What makes a great game: Graphics or gameplay?

I guess I would have to say Gameplay is more important for a few reasons. First of all, I believe graphics are a great part of a game. I personally am a graphics addict, looking out for games with the best graphics so far. However, I wouldn't actually buy the game unless I found out that it actually is a GOOD game. Even the video game review system seems to favor gameplay over graphics.

Although graphics can make a game better or worse, most of what makes a game better or worse is gameplay. There are many games out there that have below-average graphics but everyone loves. For example, let's say that these two games are released on the same day and both are equally hyped in the gaming community. One has amazing graphics but has a low quality of gameplay, the other has below-average visuals but has a wonderful gameplay system. If consumers didn't know about either game's quality of gameplay, on the first day of sales the one with better graphics will probably sell more than the other. However, after those first day sales, word of mouth will start impacting both games. Although the first game has better graphics, a majority of people will tell their friends that it is not worth buying due to its poor gameplay. On the other hand, the other game will start picking up in sales when first-day customers tell their friends how fun the game was. In the end, the second, more fun, game wins in terms of sales, showing that gameplay is a very important role in achieving good sales.

Games with great gameplay have an amazing ability to generate positive word-of-mouth sales. The fun factor the game has will cause you to want to tell your friends and maybe even invite them over to join you, so you can both play the game together. While the two (or more) of you are happily playing a game that is simply fun, the other game you bought with amazing visuals but poor gameplay just sits there, unused and unmentioned by you to your friends.

A very good real-life example over gameplay beats graphics are the many games on Xbox Live Arcade and many of the games on the Nintendo Wii. On XBLA, recently a game called Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 was released. It had wonderful sales, poised to be the best-selling XBLA game released so far. How were its graphics: two-dimensional and although it had pretty neat-looking effects, it still was pretty mediocre. Gameplay: Wonderful! I myself downloaded the game and my usually anti-gaming mother actually sat down, played the game, and loved it! On the Wii, games like Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii, along with many others, are achieving amazing sales despite the fact that the graphics are similar to games that were released in the early-PS2 era. These games are simply fun and their sales and word-of-mouth show it.

Like I said, earlier, I love games with good graphics, but I wouldn't making a purchasing decision solely based on a game's graphics. In video game reviews, great graphics could improve the score, say, 1 out of a possible ten points. Around seven or eight of the remaining points depend on the gameplay. Although I would prefer a game with both good graphics AND great gameplay, if I had to make the choice between either/or, I would pick gameplay. After that decision, you'll find me having a great time with my friends in front of my Xbox 360.

Nintendoo Wii Games Downloads Websites – are They Just a Scam or Genuine? – an Honest Review

As a self-confessed addict of Nintendo Wii games I recently went on google to search for Wii games to download and I came across a wii games website called “Unlimited Wii Downloads”. It’s a relatively new website where you can download as many wii games as you like for a small 1-time fee. There are no monthly charges or download limits, you are given full unrestricted life time access to their large database of Nintendo Wii downloads. I signed up not so much in expectation but hope, having had several disappointing experiences in the past with so called “free” download sites.

Unlimited Wii Downloads tell you straight away that this is not a free download site, but the cool thing is you only have to pay a small fee of $33 once for unlimited life-time access to Nintendo wii downloads.

Unlimited Nintendo Wii Downloads claim to have access to the fastest downloads on the net, whether this is true or not cannot be confirmed but it’s certainly a very well put together wii games website which appears fully above board and genuine, which is a major plus as I’ve seen so many of these type of websites in the past either full of unlikely boasts about the benefits of their products or downright dishonest and possibly illegal.

The legality of these downloads is 100 per cent above board, legal and genuine and Unlimited Wii Downloads have a very solid legal foundation in their terms and conditions, which is important to point out as this does help to mark them out from other less reputable companies, which are mainly found within the music download industry and less so in the computer gaming and wii games download market.

As well as getting access to thousands of Nintendo Wii games, the user can also access thousands of Wii Music titles, TV Shows, Software and more, this makes for a very attractive package, which coming in at $33 is good value.

The quality of technical support is one of the most important factors I find when signing up for any online service such as this, I have to say that the technical support I received from Unlimited Wii Downloads was excellent, the email I received was prompt, polite and highly instructive without being too technical.

The Nintendo wii games download software is very easy to install and gets you up and running in seconds, the fact that there are no monthly fees is great, just one payment of $33 and you have complete unlimited access for life, it’s refreshing to see this as many other similar download sites tend to reel you in with a small initial charge but then add on other charges and monthly fees that leave you angry and disillusioned.

The quality of the wii games, movies and music is highly impressive, all in very high quality digital format, and the huge selection of Nintendo wii games, movies and music is mind blowing, over 980 million files apparently, also there are no nasty surprises such as spy ware or ad ware that you get with other less reputable download companies, this is another major plus of this program, all in all I would recommend this product to anybody who wants access to thousands of Nintendo wii games, music, movies and more, you can find more information about this product by clicking on the link in the resource box at the bottom of this article.