Dang, I love the Internet. What better place to gain popularity by posting angry blogs that stir up emotions, yet completely fall apart when exposed to logic? "Logic is for p******" (Angry Video Game Nerd quote, for the record)

Here we have a stellar example of such a blog post on GS's soapbox today in a complaint about the Wii. Since I know that my post is inevitably going to be downrated and thus ignored due to the utterly stupid comment rating system GS has implemented, I'll post my rebuttal to that blog and the subsequent comments here:

"Remember the Dreamcast? The console that the hardcore gamers loved but the casuals passed over in favour of the PS2? Yeah, a load of good targeting core gamers did Sega. Remember the Gamecube? The console that was more powerful than the PS2 yet still ended up being a target of derision? Obviously Nintendo realized they couldn't win by targeting the fickle so-called "hardcore" gamers.

Heck, this blog is perfect proof. People have been clamouring for a Mario Galaxy sequel, another Metroid game, and a "true" Zelda Wii game constantly and then when they finally announce it? All people do is b**** about them. Yeah, "true" Nintendo fans indeed. There's no such thing as a true fan.

And seriously, Shigesato Itoi has stated that he has no intentions of making a Mother 4. Breath of Fire was developed by Capcom and Eternal Darkness was developed by Silicon Knights, so obviously Nintendo isn't responsible for those franchises. Skies of Arcadia is a Dreamcast port developed by Overworks and published by Sega. Bomberman? Have you heard of Bomberman Blast for WiiWare? A console Pokemon RPG? Yes, because those have been well-received by gamers in general. And heck, they gave us a new Punch-Out!! game and you lot are still unsatisfied.

Finally, no one makes you play shovelware but yourself. If you insist on focussing on that rather than good games such as Zack and Wiki and Little King's Story, that's your problem. Where were you "hardcore" gamers when those came out?"

I would have written more but the 1500 character limit prevented me from going further. Mind you, I do agree with the general sentiment that Nintendo has been getting lax this year, and the GS Wii boards tend not to dispute that, but I really get annoyed at how those so-called "true" Nintendo fans constantly whine about everything.

And drat, I forgot to mention Sin And Punishment 2 somewhere.

...but based on the fact we are supposed to find the greatest game hero, the whole Bub and Bob ordeal is hideous.

Okay, yes, I know that many regard this as yet another stupid useless popularity contest with an obvious result. In regards to the former, why don't you simply not vote then and get on with your life? Concerning the latter, there's an option to vote for the other guy. The advantage Kratos has over Cloud in the matchup as of this writing shows it can happen without shady business going on.

Anyways, in regards to Bub and Bob, how many of you lot are voting for them out of sincerity as opposed to because a meme said so? Based on the overblown hyperbolic statements, not many it seems. You know, in the end, this hurts Bub and Bob and supporters more than it actually helps. For one thing, the meme voters are overshadowing the people who sincerely like the dinos, so that even they are being accused of being mindless drones despite not actually being such. For another, people who haven't jumped on the bandwagon are not going to greet Bub and Bob with cheers and open arms. In reality, their impression of them has become tainted by the contest and all the obnoxious "supporters". Considering that the franchise has been going downhill recently, they don't deserve that. They are not L-block. Bubble Bobble is merely one part of the retro gaming scene, while Tetris in casual circles has influence comparable to, maybe even surpassing Mario.

In addition, this is Gamespot, and we are Gamespot users. Why are so many of us openly letting some other community pull the strings on our contest? And of course, we all know that the reputation of this site will suffer if Bub and Bob win. Okay, so many of us are not exactly liking how this site has been handled recently, but still, we are members of this site, so it reflects badly on us if dirt is piled on the site's reputation, especially if we are the ones doing it.

So yeah, that's my view on the whole fiasco. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to observe the unfolding of the Gordon Freeman vs Solid Snake matchup.

A strange reaction comes out of me whenever I hear people talk about "The Greatest Game of All Time". Wait, you mean that every game in the future will be inferior to the game you deemed "Greatest Game of All Time"? That gaming will never again progress in terms of experience?

I find it difficult for me to answer the question of what is my favourite anything, especially in terms of works such as video games. I feel that by putting one thing on a higher pedestal than others, I am implicitly denying the individual qualities that other things have that the thing on the pedestal either doesn't have or has less of. It's even worse when you get a bunch of people to determine a favourite, since there will never be a guaranteed consensus on which will be number one due to personal tastes varying. In fact, many people, including myself, tend to get annoyed at whatever ends up on the number one spot, as then it feels like the person (or worse, group of people) is trying to force that thing as if it was a "one size fits all" thing. This mentality is why I found Roger Ebert's assertion that all greatest movie lists are propaganda to be incredibly true and that the least interesting ones are based on large-scale voting.

In short, this is why I am reluctant to post on any of the many "Favourite Wii game" boards.