Otto Awards 2008: Biggest Flop

[Oobgarm]

Vote for your favorite!

[jcalder8]

Wii Music. Do I really need to say anything else?

[Icarus Moonsight]

For the record, I'm appalled that Animal Crossing even got nominated for this category.

Wii Music, I can agree on at least. Maybe they can save face with a sequel, Warioware: Mii Wusic.

[blissfulnoise]

For the record, I'm appalled that Animal Crossing even got nominated for this category.

Care to elaborate?

Animal Crossing got nearly universally panned by the press and fans for being, at its core, simply a port of the 2 year old DS game and offered no evolution for the series which was already being labeled as stale. For my money, Wild World is one of the laziest and most insulting moves directed at their dedicated fanbase that Nintendo has made in this generation.

[Icarus Moonsight]

It's still decent, even if it was disappointing. Biggest Flops are one and not the other. There are plenty others listed that qualify.

[intvsama]

Space Giraffe was an August 2007 release, what's it doing on the 2008 list?

The PC version was released in '08, yes, but the original release is well over a year old.

[blissfulnoise]

It's still decent, even if it was disappointing. Biggest Flops are one and not the other. There are plenty others listed that qualify.

I'd argue that most fans had very high expectations for Animal Crossing Wii and expected Nintendo to innovate the series in some really tangable way. Not to mention this was originally a critically beloved series, seen as a unique and distinctive franchise for Nintendo that had a ton of potential.

Instead, we got what we got. As a result, I think it's the very definition of a flop.

[Kid Ice]

Space Giraffe was an August 2007 release, what's it doing on the 2008 list?

The PC version was released in '08, yes, but the original release is well over a year old.

Hey you're right. I'm embarrassed because I nominated it.

But then others voted for it. I guess it just sucks two years worth of ass!

[Oobgarm]

I think Space Giraffe should he an honorary nominee every year from this day forward. :P

[G-Boobie]

Wii Music.

The game where Myamoto jumped the shark.

[modest9797]

Space Giraffe scared me more than FEAR + Condemned put togeather.

[Solertia]

I voted for Guitar Hero: World Tour, because I'll never forgive Activision for ruining Guitar Hero.

Harmonix and Rock Band FTW!!!