Stop whining about nostalgia

Gamers are so predictable. Whenever they listen to songs from games they played when they were younger, they go through their predictable routine of talking or typing how good games used to be and how bad they are now, and state the obvious by saying that gameplay is more important than graphics. We get it already: companies should just stop making new consoles, and video games should never change. Change happens all the time, get used to it. Besides, your dwelling on the past and bias towards games you played when you were younger is (hopefully) getting on the nerves of many. As you might already know, I do not have less potential favor for video games I own more recently. Not being biased is your first step towards being a credible reviewer. Also, stop comparing your favorite Nintendo games to the Halo series. I am not for Halo, but it just sounds childish.

The Wii gets a lot of negative criticism from nostalgia-obsessed gamers. It is not a bad system at all. In fact, it is an excellent idea that has not been living up to near its full potential. The console has everything it needs, from a wide variety of settings to neat controllers, but the console is in trouble because the download titles are more popular than the discs. That is how you know a console is in trouble. There is nothing wrong with good graphics or motion controls. To me, the execution of games matters. If the game is not well executed, the gimmicks and extras do not matter. But if the game is good, nifty features give it even more of a boost. Nintendo knows that if they keep playing the nostalgia card, gamers are going to get angry and go on their "this is rehashed and rushed" rants. Unfortunately, most reviewers think whatever they say is right, period (this is one of those things where people go "that applies to other people, not me and my friends" without even checking). Nintendo knows that in order to win and prevent those rants, they have no other direction to go than forward, so that is what they are going to do.