People are unfortunately idiots, they are like Magpies looking for the next shiny shiny thing.

If they see a game in 2D they will automatically assume it's boring and uncool, while a pile of horse dung but in ray traced, 3D glory, they will take as the next big thing, then go on forums to try to justify their expense.



So, sometimes this has to be explained, pity only the already converted listen...



The real time of maturity in the gaming world is when it doesn't matter how a game looks as much as how it plays, Robotron is better than Jericho after all!

I buy games like I buy books, there are those creators whose output I will always buy, ID, Miyamoto, Treasure etc, then there are those that tantalise just by the demo, and that's all cool, a game doesn't have to be rendered in the latest Unreal engine to warrant purchase.

its because nintendo cant make their games look good in 3D.. or rather, their consoles suck-ass.. stupid nintendo..

Good gameplay but bad graphics just ruin a game for me. That's one of the reasons I havent picked up inFAMOUS. The demo had horrible graphics, and the lightning was poorly animated.



Eye candy adds so much to a game I feel. MGS4 wouldn't have been half the game it was if the visuals weren't absolutely breathtaking. They introduced a whole new level of integration with a game...



Of course bad gameplay would ruin a game for me as well, but it seems that games that look AMAZING usually play amazing just because good graphics shows the dev team is truly dedicated.

Pokemon Stadium was pretty impressive when it came out, I was all excited about seeing my Pokemon Red party in 3D. The new one looked pretty too, it just sucked

Nintendo likes 2d games because they're really cheap to make and it's easy to shove millions of copies out the door because there's only 2 or 3 first party game releases per year with 40 million systems or whatever.



On XBOX or PS3 this would be downloadable for $10.

I haven't played New Super Mario Bros Wii but it looks like a lot of fun, I have no idea how much content is in it but if it is as long as New Super Mario Bros on the DS then it is certainly worth it, not to mention that here in Europe it is available at about 40 euro, which is a good 20% cheaper than regular titles.

The console format has nothing to do with anything, it's all about the games and, to be honest, there is enough available for all three major home consoles to warrant purchasing each, be it for Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3 or Uncharted.

Don't care if it's Clubhouse Games, Geometry Wars 2 or Flower either, all good, regardless of format or use of the "3rd Dimension".

It's good to be a format agnostic.



Remember, if you happen to meet a fanboy of any ilk, shoot him on the spot, you'll be doing us all a favour!

Don't judge a game just by its graphics man. I own InFAMOUS, the game looks amazing. Just climbing up the side of a building you can tell how the designers paid attention to detail. I'm not saying its OMG-WTF-BBQ-AWESUM-SAUCE-

I can't tell if you two are being sarcastic or not. If not, I feel a little sorry for you. Full-sized, first-party, well-made games don't hardly ever sell for $10 new.



And have you even PLAYED the game? Considering MCS's hate of the Wii, I would guess he hasn't.



If the game is good and worth it, who cares if it's 2D or 3D or 4D or made with a low budget? I don't think I've ever been let down by a normal 2D platformer Mario game, so I wouldn't expect to be now either.



I say read ciderman's post below, as his view seems to be the most balanced, considering I like the Wii more and can't justify buying an Xbox360 my personal viewpoint is of course skewed.

is most important, thats why you can always go back to the 2d days and enjoy all the games, why because gameplay was what counted back then, granted a few 3d games you can too, but from my experience, I find myself playing those old 2d games rather then an old 3d game.