Demo-rama: MLB 2K9 [update]

The above picture is a PSA for steriod use. The blue blob used to be Barry bonds.

Why is this article so negative? Some people like baseball games and cute in CGI monsters. Even though I don't play MLB 2K9 (The Show is so much better) and I probably will never see this movie, but somebody might care...meh...

"demos that most of you won't care about"

I know Joystiq is all "international" now and everything, but that's a little presumptuous don't you think? A lot of people like baseball, especially in the States, myself included.

I didn't pick up a 2k8 game, but I did play The Bigs, which was a good time killer and fun with friends.

So, how about being open to games other than FPS'ers fellas? I'll let you get back to your 24hr, special report, breaking news coverage of everything Halo related now.

All of this coming from the man who just gave us the 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand review, talk about something most of us don't care about

I find the humor in the article to be lacking. They put out flamebait like
"In the special way that only Joystiq can, we're taking two demos that most of you won't care about, "

Maybe by special they mean special ed

Kinda lame. The demo for the Monsters vs. Aliens was enjoyed by 3 of my kids who normally like really different games.
Maybe they should make there comments only after a game has been released and is doing good or bad...

Apparently, Justin was upset about being torn away from Fable to report on a game that he could care less about.

Obviously sports gamers are fewer because it takes more brain power to play them, but there are many that were highly anticipating the MLB 2k9 demo.

After Justin changes his pants from the "Fitty Cent" game, he may like this game. If not, he can dive into his own Fable world where he can be half the man he wants to be.

Correction:

"So, if you'd like a sampling of MLB 2K9 or Monsters vs. Aliens, you maybe be in the minority of people on earth, but you're also in luck."

it should read:

"...Monsters vs. Aliens, you may be in..."

Also, technically anyone who wants to try a demo of any kind is probably in the minority of people on Earth. Not even the Halo Wars demo could boast having >50% of the world's population try it out.

Well, don't get me wrong, I understand where they're coming from, but I wouldn't go as far as to mention MLB 2K9 in the same breath as an arcade game 3 adults will play. I know it's not Madden, but it IS a major sports game from a major sports studio, and it's basically the only licensed one on the system...

Oddly, baseball still garners more TV viewers 18-35, and generates more on-site/stadium ticket sales than say, basketball and hockey (well, everything is higher rated than hockey).

Again, I'm not naive enough to think MLB2k9 has the following of "Gears of War" or even "Far Cry." but let's not start equating it with a forgettable, two-bit arcade game.

It's my understanding that most (if not all) of the games with the suffix "2k#" don't change much from the previous version. And odds are the people who would be interested in buying the next year's version of said games wouldn't need to download the demo. They know what they're getting, so they'll just go out and buy it...or not.

i wish there was a better baseball sim on xbox than 2krap9. i miss mlb2005. say what you will about EA, but their baseball games have been top notch. it's a shame we have to play twatk9 if we want a current 360 baseball game.

Yeah, baseball sucks! I can't wait to beat off to the latest japanime piece of sh!t you'll be hyping next week!