Does anyone else feel that the Wii has been a terrible disappointment? - Page 3

magus113 · 03-04-2009, 12:13 AM

Yes it's been sitting in my room collecting dust. Why?

Because I'm poor! I'm a college student, and yes, even regardless of the fact that I'm not Earl and I pass by a GameStop on my way home that subsequently leaves me broke, I haven't really seen much to wow me that isn't either ported to the 360 or PS3, or anything on the Wii in general.

Does that mean I can vouch for the 360 or PS3 being better consoles?

Oh come on now. Are you serious? Sony's downhill plunge has gotten from bad to worse, only to slowly redeem itself this quarter with Flower and Killzone 2, and then it's a bunch of no name titles that I have no interest in because they've really done nothing to bring anything new to the table.

Xbox 360. Street Figher IV. Hmmm. Good? Sure I guess, I have yet to play it. I have school, work, and bills. Dead Space? Not exclusive, but yes fun. Is it coming to the Wii? Yes. Is it coming to the Wii with the same gameplay? No. Does that matter? Of course not. If EA Redwood is considering to make the jump to an on rails light gun shooter on the Wii, then I'm sure there is something they can do to make it enjoyable in it's own right.

It's not how many IPs you make. It's if they're genuine ideas with decent gameplay and they are innovative and fun. I could take a handful of the FPS games that I have taken a genuine interest in because most just take the good old, "shoot everything in your fucking way" path with your standard guns and grenades.

The Wii has it's own market. And while Nintendo is about making money, not all of it is EXTREMELY bad. They're just taking the wrong turn and trying to focus EVERYTHING towards the family. I think Sega is trying to branch away from that a little bit, especially with HotD: Overkill, which takes the fun and hilarity of grindhouse films and puts it in your hands with the same addictive gameplay that makes you shove quarters into arcade machines.

I will admit, the Wii is coming around slowly. I personally think that for some time it's been in much of a slump, but I also attribute that to my lack of time or money to play most of the stuff that they're released in the last year (names Wario Land: Shake It! and Boom Blox among others). It's only successful because the money shows people still want it, and they keep selling more games with Wii at the title and more plastic than I actually care to own. But if Nintendo can show that they can handle some generous third party support, and still make it on top with the IPs that they develop as a first-party, then that shows at LEAST that they know they're doing something right in making quality when it does come around.

Angrist · 03-04-2009, 10:10 AM

Ah yes, what magus says. I'm also poor. I don't have the money anymore to buy a new game every month. But if I wanted to, there would be lots of good Wii games. Games I'd like to play one day:

Okami
Boom Blox
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Zack & Wiki
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Strikers Charged
Wario Land: Shake It!
Endless Ocean
Excite Truck

All decent to very good games. And most of them very unique. I just don't have the money/time.

Fyacin · 03-04-2009, 10:18 AM

I want Okami so bad. I have almost bought it countless times. Stupid not being able to blow money on games whenever I want.

KillerGremlin · 03-05-2009, 06:24 AM

Where do we go from here....

That's like the new theme of late in my mind. I expect next gen of conoles for Microsoft/Sony to feature more PC features, bigger graphics, crap like that.....but where will Nintendo go.

It's like a mystery, usually with names like "dolphin!" woo.

Angrist · 03-05-2009, 11:19 AM

I guess Nintendo will combine their motion sensing technology with better graphics. Probably current-gen graphics (cheap to produce).