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4. Mario Party 8, (No. 31) Nintendo
Mario Party sells bucket loads, but we can't understand why. We know the Wii is all about appealing to a wider audience with fun, casual, easy to get into party-style games, but we can't see Mario Party 8 appealing to anyone, even the masochistic, rubbish game-loving among you. The core gameplay is dull, the mini-games are uninspired and the presentation is terrible. There must be a hell of a lot of die-hard Nintendo fans out there willing to put up with pap just to get a glimpse of Mario and co. That's the only thing we can think of that explains how Mario Party 8 has ended up the 31st highest selling game.
3. Transformers The Game, (No. 22) Activision
Say what you want about the movie (we enjoyed it actually) but the game is undeniably pants. Reinforcing the classic movie licensed game will be terrible mantra, Transformers the game is as close to a steaming pile of cow dung as any game we've played in the last few years. That it's ended up selling enough copies to make it into 2007's top 50 is not only a travesty for electronic entertainment, but a travesty for the human race (and a triumph for game marketing and promotional movie tie-ins).
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ejamer wrote at 18:53 on 27 March 2008
Wow, pretty terrible choice for a top pick.
You criticize a game that you haven't even played... so why did you buy it? There is no shame in a fun (albeit very simple) game that is priced to move selling well - and there is no shame in admitting that Wii Play is better than many similarly priced downloadable games available on any current-gen console. Not every mini-game on the disc is great, but several are worthy of significant replay. A $10 investment hardly seems unreasonable, and making decent games an impulse purchase instead of a major decision is a brilliant business strategy.
Did some people buy Wii Play just because it was a Wii remote pack-in? Sure. But if the actual game wasn't worth playing then most people would've ended up buying remotes without the game included... you do realize that they sell remotes *without* the game included, right?
Oh, it's also worth noting that PES 2008 on Wii is actually a great game. Not as pretty or traditional as the PS3/360 versions, but very innovative and playable. Of course, not many "gamers" have probably bothered to try.
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That said, I think you need to add Carnival Games to the list. A poorman's imitation of Wii Play that sells for full retail and doesn't include any pack-in? And apparently it's sold over a milliion copies so far...
Token wrote at 14:28 on 28 March 2008
You...didn't even PLAY Wii Play? What was the point of spending an extra $10 on the remote then? Sure, when the Wii first came out, Wii Play was the only way you were getting a second remote, but now they're easy to get.
Transformers sold so well because little kids begged their parents for the game. The movie was a giant success and with the amount of kids that saw it, it makes sense that they would want to play the game.
Your other choices...Well, you wasted $10 on a remote, so I don't really feel a need to challenge you.