Wii Sports wins TIME's game of the year

"NYT chose a collection of minigames over games that resemble novels. This is what happen when casual gamers start opening their mouths and buying stuff -- the think they can redefine the standards of what makes a good game."

You know what? Attitudes like this are why I'm ashamed to be a hardcore gamer.

You sound like a raving idiot, the kind of people who make me never want to go into indie music stores because they're too busy sneering at whatever you buy rather than realizing that if you give them money for a good piece of music, EVERYONE WINS.

The point of gaming, at least what I thought it was, is to provide the most enjoyable interactive experience possible. A game that breaks down barriers of accessibility and welcomes new people into our hobby should be celebrated. Instead, we've got people like you who justify every negative stereotype about gamers and would rather see a dozen Psychonaut stories than a single Wii Sports story.

I'm sorry that you feel as if your inherent sense of superiority has been offended by the chum-eating masses staining gaming with their grubby, sticky hands. But, with all due respect, I don't give a damn, because I'm too busy sharing gaming with my mother, my non-gaming friends, my girlfriend for the first time in years.

Get the fuck out of my store.

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The "gaming stupid"? As opposed to the gaming intelligensia? Two responses:

1) Stupid people have money that is just as green as the money possessed by you people of average and above average intelligence, and dare I say stupid people part with their money sooner than the smart. I guess this is where you would throw in the obligatory quote about a fool and his money. Be that as it may, regardless of sophistication, fun is fun, and what passes for fun in my household may pass for boredom in yours.

2) Every night this week after I put my daughters to bed I'm up until midnight playing Gears of War with my friends on Live. However- I've also spent a fair amoutn of time playing (drumroll please)- Dig Dug. Talk about simple- 10 colors, one button, and a joystick. Wii sports is a goddamn Rembrandt crossed with a Porsche in comparison. But I think it's fun, and I don't give a crap about the good natured ribbing I receive at the hands of my more "sophisticated" friends.

The point is, make something that people like and they will use it, buy it, and pay for that solid gold Ferrari that you could use your riches to bring Enzo himself back from the dead to build for you. Clearly people like Wii sports, people who we might not choose to play games with or have any common interests with- and for that the entire gaming community should be thankful and elated.

This is what happens when you ask swimsuit models how to solve the Middle East Crisis, or construct the new space shuttle.

I vote for Solitaire for next year’s game of the year. It is amazing… my grandfather who never plays any games couldn’t put it down for hours. My cousin Bubba who lives at a trailer park, is a bit slow, and can not read so good has no problems understanding it either. He can not stop playing it!! It is therefore the greatest game ever made.

Also …according to the national poll in Kazakistan (adults of all ages without a driving license) it is also true that Pinto is the greatest car ever made because it appeals to non drivers.