after all, it's just a matter of taste right?
 

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Bladexdsl said:
Sanderino said:
Well, such games don't exist, right??

look at pretty much 80% of the ds games are horse garbage they pretty much release a new fucking horse game every week!
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Haha no, I don't mean those games, but games like, theo ne I quoted. I tought he said something about a horse game, but actually good or osmething like that. I dunno anymore..
 

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