dark10x said:
How so?
It's an honest to god great looking Wii game and the first thing most comment are its visuals. You'll often find Wii fans claiming that visuals don't matter while I've always maintained that it is the entire package that matters most. When something on the Wii shows up with quality visuals (and this most certainly meets that criteria) everyone praises that aspect. If it truly didn't matter to them, why would they even comment on it? That's all.
I'm saying absolutely nothing negative about Mario. It looks incredible and sounds like it will be a truly fantastic game. I can't wait. I detest Nintendo for what they are doing to the industry, but I LOVE Mario. The Mario platformers remain some of my favorite games of all time and it's one series I could never ever ignore.
I'll retract the statement about console advocacy. However, while the graphic aspects are downplayed on wii games, there's a big difference between saying that graphics matter less and that it doesn't matter at all. Sure, there are a couple of hardcore wii nerds that will completely and utterly discount any significance of graphics whatsoever, I think you'll find that most fans of the console simply don't regard that aspect of gaming as important as a 360/ps3/PC fan necessarily.
Also, read my comments about my experience with the game; at the end of the day it'll be the art direction and the game's execution that defines the game and captures the audience, not the graphical horsepower. Mark my words.
Since you're a Mario fan, let me offer my congratulations; I think you'll love the game.
I completely disagree on the whole Nintendo/industry comment, but that's a conversation for another time and another thread.