Sentences with phrase «tepid reception»

"Tepid reception" refers to a lukewarm or indifferent reaction or response to something. It means that the response or welcome is not enthusiastic or very positive. Full definition
Since the game received a pretty tepid reception in Europe and North America, this interview is pretty interesting: it allows us to learn what the developers were trying to do with this game.
Despite a rather tepid reception at last year's TIFF, Stuart Blumberg's follow - up screenplay to «The Kids Are All Right» features two awards - worthy thespians and looks to take on a topic mired in skepticism with a firm grip on reality.
When The Great Gatsby was published in 1925, it got a decidedly tepid reception.
Still, the Fed is preparing for bank borrowing to increase despite the initial tepid reception to an easier discount window.
This was followed with a zombie - themed spin - off released the following year after to a somewhat tepid reception.
The tepid reception MPs gave him this lunchtime suggests it's not working.
As a result his speech was far more warmly received in the hall than the tepid reception given to every other speaker so far.
Following the tepid reception accompanying THE AMAZING SPIDER - MAN»S release director Marc Webb's next step is a big one.
Marketing executive Shelly Pearce says the Wii U is doing well in the UK compared to the tepid reception at launch.
The tepid reception of Metroid: Other M might be holding up the train as well, but we're holding out that we'll see something at this year's E3 related to Metroid.
Madonna's second film as a director (her first was 2008's barely - seen Filth and Wisdom), W.E. premiered at two prestigious film festivals (Venice and Toronto) last September, but the tepid reception convinced studio head Harvey Weinstein to throw the picture under the bus while focusing on more likely Oscar - bait titles such as The Artist, The Iron Lady and My Week with Marilyn.
Formed in 2004, Airtight's first project was Capcom's high - flying action game Dark Void, which received a tepid reception for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
While the Magnum received a tepid reception in the market, the 300 garnered much attention and sold well.
Earlier rumors suggested the slate would be dubbed the XOOM 2, but following a tepid reception, it is entirely possible that Motorola could dump the brand for the slightly edgier «KORE» moniker.
While Frankel can understand why Amazon would make a move like this, he said it's a mistake to attach the tablet to the Fire Phone, given its tepid reception.
Regardless of sales, Nintendo's latest console entry, the Wii U, has been met mostly with a tepid reception from the gaming community and hasn't gotten much market traction since last year.
Though it got a tepid reception back in 2011 (it was a fall release with games like Arkham City to contend with) for a lackluster story, critics were unanimous in praising the gameplay and insanely stellar visuals.
As with many other manufacturers cautiously hedging against the continued slowdown in the wearables market, Samsung appears to be doubling down on fitness features as its upgrade path for wrist wearables, which, after the tepid reception of Android Wear 2.0, doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
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