Khushrenada, your going out of your way to defend this site, and this review, and it isn't neccesary.
Not really. I frequent this site a lot and it doesn't take much time to counter a lot of these arguments since most of them aren't really good points.
I'm glad NWR gave all those other amazing Nintendo games the scores they deserved. They should have done the same to this amazing game.
Again, should have is a subjective thing. I'm known on this site for disliking Super Mario Galaxy. If I'd worked for this site and had reviewed the game, I'd have given it a low score. And then I'd have probably gotten all these comments that people are giving Neal. But it's honestly how I feel about the game. As it is, I didn't review it and the people who have reviewed the game all gave it high scores. I know I'm in the minority about feeling that way about the game but I do and a second play through of it recently didn't change my opinion of it. I really like Mario games but for some reason, that particular game just didn't click with me.
Unfortunately, just like a painting, a song, a movie or TV show, people can see and hear the same thing and all have different viewpoints on it. In this case, Neal's viewpoint is different than others. You can disagree with it and if you want to bring up actual points from the game as to why it is the best Mario Kart yet, by all means, you are welcome to do so. But telling a person to change their opinion because everyone else thinks differently or it will hurt sales of a product is completely wrong.
About Yoshis new Island getting a 6, well I wasn't here to argue that review, and it wasn't on the same scale as this one. A six is low, should have been a 7.5.
They actually did two reviews on this site. One gave it a 6 and the other gave it a 7.5 (the magical number). So you see, you can relate with a review on this site. I guess the question is, if you'd give Yoshi's New Island a 7.5, what does that ranking mean to you?
And your sarcasm about the other games not selling consoles is inaccurate. All those games you mentioned did move consoles, just not as many as Nintendo would have wished for.
It wasn't really sarcasm. Nintendo has no doubt been hoping that any game they release for it will help kick start Wii U sales on to a better trajectory. But they haven't and even if Mario Kart 8 did get 100% reviews from the 9-10 range, I don't think it is going to do it either. If Nintendo's strategy is to hope that every game they release gets reviewed like that and it is their only plan to get the Wii U selling more units than expect Wii U sales to always be low because depending on 100% reviews for every game is not going to happen.
You would be suprised at the amount of people who decide not to purchase a game becouse of a metacritic score. Any negative review on any game impacts the sales of said video game, even if it's by a miniscule amount.
Than you know what? Those are the people you should be attacking and criticising. If people can't think for themselves and only buy things based on a number they see from a site, that's sad. As much as people keep accusing one another of a hive mentality in this argument, those are the individuals that are truly exhibiting it. 12 Years a Slave just won Best Picture. I disagree with that because I've seen the movie and I've also seen other movies released last year that I felt were better. But since it won Best Picture, am I going to change my mind on it? No, because I can think for myself and make decisions based on my likes and dislikes.
I already own a Wii U. A good or bad review of Mario Kart 8 isn't going to affect me or my purchase. I will buy it at some point because I do like Mario Kart games. I admit that I was disappointed in Mario Kart 7 so I do have some reservations about this game. But even if got 100% reviews in the 9-10 range, I'm not going to buy it Day 1. It's just like how I haven't bought Super Mario 3D World yet despite high ranking reviews but will at some point. Games can be bought and played at anytime. The idea that every review for a game should be positive so that Metacritic has a high score to encourage other people to then buy this game and console on the day or week of its release seems like a ridiculous statement. Do you really think there are millions of people that were just waiting to see if Mario Kart 8 would get an average of 9.2 and then they were going to drop down $300 and some dollars because that's what it took? I think people handle money differently. Moreover, if there are people that were waiting for Mario Kart 8 to come out and then buy the system, I doubt they will suddenly change their mind because of one review stating it is more of the same. Most likely, that's what such a person wants anyways. They're most likely still going to purchase it because it's what they've been waiting for and what they want. I highly doubt there are millions of people on the fence as to whether they will buy the Wii U in a couple weeks depending on how the Mario Kart 8 review number comes in at.
Again, this idea that reviewers should alter scores to support Nintendo and keep Metacritic scores high for more sales is flat out WRONG! Sony Pictures had a scandal years back where they made up a fictional movie reviewer to give terrible movies a good rating and quote they could put on movie posters and ads to try and counter the negative reviews they knew the film would get. Is that something that should be applauded? Is it a good idea to have reviews that lie to the public? If not, why is suddenly acceptable to have reviewers rate things higher than they feel just because other people may like it more or a company needs more sales? How is that justifiable?
A reviewer just gives their opinion and reasons for it. Some may agree and some may disagree but that's the point of it. It's just someone giving their thoughts and impressions on something. It allows you to hear another perspective from you own and maybe realize or appreciate things you didn't notice on your own. Just like how I didn't realize the Mona Lisa had no eyebrows until reading someone else's review on it. Making it their responsibility to increase or decrease sales is not the job of a reviewer. It may have an affect on sales but then that's the risk of having anything reviewed. That's why some movies aren't released to critics to be reviewed ahead of time. Studios recognize they're bad and want to keep critics from reviewing it negatively. Likewise, good movies can still get a negative review from some people. It happens.
Finally, you and others coming to this site are reacting to something for which we've yet to see the full context of. It's interesting how Karl posted the link to an old Wii review that got a lot of hate thrown at the reviewer for the game Pangya Golf. I'd honestly forgotten that game even existed. How many people are playing or talking about it today? Does anyone even care about it or still think it was the 9 or 10 that they claimed way back when? For all we know, a year from now, people might be complaining about how Mario Kart 8 was so disappointing. Or they might not. We'll find out over time as more people play it and assess it and compare it to other releases. But to come and say that this review and score is wrong right now is pointless because viewpoints change and it becomes easier to assess things with the passage of time than in the present. Honestly, I'd love to see how people coming in here and complaining about the review feel about the game in a year. I doubt we'll see any of you since you'll have moved on to the next crisis but it would be interesting, I think.
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