BBC Speaks the Truth!

http://www.playstationuniversity.com/the-blackbuster-special-fanboy-devs-valve-need-to-stfu-1352/

Even though BlackBusterCritic (BBC) is supporting the PS3 in his video, it pretty much describes what lazy developers do on the Wii too, since the Wii has the most shovelware.

A couple of examples of lazy developers on the Wii would be (these are the equivalent of what BBC mentions of Valve and PS3):

1. Eidos and the Tomb Raider series: the transfer from Anniversary and Underworld is very obvious. Anniversary was a masterpiece, and Eidos supported it on their website with many videos mostly regarding the Wii version and its unique controls. But when Underworld came, it was the most lazy development I've ever seen, especially when it's coming from a developer who supported the Wii version of its predecessor. Eidos wanted Underworld to be for the "next-gen" systems, right? Wrong, instead the Wii version of Underworld is a total toned down port and by far the worst Tomb Raider Wii version ever. Not only did they take out most of the ideas that are in the 360/PS3 versions, the usage for the TEV and Wii's graphics is just plain awful, and the controls are not as realistic as Anniversary's was (the Nunchuck-grapple in Anniversary to the B-button-press grapple in Underworld, for example). And the funny thing is, the Wii could actually do what the 360/PS3 versions could do even with the stuff that has been taken out because Anniversary has proven this.

2. And the other is Lucasarts with The Force Unleashed, and the Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels. C'mon guys, we know you could do it back with the GC, Factor 5, and Rogue Squadron, why give the Wii version to some outside developer we hardly heard of called "Krome Studios"? Couldn't you have noticed that one of your outside developers had made a great game back then, and you could have used this to your advantage for Nintendo's next console? Why not make the same quality with the Wii version as you did with the PS3/360 versions? Or better yet, why not give the Wii version over to that same outside developer that made that great game back then? No, instead Krome Studios has lied to us promising "Lightsaber Duels" to be the "ultimate lightsaber game Wii owners have been craving for with the new MotionPlus", and instead have given us only not even a quarter of a game with no MotionPlus (the cheat menu doesn't even exist in "LD"). The Force Unleashed was okay, but you could've done a better job with the repetitive levels and awful character design, and added more stuff to Force Throw at Stormtroopers. And then there's Republic Heroes... Again, the Wii could do what the PS3/360 versions could for TFU; Rogue Squadron for the GC proved this, and even Factor 5's Julian Eggbrecht was the first developer to confirm this on IGN.

Don't get me wrong, all the games I mentioned are decent for the franchise-fan side of me, but seriously I know lazy development when I see it on the Wii. Lucasarts, Valve, and Eidoes get your creative brains working and stop making these lame lies and excuses as "attempts" to developing a game on any system.

What other developers on any system have you seen that are the equivalent to Valve, LA, and Eidos?

Oh, did I mention TellTale games as a definite equivalent? You'll have to read another post about that.

PS3 games are very talkative when it comes to valve

I'm happy w/ VALVE, L4D2. that is all.

We should not forget to mention EA Sports on the Wii. They make up so many excuses on why there core games on the console don't sell and one studio even gave up making games for it.

Super Smash Bros. Fan wrote:We should not forget to mention EA Sports on the Wii. They make up so many excuses on why there core games on the console don't sell and one studio even gave up making games for it.

uh i know look at madden now it was a bad move for ea -_-

ea is just bad

lol ea is badd
They release the same game every year

Darrien wrote:lol ea is badd
They release the same game every year

Madden NFL 10...i mean 11, same game

i think there are more lazy developers than ones that actually try

nintendorocks wrote:i think there are more lazy developers than ones that actually try

In general, or just on wii?

@AxelDemon: He probably means the Wii.

If so, then i highly agree

ea has some good games but repetitive

I have yet to play a single EA game that i actually enjoy.

AxelDemon wrote:

nintendorocks wrote:i think there are more lazy developers than ones that actually try

In general, or just on wii?

on wii and maybe in general i don't know

Definitely on wii though.

the only people who don;t care about the wii is people who make shovelware!

Darrien wrote:the only people who don;t care about the wii is people who make shovelware!

thats like what?...80% of em? the only ones that seem to WANT to put effort into games are ubisoft, high voltage, and dare i say crapcom(a year ago i wouldn't have listed them, but they seem to be steppin thier game up for 2010).

darkwingdragon709 wrote:

Darrien wrote:the only people who don;t care about the wii is people who make shovelware!

thats like what?...80% of em? the only ones that seem to WANT to put effort into games are ubisoft, high voltage, and dare i say crapcom(a year ago i wouldn't have listed them, but they seem to be steppin thier game up for 2010).

Don't be talking shit about Capcom, Capcom did the most than any third party company did for Nintendo in history.

Gyoza, at least say $h*t instead, d@mn

How about "Snoodle" is that betta for ya masuh huh. I know I dun do nothin wrong. Oh you want me ta bail dat cotten to? Sho thing masuh

Gyoza wrote:How about "Snoodle" is that betta for ya masuh huh. I know I dun do nothin wrong. Oh you want me ta bail dat cotten to? Sho thing masuh

Just don't curse a lot.

darkwingdragon709 wrote:

Darrien wrote:the only people who don;t care about the wii is people who make shovelware!

thats like what?...80% of em? the only ones that seem to WANT to put effort into games are ubisoft, high voltage, and dare i say crapcom(a year ago i wouldn't have listed them, but they seem to be steppin thier game up for 2010).

what the hell capcom is a great developer if anybody sucks its EA and Activision they make the same thing every year

I've never seen a guest post so much...