Top Ten Best Selling Games of 2010

[Ack]

Well, IMO, No Mario game released recently is close to the quality of any modern games, so say whatever you will, but galaxy was okay.



With that list, the Antique Roadshow game might be on this list next year......I mean, who bought Just Dance? I've never even heard of it. XD

Curious middle aged individuals, the elderly, individuals interested in using video games for weight loss, fans of that series...does it really matter? The point is that someone was interested enough to buy it.

If you removed the titles I wasn't interested in on that list, you'd have a grand total of...3 titles left, 2 of which would be on the Wii(the other being Red Dead Redemption). To each their own when it comes to gaming, it really doesn't matter what kinds of games you like as long as you like something. If I came to you and said I only enjoyed Miracle Piano on the SNES, would you criticize my choice?

Also, what's not modern about those Mario games? They were released in the last year or so, feature updated graphics and controls, and offer some surprisingly good experiences from what I've seen, heard, and played. And this is coming from a guy that generally despises platformers. I was sold on the New Super Mario Bros Wii when I ran through a level with three of my friends at the same time in the same room. Halo Reach just doesn't provide that kind of experience for me.

I realize you're new to Racketboy.com, so let me take a moment to explain how we generally do things here. Yes, we sometimes argue over titles and nitpick whether we like them. Yes, some of us do have opinions that reflect or oppose the mainstream. But at the end of the day, this site is about discovering both new gems and old classics to play on a variety of consoles. There are guys on here that will proselytize the strengths of the Virtual Boy. Before you go and take the "hardcore gamer" stereotypical anti-Wii position, I suggest you look at the console. I mean really look.

Sure, it might not feature the kinds of games you enjoy. But it does feature titles that many of the guys here have and do enjoy, self included. And there's a good chance there's something hidden on there that you'll like. I don't know your personal tastes, but if you ask, I'm sure we can come up with a suggestion. Perhaps something like House of the Dead: Overkill.

Also, this is just a hypothetical question, and I'm really not expecting a response, but I think it's something you should mull over in your head for a bit: why is it the gamers who consider themselves so hardcore always have some of the narrowest interpretations as to what a video game should be?

[ZeroAX]

Curious middle aged individuals, the elderly, individuals interested in using video games for weight loss, fans of that series...does it really matter? The point is that someone was interested enough to buy it.

If you removed the titles I wasn't interested in on that list, you'd have a grand total of...3 titles left, 2 of which would be on the Wii(the other being Red Dead Redemption). To each their own when it comes to gaming, it really doesn't matter what kinds of games you like as long as you like something. If I came to you and said I only enjoyed Miracle Piano on the SNES, would you criticize my choice?

Also, what's not modern about those Mario games? They were released in the last year or so, feature updated graphics and controls, and offer some surprisingly good experiences from what I've seen, heard, and played. And this is coming from a guy that generally despises platformers. I was sold on the New Super Mario Bros Wii when I ran through a level with three of my friends at the same time in the same room. Halo Reach just doesn't provide that kind of experience for me.

I realize you're new to Racketboy.com, so let me take a moment to explain how we generally do things here. Yes, we sometimes argue over titles and nitpick whether we like them. Yes, some of us do have opinions that reflect or oppose the mainstream. But at the end of the day, this site is about discovering both new gems and old classics to play on a variety of consoles. There are guys on here that will proselytize the strengths of the Virtual Boy. Before you go and take the "hardcore gamer" stereotypical anti-Wii position, I suggest you look at the console. I mean really look.

Sure, it might not feature the kinds of games you enjoy. But it does feature titles that many of the guys here have and do enjoy, self included. And there's a good chance there's something hidden on there that you'll like. I don't know your personal tastes, but if you ask, I'm sure we can come up with a suggestion. Perhaps something like House of the Dead: Overkill.

Also, this is just a hypothetical question, and I'm really not expecting a response, but I think it's something you should mull over in your head for a bit: why is it the gamers who consider themselves so hardcore always have some of the narrowest interpretations as to what a video game should be?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTiJEYqqY8


I specially like that last line.

Hey hardcore gamers, to us who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, you are casual gamers (well not really in the way most of the internet uses the term, but you understand what I'm trying to get to here). Stop insulting other people's tastes, cause believe me, it is sooooo easy for them to insult your taste as well.

[alienjesus]

There are guys on here that will proselytize the strengths of the Virtual Boy.

Thats because the console gets a lot of crap, despite being a pretty enjoyable experience Maybe thats just because I dont suffer form the headaches, but I've played far worse consoles than the virtual boy.

Also, I agree that the new 'hardcore' seems to have such narrow concepts of what a good game is. I think according to those, I count as a casual gamer now, despite owning about 16 consoles, having played almost daily for pretty much my entire life, and experiencing multiple genres of several eras of gaming on a regular basis

[ZeroAX]

I think according to those, I count as a casual gamer now,

what is your gamerscore, Kill to death ratio on CoD, and number of insults per minute you throw to anyone who is black/gay/girl/normal (aka not "hardcore") in general?


Those will define your hardcoreness hahaha.

[Opa Opa]

Those will define your hardcoreness hahaha.

There is much truth in jest.
edit: Sadly people argue over "Hardcore" and "Casual" when I don't think there is a clear definition of either. I alternate between these so-called descriptions because I don't think you can be one or the other all of the time. Or at least I can't... I hate the terms Hardcore and Casual... Can't we all just get along?!
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I agree with swiftzx and YoshiEgg25. Where is HeartGold?! We all know HG is better than SS.

[J T]

If you poke a hardcore gamer's belly with your index finger, you will find that his core is actually surprisingly soft.

[3GenGames]

Haha, man. I am not a hardcore gamer to you? I'm 6th in the world at Defender for XBL, 375K, before they took it off for Gameroom later. My top score on the actual arcade game is over 2.3 Million. My first system was a NES, My KDR in Modern Warfare 2 is 1.50 with 16 days of GAME time. (Not menu/campaign time).


Maybe it's because I'm hardcore, and maybe it's the fact that Nintendo screwed me over when we got my Wii and realized it will never be the "True" net gen Nintendo console that I can play Mario AND new, epic games, but I do believe Nintendo is lagging behind PS3 and 360 in game quality, obviously hardware quality, and I will not forgive them. I'm sticking with Microsoft now and their great hardware, despite being unreliable, (I waited for my Zephy to come out before getting it and have had no problems in 2 years.) but the experience is so much better, it's unreal. I can't play a Mario game that is made for wii and not wish it had HD graphics, a real controller, etc. I jut feel like Nintendo screwed me over. Every other system was THE BEST quality in the system, games, etc. when the older ones came out, but that Wii was nothing close.


You can play Hardcore games with the best graphics and such on a good system. You can play "casual" games on a good system with a downgraded graphics mode. You can't play hardcore games on a Wii with the best graphics and such, and if Nintendo wanted casual games, so be it. Doesn't mean you have to make all other game producers leave your consoles and have the landfill companys start making games. I just feel like Nintendo F'd me over big time and doesn't care. Maybe thats why I seem biased but still, I highly doubt those games actually sold more then any other consoles games.

Time for some Sonic 4. -.-

[YoshiEgg25]

Haha, man. I am not a hardcore gamer to you? I'm 6th in the world at Defender for XBL, 375K, before they took it off for Gameroom later. My top score on the actual arcade game is over 2.3 Million.

One game does not a "hardcore" gamer make.

My first system was a NES,

So? I was born in 1992, and my first system was the Nintendo 64. Does that not make me "hardcore"?

My KDR in Modern Warfare 2 is 1.50 with 16 days of GAME time. (Not menu/campaign time).

See comment 1.

Maybe it's because I'm hardcore, and maybe it's the fact that Nintendo screwed me over when we got my Wii and realized it will never be the "True" net gen Nintendo console that I can play Mario AND new, epic games,

Super Mario Galaxy 1/2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, Metroid Other M, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby's Epic Yarn, No More Heroes 1/2, Madworld, A Boy and His Blob...the list goes on.

but I do believe Nintendo is lagging behind PS3 and 360 in game quality, obviously hardware quality, and I will not forgive them.

Game quality? Hardly. When was the last time you saw a Nintendo game with major glitches? The CoD, GTA, and Halo games are filled with glitches.

Hardware quality? Two acronyms. RROD and YLOD.

I'm sticking with Microsoft now and their great hardware, despite being unreliable, (I waited for my Zephy to come out before getting it and have had no problems in 2 years.)

That's a bit of an oxymoron. But lucky you, an Xbox 360 that still works. Come back in a year and tell me it's still fine.

but the experience is so much better, it's unreal. I can't play a Mario game that is made for wii and not wish it had HD graphics, a real controller, etc. I jut feel like Nintendo screwed me over. Every other system was THE BEST quality in the system, games, etc. when the older ones came out, but that Wii was nothing close.

Since when does HD make a game? Nothing before this generation had HD, and everyone was just fine. As for the controller, it's a unique controller and the games are specially built around it.

You can play Hardcore games with the best graphics and such on a good system. You can play "casual" games on a good system with a downgraded graphics mode. You can't play hardcore games on a Wii with the best graphics and such, and if Nintendo wanted casual games, so be it.

Since when does graphics make you hardcore? That must mean all those rich people who had Neo Geos back in the early '90s were hardcore because the Neo Geo had superior graphics to the Genesis or SNES.

Doesn't mean you have to make all other game producers leave your consoles and have the landfill companys start making games.

While the Wii does have a lot of bad games, that doesn't mean that all the games are bad, or even that everyone left. Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, and many other companies continue to make great releases for the Wii, along with the Big N.

I just feel like Nintendo F'd me over big time and doesn't care. Maybe thats why I seem biased but still, I highly doubt those games actually sold more then any other consoles games.

Erm...look at the list, it's clear that they outsold...

Time for some Sonic 4. -.-

You have just completely invalidated your argument; you can't recover from saying "oh the Wii has the worst graphics so I won't play it" and then playing a game with graphics from 15 years ago.

Sir, please, you're making yourself look bad.

[swiftzx]

Thank you Yoshiegg25, you summed up my thoughts exactly. I own a Wii and and a quote I can't stress enough at school who thinks the wii is garbage, I tell them graphics don't make a game.

[Mr.White555]

The word "hardcore"'s connotation is really irritating. Does it mean someone who obsesses over a particular genre/game and knows all of its nuances or does it pertain to a player of "hardcore" games?

For me "Hardcore" games are something like: Contra, Ninja Gaiden, shoot em ups in general or Demon Souls. Something that is HARD (i.e. its difficulty) to its core.
So does that make the players of these games "hardcore"?

Or are the players of games like popular first person shooters and fighting games "hardcore" because of there devotion/skill in the games? So there devotion/sill is "hardcore"?

Fucking semantics... Why do we feel the need to label everything?