THQ Trash-Talks the Wii

[Johnmw]

When I look at the Wii's wall at Gamestop, all I see is Imagine Babyz. I see where THQ is going with this.

Agreed but i can't see where the THQ guy is going he complains about the dross and then says he's going to give up on good games and add to the ocean of shinyprettyvapiduselessnessohlookicanpetacat, that the Wii is increasingly dominated by.

 

[the monopoly guy]

Did you know captain obvious often states the obvious? It's true!


We all know that the Wii and DS are shovelware magnets, but that is more of Nintendo's fault than anyone else's becuase they've been targeting casual gamers. Therefore developers are simply doing what Nintendo wants-which is make them more fat stacks of cash. So, it's really more of Nintendo doing a good job as far as making money goes. They don't care about the hardcore fans becuase they've learned that the money is with the casual gamers. That and people are greedy, and once you've got enough money to survive you will always want more and more money.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Poor developers making The Conduit. Everyone is watching them. If that game doesn't make it... backed by solid titles like House of the Dead, Madworld, Deadly Creatures, etc. the hope for 'core' games on the Wii is soon fading.

The Conduit seems to be the main one right now, but it's not like there aren't a large amount of them coming out in the next couple months to a year, another M being one of them, and a mature themed Zelda being another.

Oh THQ. You dare trash talk about the Wii when you are also responsible for it's shovelware.

-snip-

Their worst game is last.

That's why I like you Darkrai, too true.

Plus the amount of flaming and trash talking about the Wii is astounding, but I guess that's business as usual isn't it? I think next time I'm on a 360 thread I'll say something like 'the 360 is garbage anyway' and see who pipes up.

Wow you guys just eat up anything or anyone trash talking Nintendo.
THQ is basically bawwing that their game didn't sell well and feel the need to blame the console for it.

It's their own fault for failing to advertise the game adequately.

Everyone should read this post, nod with at least some form of mutual understanding, and close the thread.

Aside from that is the fact that THQ is creating a good heap of the shovelware already on the system. So why are they complaining?

THQ should pull their head from their confused horse and try more new, thoughtful gaming ideas instead of sheltering under their heap of shit in fear of loosing a few chips. After all, look at No More Heroes: how ridiculously popular it is, that it is 'hard core', and that the only real plot is a guy with a light saber eviscerating the same ten jobbers repeatedly. Gamer gold, that is.

Word.

That is all.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Oh THQ. You dare trash talk about the Wii when you are also responsible for it's shovelware.

-snip-

Their worst game is last.

That's why I like you Darkrai, too true.

Plus the amount of flaming and trash talking about the Wii is astounding, but I guess that's business as usual isn't it? I think next time I'm on a 360 thread I'll say something like 'the 360 is garbage anyway' and see who pipes up.

Most of the times, I bash the PS3 due to the fact the bash the 360 and the Wii. I own a 360 and if you bash it, I could care less. Most of the time, people bash about the RROD or the E74 error, and it doesn't bother me because Microsoft repairs the console for free and shipping is free as well. I was told from my cousin that the YLOD for the PS3 he had to pay to get it repaired.

 

[Aura Guardian]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

 

[Aura Guardian]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

Just like me with my 360. It's just there. I play it once a day. Mostly the Orange box. The Wii has all the games I want and I will be selling my copies of De blob and Deadly creatures.

 

[WraithGadra]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

 

[Sixties Spidey]

*ahem*

BULL. FUCKING. SHIT.

Especially when his company is the top producer of shovelware. Just let the Wii die. It was unique for a while until EVERYONE ELSE STARTED TO DO IT.

JESUS TAP-DANCING CHRIST.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

More than the amount of games on the Wii worth playing, that's for sure.

 

[WraithGadra]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

More than the amount of games on the Wii worth playing, that's for sure.

That's because there are more games, not by any inherent virtue of the respective consoles.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the Wii. But looking at the line up of games for it you'd be lying to say that it doesn't have far more than it's fair share of trash and shovel ware. It's just unfortunate that the one guy who stands up and says so works for one of the biggest producers of said tat.

 

[Julius M]

This is all just ridiculous. Some guy, who's company produces shovelware, complains that his unique IP doesn't sell as well as his companies' licensed games. What? Why should anyone care? Half the stuff on that shelf he was referring to was probably his.

If you're going to make a game about a scorpion and a tarantula, have better selling points than "Voiced by some famous actor you probably don't know" and ""A world of danger and discovery: Infiltrate the gloomy, thorn-filled labyrinth of the Brambles, home to gangs of wolf spiders and vicious black widows...all to reach your final, most dangerous destination: a creepy old gas station on a lonely desert road"

Make your games better and more VISIBLE, and you'll get results. Look at the Big gun commercials. Gears of War, Halo 3, etc. They pushed advertising up the wazoo. They didn't just take out a two page spread in Nintendo Power, they ADVERTISED, and hard. I haven't played Deadly Creatures, because I wasn't sure I'd like it. I've only seen the aforementioned two page spread. Spend money, make money, produce quality games. C'mon THQ, you USED to be cool...

I completely agree. Hell, I didn't even check out deadly creatures because I thought it was another shovel-game like the rest on the shelf.

It's like these people don't understand that a changing market means you have to advertise in different ways. Gamers nowadays aren't just the geeks who buy a new magazine every week and closely follow all the news. There is a huge market of people who just like gaming but aren't targeted in marketing. I haven't seen a single commercial for a Wii-game on my television outside of Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. Seriously, one game which sucked balls.

The market has changed, if you want to sell good games you must go at it in a different way. Being dissapointed that people who didn't even know your game existed didn't pick up your game is just retarded.

 

[Julius M]

Did you know captain obvious often states the obvious? It's true!


We all know that the Wii and DS are shovelware magnets, but that is more of Nintendo's fault than anyone else's becuase they've been targeting casual gamers. Therefore developers are simply doing what Nintendo wants-which is make them more fat stacks of cash. So, it's really more of Nintendo doing a good job as far as making money goes. They don't care about the hardcore fans becuase they've learned that the money is with the casual gamers. That and people are greedy, and once you've got enough money to survive you will always want more and more money.

Casual gamers are still willing to play good games. It's just that noone is telling which games are any good. Any console with such succes attracts shovelware, and it's up to the developers PR to get their good games stand out.

Casual gamers want quality as much as hardcore gamers, the only difference is that you have to make a game more accesible for casual gamers. They just aren't interested yet in a game that can't be picked up and played for half an hour without trouble. Things like Boom Blox or Smash Brothers can be played for half an hour or 6 hours in a row, and the key is that playing them for just half an hour doesn't make you feel like you haven't achieved anything much.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

THIS. FOR FUCK SAKE.

I've been saying that for so, so long. The PS2 is considered to be loved by all, and yet about 60 percent of the titles on it are garbage and shovelware (me and my friends said that the PlayStation was a whore console). But apparently people seemed to forget that when they talk about the PS2, bit odd isn't it?

 

[Sylocat]

Wow you guys just eat up anything or anyone trash talking Nintendo.
THQ is basically bawwing that their game didn't sell well and feel the need to blame the console for it.

It's their own fault for failing to advertise the game adequately.

Everyone should read this post, nod with at least some form of mutual understanding, and close the thread.

Aside from that is the fact that THQ is creating a good heap of the shovelware already on the system. So why are they complaining?

THQ should pull their head from their confused horse and try more new, thoughtful gaming ideas instead of sheltering under their heap of shit in fear of loosing a few chips. After all, look at No More Heroes: how ridiculously popular it is, that it is 'hard core', and that the only real plot is a guy with a light saber eviscerating the same ten jobbers repeatedly. Gamer gold, that is.

Hear here!

 

[Aura Guardian]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

THIS. FOR FUCK SAKE.

I've been saying that for so, so long. The PS2 is considered to be loved by all, and yet about 60 percent of the titles on it are garbage and shovelware (me and my friends said that the PlayStation was a whore console). But apparently people seemed to forget that when they talk about the PS2, bit odd isn't it?

Quite odd. But I agree with WraithGadra. The amount of shovelware on the Wii is nowhere near as high as the PS2.

 

[Aura Guardian]

God. Dammit. Why. Is. Everyone. So. Damn. Stupid. These. Days.

My head hurts...

That SecretTacoNinja is a question that can't be answered...yet.

 

[WraithGadra]

I'm proud to be a Wii owner. I love the Wii more than my X360. I can't wait for all those titles coming out soon.

You and me both...well you and me only Darkrai. When I eventually get my PS3 I doubt I'll love it as much as I have this console, but only time will tell.

A third proud Wii owner reporting in. I just picked up Boom Blox Bash Party and LIT, and I couldn't be having more fun by myself. I'm going to try to pick up No More Heroes and Deadly Creatures, and with plenty of other games in the pipeline (most awaited being Wii Sports Resort and Water Warfare), my Wii will be entertaining everyone in the house for a long time.

Also, to everyone lamenting about the amount of Wii shovelware, remember that the PS2 has over 1000 games released for it with more being made. How many of those do you think are worth playing?

THIS. FOR FUCK SAKE.

I've been saying that for so, so long. The PS2 is considered to be loved by all, and yet about 60 percent of the titles on it are garbage and shovelware (me and my friends said that the PlayStation was a whore console). But apparently people seemed to forget that when they talk about the PS2, bit odd isn't it?

Quite odd. But I agree with WraithGadra. The amount of shovelware on the Wii is nowhere near as high as the PS2.

In my experience, the prevailing logic is that it's ok for a game to be garbage as long as it at least attempts to appeal to the "hardcore" sensibilities. If a game attempts to appeal to "casuals", it will be crucified. If a game is garbage and attempts to appeal to "casuals", than nothing can save it from the oncoming fury it will endure.