Developer: Mags will go out of business if they diss Wii
- August 24, 2007 13:45 PM PST
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During the Best Selling Games panel at this week's GCDC, developers sounded off on Wii, the role of journalism in games, and the segmentation of gamers due to increased interest in casual gaming.
"Gotta respect the waggle" says Wii
"Let's say the Wii takes over the world. Just naturally, the traditional magazines -- if they stick to their current position of slightly dissing it -- will simply go out of business," said Julian Eggebrecht, presdient of Factor 5's who is most recently responsible for the release of Lair on PS3.
While discussing the impact of reviews to a game's ultimate commercial success, Eggebrecht added, "If on the other hand the market stays as diverse as it is right now, which is actually quite exciting I think, then there just might be room for a more hardcore press which will potentially drift further away from the casual side, and a casual press which appreciates what companies like Nintendo are doing."
While specifically addressing review scores, Stormfront's Don Daglow maintained the importance of rating a game based on who it's intended for as opposed to a reviewers preferred tastes.
"Games are being aimed at a wider range of audiences, and what I see many journalists now trying to do, is to judge on the basis of the audience for whom the game is intended, rather than judge solely based on what they themselves are playing tonight at 10:00," Daglow said. "I think I would respectfully say that is the mark of the best journalist -- that they're capable of reflecting multiple points of view."
Reported by GamePro's Matt Peckham while in Germany.
