411 Games Fact or Fiction 10.19.09: The Simpsons Arcade, WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010, DSi Update, More
Posted by Ramon Aranda on 12.31.1969
Would you buy The Simpsons Arcade game if it was re-released? Will the best game of the holiday season be an Xbox 360 exclusive? Are you a fan of iPhone gaming? Find out what Sean Garmer and Todd Vote think in this week's edition of Fact or Fiction.
Happy Monday everyone, it's time for another Fact or Fiction breakdown featuring Todd Vote and Sean Garmer. Now let's get to it!
1. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 will end up being a big improvement over the 2009 edition.
Sean Garmer FACT : This is the first time in year's I can say with confidence that the 2010 version of Smackdown vs. RAW will be better. The Road to Wrestlemania stories appear to be more interesting, the gameplay hud has been overhauled so there isn't all this stuff on the screen, and reversals are finally back to one button. You can now create entrance videos (something I've wanted for a long time) and there is a Divas storyline to boot. Oh yeah, I almost forgot they added the single greatest improvement to the gameplay, the ability to create your own storylines. Now the hardcore and casual WWE fan alike can see what its like to write your own lines, position camera angles, decide who wins matches for 10 years of WWE programming. The fact that they let you post it online and download other people's work makes this something that can go on well past next year's installment. I think we can finally say Smackdown is back to being not just good, but great.
Todd Vote FACT : I read an early review and everything I read has me interested. As someone who skipped buying last years offering, this years title seems to be a fairly big improvement, based solely on the create a story feature. I'm not as excited about it as some others, but there is no denying the potential there. Add the community support, and the improved Road to WrestleMania stories, and this could be the best version on the current generation yet.
Score: 1 for 1 - I'm still waiting for new Legends of WM DLC!
2. If Nintendo does in fact release an update to the DSi next year, it'll be worth it.
Sean Garmer FACT : I'm not buying a DSi because I don't care about the camera and all of that stuff. I have seen the Zune HD and if the Tegra chip will be in the next DS or DSi I would buy it because the games will look even better. Maybe allowing for even better ports of old games and I'd like to see what that means for the touch screen if it has better graphics for the new games. We haven't gotten much info on it, but knowing Nintendo they will give us some reason to go out and buy the new systems in droves.
Todd Vote FICTION : I'm by no means a huge fan of portable gaming. So the prospect of running out and purchasing a new DSi, after I already shelled out the money for one is disheartening. Why would you want to put out a product, get your fanbase to buy it, then release the same product with new features? I've always considered this more as company greed than fan service. Why not just hold off on the DSi until you can include all the things that will make it better?
Score: 1 for 2
3. The best game of the holidays will be an Xbox 360 exclusive
Sean Garmer FICTION : I think the best selling game this holiday will not have HALO or Left 4 Dead in the title. I would say if anything Uncharted 2 has a better chance of selling more than those two for the holidays. As we've seen the days of exclusives is not big anymore and most of the huge games coming out are now multiplatform. In fact the biggest sellers are usually family games or multi-platform shooters. So I would say no, I'd put my money on Modern Warfare 2 since Call of Duty always seems to do well in sales. Beatles Rock Band should still be selling well with album DLC coming out each month, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Guitar Hero 5 or LEGO Rock Band be in that mix either. If there is gonna be a console exclusive that could own the holidays, the cheaper Wii's will probably sell a boat load of these games: New Super Mario Wii, Wii Sports Resort, Wii-Fit Plus. I'd say a XBOX 360 exclusive probably has a longshot at the holiday crown with the way the gaming and economic market are at this point. Especially since people probably won't be buying as many games as in year's past, they'll probably go for things families can play together.
Todd Vote FICTION : I agree with Sean for the most part. There are far too many multi platform titles coming out to expect an exclusive to grab the top spot. I think Uncharted 2 will sell well for the PS3, but I am not sure it will outsell Left 4 Dead 2. Left 4 Dead 2 is full of awesomeness. If I had to bet, I would say the top seller is going to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
