Skyrim definitely became more popular and had longer lasting coverage by the media and the fanbase than Skyward Sword did. Viral videos about Skyrim spread around, while Skyward Sword doesn't even get that many Let's Plays.
Skyrim simply connected more with people.
Yeah, I can't complain one bit about Skyrim winning. I love Elder Scrolls games almost as much as I do the Zelda series, so I can see how Skyrim could win.
And I completely forgot about Giantbomb pulling that stunt with Skyward Sword.
It reminds me of when I stopped listening to 1Up's podcasts when Luke Sm!th would shit-up lots of their episodes with his Wii bashing; he openly wished for third-party status, calling his Wii a "Zelda playing machine." In very stark-as-can-be contrast, one would
never, ever hear a gaming media personality wishing for the equivalent for MS or Sony.
I pretty much gave-up on the main sites' podcasts after 1Up's nonsense. Matt Cassamassina leaving IGN was the final nail in that coffin. The majors either looked down their snooty, elitist noses to Nintendo content - or they outright lied and claimed that there wasn't enough subject matter to discuss every week, instead electing to discuss in detail the different weapons in the FPS-of-the-week.
What kills me is that every week, there are several Nintendo-centric podcasts that fill over an hour of fresh discussion. Out the window goes that "there's nothing to talk about Nintendo-wise" argument!
I find it pretty interesting that, right around when I gave-up on the major sites, fan-run Nintendo-centric podcasts began to spring-up around the internet. Apparently, for some reason strange reason, Nintendo fans were seeking podcast programming
elsewhere. Very interesting, eh?
I do not see this as mere coincidence.
I don't really care if anyone has a bias.
As long as it's known and they're not trying to trick people for whatever reason, it's fine. I'm not going to listen to Jeff Gerstmann about Mortal Kombat games because he loves them too much to be objective.
No one looking for an unbiased opinion on Mortal Kombat games should listen to me because I hate them a lot.
Exactly!
Don't profess to be a site "for gamers" and then proceed to alienate a huge population of gamers because they like something you don't.
I have no problem with fanboys, as I am one myself (and I
don't apologize for it). But I do have a problem with fanboy journalists who try to pass themselves off as Neutrals. Just be honest about it so that I don't have to waste my time.