Once Loot Ninja turned on the game on the first thing that hit them was the graphics are a bit pitiful on the loading screens and the game itself is pretty basic looking, although it is very cartoonish so this isn't as terrible as in like a Madden or something. The characters all look like shrunken bobble heads, but have little differences in animations, pitching style, batting style, etc.
From Xfire: "Sports games are the average Joe's best chance at getting to play under the big bright lights with thousands of people in the stands watching their every move. It doesn't matter if you're a hoops junkie or a baseball fan, sports video games let you live out your hopes and dreams."
GCM: "As we near the start of the third year of the Wii, it is amazing that the console still garners as much attention and excitement as it does. Even in my small town, where buying an Xbox 360 or PS3 on their respective launch days was no sweat – the same stores still field constant streams of Wii calls, they still announce Wii shipments, and they still unlock doors to queues of rabid customers on Tuesday mornings.
And after three years, I cannot believe that Nintendo would still be limiting shipments to fabricate a perceived shortage – business practices like those typically only work for a few months before people begin to catch on (see: Beanie Babies).
No, I believe there still is an honest-to-goodness growing interest in Nintendo's casual gaming console – and every day, more kids, parents, and grandparents are intrigued by the interactive aspects of the Wii's motion-sensitive controls, by its affordable price-point, and by its freebie pack-in Wii Sports game."
GameLemon Writes:
"MLB Power Pros 2008 ultimately succeeds at most of what it tries to do. The gameplay is simple, the characters are cute, and the multiplayer aspect combined with the variety of control options means that everyone can get in on the fun. While the more stat-driven modes do not fully succeed, the developers deserve props for at least trying something different, and the fact that there are so many choices for how to play means that even if you never touch the MLB Life mode, you're still likely to enjoy the game. Just don't go looking for it to replace either of the big sims, and you'll be satisfied with the result."
i have nothing against Nintendo as developers or as a company for that matter, but cmon. is this really the direction the public wants gaming to go? there are two truly next-gen systems out there. and both are pushing game-play to the next level, but there is something holding everything back. that something is the Nintendo wii. I'm not saying that the wii is a bad system, but its pumping out graphics on a ps2 level. is this what you all want "next-gen" to be? i mean the wii does have the motion sensing ability and all, but so does the ps3 (without sacrificing raw horsepower). as far as the whole "graphics aren't everything" argument goes, imagine if Nintendo didn't push the visual envelope when going from the NES to the SNES. imagine, if you will, that the SNES was marketed as a SLIGHTLY more powerful NES with a motion sensing controller? would gaming have continued to evolve as it has been doing over the past couple of generations? more than likely NO. don't get me wrong. i love the whole motion sensing thing. It is innovative and fun, but you're telling me that the control scheme is the only thing that should be evolving? it doesn't make sense. a next-gen system should be pushing the envelope in all areas, from controls to graphics. just like the SNES added the L and R buttons and also doubled the graphics power, the wii should be using its motion sensing controls and pushing graphics out on par with the PS3 and 360. the fact that the wii is doing so well means that developers are going to devote more and more time to it and less pushing the graphical envelope on the more powerful systems. lets just all pray that this is a fad and the "next-gen" gaming can really take off on the PS3 and 360 in the near future.
Thanks Nintendo!
Dont get me worng the game is fun and is kool to pick up and play but I agree with the guy above in that the graphics are relally ps2 graphics, i think it was developed witht he ps2 in mind and hten ported to the wii, not hte the other way around. aside form the swinging of the bat witht he sensor, that is it for distinguishing factors.
...is one of the most popular in Japan. It wasn't developed for the NA market.
To answer your questions, squallsoft, I will ask another. Why do you think your opinion is more important than that of others? If many people buy games like these, that means the game is popular. That means, the industry will start making more games like these.
So, in fact, yes. The definition of gamer has changed. Gamers are no longer 400lb cheetos-eating zit-faced virgins who spend every minute of the day trying to find that secret passage way to Link's girlfriend's bedroom.
Those people obviously still exist, but the vast majority of gamers only play a couple of times a week, only buy a few games, and can't be arsed whether their video games have ray-tracing or not.
So, if the definition of gamer has changed, that means that the definition, and thus direction, of gaming has changed.
Deal with it.
And kindly refrain from spamming the same comment in different threads.
This is where the public wants gaming to go.