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Metacritic responds to more fanboy 'score war' nonsense ... we smell a rat photo

This was already addressed, but it seems like fanboys are still causing trouble with their tendency to use Metacritic's user reviews as giant wang-measuring contests. Feeling the sting from having Killzone 2's user rating reduced to kibble by 360 fetishists, it would appear on the surface that Sony fans responded in kind to upcoming 360 exclusive Halo Wars, giving it a delightful 0.8 out of 10. That'll hurt sales!

This recently made news because people were wondering why Metacritic was still allowing this kind of silliness to continue. However, Metacritic has claimed that this was indeed dealt with, and the Halo Wars scoring happened before the new rules came into effect. Case closed, right? Maybe not.

See, we got to thinking, and we believe this might run far deeper. On the surface, this would indeed look like Microsoft and Sony fanboys having pissing competitions while fiddling with their testicles and snogging laminated photographs of Jack Tretton and Shane Kim. However, Jonathan Holmes offered a very intriguing question, one that has not been asked -- where were all the Nintendo fanboys when this was going down?

Indeed, Wii titles seemed relatively unscathed during the whole fiasco, while PS3 and Xbox 360 exclusives were the ones having their user ratings unfairly fiddled with. Far be it from us to suggest that certain waggle fans are the machiavellian villains pulling the strings here, but think about it. Who would get more pleasure from setting two factions against each other and then laughing like capricious Gods as they sip their chiante?

It's always the ones you least suspect.


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F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 01/04/2009 23:53
chalk up a victory for the waggle warriors
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar
ThunderHeartXI at 01/04/2009 23:55
Do most Wii owners even know what Metacritic is?
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 01/04/2009 23:58
Metacritic did 9/11!

[url=http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/8/81/Wii911.gif]Proof[url]
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 01/05/2009 00:04
CrudeDarkness's Avatar
CrudeDarkness at 01/05/2009 00:04
"It's always the ones you least suspect"

*looks into mirror*
dprime's Avatar
dprime at 01/05/2009 00:04
Another gem from Jim "A Deaf God Ignores Our Pleas" Sterling.
dprime's Avatar
dprime at 01/05/2009 00:04
Another gem from Jim "A Deaf God Ignores Our Pleas" Sterling.
dprime's Avatar
dprime at 01/05/2009 00:04
Another gem from Jim "A Deaf God Ignores Our Pleas" Sterling.
darkwhitehair's Avatar
darkwhitehair at 01/05/2009 00:12
Wii people arent violent... thats why they dont score down SHIT LIKE HALO WARS WHICH IS TOTAL SHIT AND KILLZONE 2 IS FUCKING AWESOME! DIE YOU XBOTS!!!

*ahem*... as I was saying...
Kathos's Avatar
Kathos at 01/05/2009 00:13
Erm... I don't think the "waggle warriors" are smart enough to pull this off though, with the whole "lady puts credit cards in Wii" crowd and all those seniors, under 8-years-old demographic and chai latte drinkers.
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 01/05/2009 00:35
I did it.

Sorry.
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 01/05/2009 00:47
Those waggle loving cunts.
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 01/05/2009 00:54
i love my ps3 (not sony,but the actual machine) but i think a game shouldn't be rated this far away from the release date. i hear opm gave it a 5/5 (go figure, its a sony made game and full of bias reviewers).
how come they can get a copy almost two months before the games release? does that mean its done and they're just sitting on it? fucking pr bullshit and the game still won't be advertised right until two months after its released.
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Im OK at 01/05/2009 01:05
Why oh why are people so retarded?
archimedes17's Avatar
archimedes17 at 01/05/2009 01:16
Nintendo has a vested interest in keeping flame wars away from its products--they wouldn't want those mountains of bills getting singed.
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aaronf at 01/05/2009 01:27
This is the same kind of nonsensical thinking that has given birth to just about every conspiracy theory out there. I think you are over thinking this way too much.
gamadaya's Avatar
gamadaya at 01/05/2009 01:32
I think it's mostly metacritic's fault for allowing people to vote before the game comes out. That makes absolutely no sense. Also, if good games on the PS3 or 360 are getting bad reviews because of fanboy hate, then maybe the user review system should be done away with. I mean, it's not like it's serving its intended purpose.

Also, it's not Wii owners. It's the PC gamers. We love to see the console fanboys flame up.
Volomon's Avatar
Volomon at 01/05/2009 01:34
I find it hard to believe that most Wii users know how to get on the internet.
nicojay's Avatar
nicojay at 01/05/2009 01:51
Yes it was the Wii-wagglers all along.



That's just what we want you to think.

Soon those who do what Nintendon't will rise again and crush the competition. Shhh I've said too much already.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 01/05/2009 01:56
What Volomon said. 99% of Wii's are either collecting dust or owned by "casual gamers" (aka middle-aged people who aren't the type to get involved in fanboy wars).Jonthan Holmes is the only Wii fanatic I'm aware of...

...or so the Germans would have us believe.
pedrovay2003's Avatar
pedrovay2003 at 01/05/2009 01:59
@GrayFox

There are more Wii fans out there than you think, trust me. And no, not the casuals.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 01/05/2009 02:02
So who really killed Tupac?
The GHost's Avatar
The GHost at 01/05/2009 02:13
More importantly, where were all the Wii owners when JFK was shot?
SalvaPot's Avatar
SalvaPot at 01/05/2009 02:22
Actually, waggle warriors are more dangerous that most think. They are small group of smart leaders, but they do control large armys of ignorant waggle-minions.

(Muahahahahaha!)
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 01/05/2009 02:24
@GrayFox

Operation ValkyrWii is a go!

questworld's Avatar
questworld at 01/05/2009 02:37
Riiight...

or somebody's trying to pool the warring fanboys together to take out the innocent "also ran" in an effort to destroy it (as if third-parties in general haven't been doing enough to "do" just that) until the time they can continue their sissy slap fight.

See, conspiracy theories are easy to make.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 01/05/2009 03:08
You have a point, I'm off to Wii Music's page.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 01/05/2009 03:13
"Waggle Warriors."

I love you guys.
Vhaius's Avatar
Vhaius at 01/05/2009 03:43
These Machiavellian types will probably have you removed with no history of you ever existing. Fanboys with enough brain activity to actually manufacture a malicious plot like this is a terrifying thought.
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JustLikeBuck at 01/05/2009 03:50
It's lie that comic circulating: PS3 and 360 fighting for scraps whilst the Wii is in the corner making money, having lots of fun.

The reason for the Wii being unaffected, is because the kind of moron who thinks "X Company loves me!", doesn't see the Wii as a contender.

Go to 4chan, you'll see the silly wars starting with "200X - Year of the PS3" or "2000X - Year of the 360", completely ignoring the GameCube 1.5 + Waggle making fools of them all.
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 01/05/2009 04:07
"where were all the Nintendo fanboys when this was going down?"

There aren't any.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar
Mr Wrighty 987 at 01/05/2009 04:47
the things is with fanboys is they think Company X loves them but they dont they only love their money
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar
TheDirtyHobo at 01/05/2009 04:48
Wouldn't you have to be at least 13 or something to make a metacritic account? All the Wii fanboys were too young to participate in this mature flame war for mature gamers.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 01/05/2009 06:15
I didn't even look at the picture (or the article for that matter), but now I did look at the picture and I'm scared.

Like seriously, what photo was that head of Reggie's shopped out of? I'd love to know the original context, was there a photo of him before he devoured a reporter to fuel his meaty powers?
Touch's Avatar
Touch at 01/05/2009 06:21
I can say with some certainty that 90% of Wii owners do not know what a Metacritic is
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eternalplayer2345 at 01/05/2009 06:23
Guys this goes even deeper, sega fanboys. Still bitter from losing the console wars finally unleashed there anger on a unsuspecting website! Think about it Sega has been doing some good stuff on the Wii of course the are going to leave it alone. Also Jim is posting this he is probably part of it. A little too quick to post a story about a scapegoat, eh sterling?
Cynical Gamer's Avatar
Cynical Gamer at 01/05/2009 07:30
Fanboys are falling into video game marketing hands.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 01/05/2009 07:38
Looks around.

Sips chianti.
Daxelman's Avatar
Daxelman at 01/05/2009 07:59
Cthulhu.

The only Correct Explanation. Thinking otherwise means your an idiot.

Or so we want you to think...


-dramatic music-
Origim's Avatar
Origim at 01/05/2009 08:05
Underpants gnomes are the reason for the scoring snafu. If all logic fails to explain a situation blame it on underpants gnomes.
Face's Avatar
Face at 01/05/2009 08:26
And thats the end of that chapter.

Now onwards to youtube and the case of my favorite games videos getting a half star rating. Buthurt brigade GO!
AgentMOO's Avatar
AgentMOO at 01/05/2009 08:43
Why does anyone give a shit about the user reviews?
Corak's Avatar
Corak at 01/05/2009 09:44
What AgentMOO said.

But I'm curious why Metacritic even has user scores for games, especially after all this crap that went down. Take them off so you won't have to deal with this shit anymore. This is why the internet can't have nice things.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 01/05/2009 09:45
Does anyone even pay attention to the user reviews? Personally, I think most people on the internet are retarded
Killwithhonor's Avatar
Killwithhonor at 01/05/2009 10:10
I have a wii....it collects dust....i sip my lattes....

*Shakes Head*

"I guess theres only one way for this to go down"

*Pulls out wii mote and aims at head...*
DanGale's Avatar
DanGale at 01/05/2009 10:27
Ich bin eine Wii Fanboy! Wie kommen Sie fanboy-land.

I VILL CRUSSSSSHHH YOU!
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/05/2009 10:29
Nintendo fanboys are pissed that Brawl got ignored for all the "Best of '08" awards. They are pissed that No More Heroes got a 6.5/10 from Game Informer, who stated the game "was too disturbingly sexual and violent", while the same magazine went on to give GTA IV a 10/10.

They are pissed that so few outlets review the Wii versions of multi-platform games, even when they have superior attributes like Sonic Unleashed.

Overall, they are pissed that people keep saying the Wii isn't the best system ever when it is clearly the best system EVAR.

So don't assume that they are below a little childish hostility towards the over rated games on other consoles.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 01/05/2009 11:12
As long as there are fanboys, user reviews are totally useless.. unless they actually force people to link their Metacritic account to their PSN/XBLive-account and then only allow people to give a review after they have gotten a certain amount of achievement/trophies for said game :-)
bobyoko's Avatar
bobyoko at 01/05/2009 11:24
@ jonathan: although brawl was the best of the series, it really didn't deserve best of honors. the online mode is broken. as for gaming magazines? who the hell reads those anymore? their opinions matter less each day.

to the "hardcore gamers:" you guys remind me of last generation when i was so upset about noone buying the gamecube. don't worry though, you'll still get the games that you want to play. it's just that you are now the MINORITY in the gaming community. it happens, and there is no end in sight. too bad for you.

as someone who has been gaming since atari, i see this as the best time ever to be a gaming fan. i haven't played a system this much since the nes, and i'm completely satisfied with my purchase. oh, and i'm talking about the wii, just to be clear.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 01/05/2009 11:55
those are hungry eyes reggie has
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