4. I don't have an Xbox or a PS3 and I probably won't. I've never had the urge.
I do own a high spec PC though and play games on that a lot. Frankly I don't mind waiting an extra 6 months (for example for GTAIV) when I know it'll wipe the ass of the Xbox and PS3 versions.
The Wii however is in a totally different ball park. Whilst I can get pretty much any decent game on the PC that's on PS3/Xbox (or a fair approximation), the Wii games I want to play simply don't exist on a PC. Also, whilst I may want to sit for hours alone on my PC, I get the Wii out when friends are over or I feel the need for some calorie burning stress relief.
2. “WAAAAAAAHH The Wii is winning and my precious 360 and PS3 are losing! WAAAAAAH!! I have to do something…I have to write to convince the industry that the Wii will lose….WAAAAAAH!” Why can’t anyone remember that during th days of PS1 & PS2, bad games for those consoles were almost 10 to 1 against “good” games? Yet none of you PS fanboys didn't mind. "OOOOOh GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS!!! OOOH!" You're such a fanboy, Rungsberry! "GRAPHICS!!!!" Instead of blaming Nintendo for your so-called lack of quality titles, why don't you blame the 3RD-party developers who don't have the brains or the balls to develop a 1st-rate hit game! DUMBASS!
1. My experience is quite different... I've owned 6 consoles in my life, and those from the previous 2 generations really left me feeling cold. A lot of the games really weren't up to snuff and the focus on realism and violence etc. was obviously aimed at 13 year old males. Also the popularity of very boring sports games was a major disappointment.
Nintendo's Wii and the variety of games for it have finally helped me to love gaming as much as I did several years ago! I've logged DAYS worth of playtime completing Fire Emblem, Metroid, some Zeldas, Okami etc. etc. etc. Most of the games are very intelligent.
I got the Wii for Wii Sports, but I must say that I keep playing the Wii because I really love Nintendo's titles. That's just me... but really, they are probably the best game company out there...
If 3rd party developers don't step up to support the Wii, I will probably get a PS3 - and Sony would owe that to Nintendo because until the Wii came out I don't think I would have bothered to buy yet another console. Actually, if developers don't step up, I'll probably just sell the Wii and give up on gaming once again... for the most part the gaming industry is a bitter disappointment after all these years...
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robertjamespaul
April 29th
6. why would i want a high-powered console? i am a part time gamer and i like my games to be fun as does my missus. that's why i have a wii
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weeve_stalmer
April 28th
5. James, have you gone INSANE?!? Play Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy and Metroid 3 and then reconsider. Please!
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dale303
April 27th
4. I don't have an Xbox or a PS3 and I probably won't. I've never had the urge.
I do own a high spec PC though and play games on that a lot. Frankly I don't mind waiting an extra 6 months (for example for GTAIV) when I know it'll wipe the ass of the Xbox and PS3 versions.
The Wii however is in a totally different ball park. Whilst I can get pretty much any decent game on the PC that's on PS3/Xbox (or a fair approximation), the Wii games I want to play simply don't exist on a PC. Also, whilst I may want to sit for hours alone on my PC, I get the Wii out when friends are over or I feel the need for some calorie burning stress relief.
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jackass1
April 25th
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jackass1
April 25th
2. “WAAAAAAAHH The Wii is winning and my precious 360 and PS3 are losing! WAAAAAAH!! I have to do something…I have to write to convince the industry that the Wii will lose….WAAAAAAH!” Why can’t anyone remember that during th days of PS1 & PS2, bad games for those consoles were almost 10 to 1 against “good” games? Yet none of you PS fanboys didn't mind. "OOOOOh GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS GRAPHICS!!! OOOH!" You're such a fanboy, Rungsberry! "GRAPHICS!!!!" Instead of blaming Nintendo for your so-called lack of quality titles, why don't you blame the 3RD-party developers who don't have the brains or the balls to develop a 1st-rate hit game! DUMBASS!
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blaineca
April 25th
1. My experience is quite different... I've owned 6 consoles in my life, and those from the previous 2 generations really left me feeling cold. A lot of the games really weren't up to snuff and the focus on realism and violence etc. was obviously aimed at 13 year old males. Also the popularity of very boring sports games was a major disappointment.
Nintendo's Wii and the variety of games for it have finally helped me to love gaming as much as I did several years ago! I've logged DAYS worth of playtime completing Fire Emblem, Metroid, some Zeldas, Okami etc. etc. etc. Most of the games are very intelligent.
I got the Wii for Wii Sports, but I must say that I keep playing the Wii because I really love Nintendo's titles. That's just me... but really, they are probably the best game company out there...
If 3rd party developers don't step up to support the Wii, I will probably get a PS3 - and Sony would owe that to Nintendo because until the Wii came out I don't think I would have bothered to buy yet another console. Actually, if developers don't step up, I'll probably just sell the Wii and give up on gaming once again... for the most part the gaming industry is a bitter disappointment after all these years...
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