Inside Game Informer

Picking up my shiny new issue of Game Informer I headed right for the Dear GI section. I was a bit distracted talking to my brother, but then the world stopped as I honed onto the bold letters spelling out my name. I made it into Game Informer! Sure it's just the letters to the editor section, but to have an opinion published in a national magazine still feels pretty good. They did cut it down a bit, which was to be expected for space issues and they cleaned it up a bit. So here is a view of what showed up in the magazine.

In Issue 196, a reader called out Wii gamers by bringing up a few good games and asking why people weren't buying them. Here's my best answer: Just because you are a hardcore gamer doesn't mean that everyone likes the same type of hardcore games. I still enjoy my Wii and pick up a new game for it when it appeals to me, but for the types of games that I enjoy, being a multi-console gamer is the only way to go.

And just so you don't have to go back an entry, here is my full response that I sent into Game Informer.

Growing up with video games and owning consoles from Sony, Sega, and Nintendo had me in a bit of a quarrel as to what system to buy this generation. I ended up going with the Nintendo Wii back when it was still almost impossible to get one and the games were very much lacking. But it's innovated idea on gameplay and having a new Zelda game to boot had me wanting one. But after 2 years of owning one, I as a hardcore gamer who also likes "casual" games, was missing many of the hardcore games that were released for the PS3 and the 360. So I went out and bought a PS3 a few months ago. I now don't have the feeling of missing out on good hardcore games because they won't come to the Wii for one reason or another. That way I can still play games like Zelda and Mario Kart, but still not miss out on games like Resident Evil 5 and Prototype. In issue 196, Patrick brought up a few good games for hardcore gamers that came out for the Wii and asked why people weren't buying them. But just because you are a hardcore gamer doesn't mean that we all like the same type of hardcore games. I did, however, pick up Okami, but went with the ps2 version instead. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy my Wii and pick up a new game for it when it appeals to me, but overall Nintendo seems to have targeted the Wii more towards the "casual" gamer. For me being a multi-console gamer is the only way to go.

Here's some pics for those of you who don't get Game Informer. I got Cover 1 of 2, so if yours doesn't look like this then you probably got cover 2 for September 2009. (click on them to make them larger)