Gamestop - Shortage of Wiis this Christmas...again

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I'd rather fuck, kill, and blow up small countries than look like this.

Are you scared that you would actually look like that? BWAHAHAHAHA!! :laugh:

Haha, no. Just trying to use an extreme example 🙂. I've owned a Wii, and sold it about 4 months after not playing it.

I honestly hated everything about the Wii. It's just not a gamer's machine. If the regular soccer mom demographic wants to go batshit insane over it, then so be it. I just don't think it should be included the same kind of talk with the PS3 and 360.

Oh, and 96% of the games on the Wii suck as well.

 

[RandomFool]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: RandomFool
Someday I'd like to see a thread about the Wii that doesn't devolve into people rehashing the same bogus claims (not a real console, underpowered, no games) over and over again.

When this forum turns into women, grandmas, and 7 year-olds, then maybe you will.

You're right. There are way too many gore obsessed spotty virgin nerd teens on this forum who cannot appreciate a game that doesn't involve fucking, killing and/or blowing up small countries.

I'd rather fuck, kill, and blow up small countries than look like this.

1. You know it kind of looks like she's having fun, what a loser. Why would you want to have fun playing games? That's just dumb.

2. According to Metacritic, 18.8% of Wii games suck and 58.4% are medicore.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I'd rather fuck, kill, and blow up small countries than look like this.

Are you scared that you would actually look like that? BWAHAHAHAHA!! :laugh:

Haha, no. Just trying to use an extreme example 🙂. I've owned a Wii, and sold it about 4 months after not playing it.

I honestly hated everything about the Wii. It's just not a gamer's machine. If the regular soccer mom demographic wants to go batshit insane over it, then so be it. I just don't think it should be included the same kind of talk with the PS3 and 360.

Oh, and 96% of the games on the Wii suck as well.

I've got a 360 and never considered getting a Wii until the other day. It's just so much better suited to the kind of people I hang out with if we want something to do while drinking. If it gets the chicks involved then I'm all for it. But I agree, it's not a gamers machine though I may change my mind when I fire up Zelda...

Plus I want to play Eternal Darkness again!

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: RandomFool

2. According to Metacritic, 18.8% of Wii games suck and 58.4% are medicore.

Just for fun, I compared Metacritic's scores across several consoles.

The format is

Console name:
Total number of games rated
% rated green (good)
% rated yellow (mediocre)
% rated red (bad)

Wii:
255
19%
59%
22%

360:
454
39%
50%
10%

PS3:
200
47%
48%
6%

PS2:
1568
34%
58%
9%

I don't know if this really says anything relevant to me. I am never going to play more than 30 games per console over the life of a console. Not enough time.

 

[imported_Imp]

Wait... everyone and their maternal family doesn't have one yet?

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Haha, no. Just trying to use an extreme example 🙂. I've owned a Wii, and sold it about 4 months after not playing it.

I honestly hated everything about the Wii. It's just not a gamer's machine. If the regular soccer mom demographic wants to go batshit insane over it, then so be it. I just don't think it should be included the same kind of talk with the PS3 and 360.

Oh, and 96% of the games on the Wii suck as well.

Yet, they are still selling tons of copies. Personally, I know that I don't need to enjoy most of the games that a console supports in order for the purchase of that console to justify itself. That plus I couldn't give two shits about which console is "better". The vast silent majority of Wii owners feel the same way. You don't see them having titty fits about which console is better. They don't care as long as they are having fun.

For the record, I am a gamer have been one since the mid 80's.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Haha, no. Just trying to use an extreme example 🙂. I've owned a Wii, and sold it about 4 months after not playing it.

I honestly hated everything about the Wii. It's just not a gamer's machine. If the regular soccer mom demographic wants to go batshit insane over it, then so be it. I just don't think it should be included the same kind of talk with the PS3 and 360.

Oh, and 96% of the games on the Wii suck as well.

Yet, they are still selling tons of copies. Personally, I know that I don't need to enjoy most of the games that a console supports in order for the purchase of that console to justify itself. That plus I couldn't give two shits about which console is "better". The vast silent majority of Wii owners feel the same way. You don't see them having titty fits about which console is better. They don't care as long as they are having fun.

For the record, I am a gamer have been one since the mid 80's.

what is still selling tons of copies ... games or consoles?

sure first party games on the wii sell great, that's been the case w/nintendo all along. but the 3rd party games are selling like crap pretty much, which also seems to be the case w/nintendo the past few generations.

granted, sales numbers don't really mean much, otherwise Titanic would be the best movie of all time, and we know that's not true 😛

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Haha, no. Just trying to use an extreme example 🙂. I've owned a Wii, and sold it about 4 months after not playing it.

I honestly hated everything about the Wii. It's just not a gamer's machine. If the regular soccer mom demographic wants to go batshit insane over it, then so be it. I just don't think it should be included the same kind of talk with the PS3 and 360.

Oh, and 96% of the games on the Wii suck as well.

Yet, they are still selling tons of copies. Personally, I know that I don't need to enjoy most of the games that a console supports in order for the purchase of that console to justify itself. That plus I couldn't give two shits about which console is "better". The vast silent majority of Wii owners feel the same way. You don't see them having titty fits about which console is better. They don't care as long as they are having fun.

For the record, I am a gamer have been one since the mid 80's.

The fact that a lot of shitty games on the Wii sell a shitload of copies (i.e. Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic Olympics, etc) shows even more that it's not a true gamers system.

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The fact that a lot of shitty games on the Wii sell a shitload of copies (i.e. Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic Olympics, etc) shows even more that it's not a true gamers system.

What exactly is a "true gamers system"?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: BigToque

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The fact that a lot of shitty games on the Wii sell a shitload of copies (i.e. Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic Olympics, etc) shows even more that it's not a true gamers system.

What exactly is a "true gamers system"?

Classic type gaming. Basically, anything before the Wii.

I don't care that the Wii is around. More power to anyone having fun wagging a controller around like a madman. I'm just tired of everyone comparing the Wii to the PS3 and 360. They aren't even in the same demographic IMO. Different gaming habits, different spending habits, different gaming experiences.

 

[bullbert]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: BigToque

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The fact that a lot of shitty games on the Wii sell a shitload of copies (i.e. Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic Olympics, etc) shows even more that it's not a true gamers system.

What exactly is a "true gamers system"?

Classic type gaming. Basically, anything before the Wii.

So, since no new system has been released since the Wii, EVERYTHING is 'Classic'. Okay. *Now* we understand.

Oh yeah, how about some more 'facts'? Inquiring minds want to know...

 

[Queasy]

Update: Link - Gamestop now saying Wii supply will be better this year than last two years.

Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop, has said that he expects the company to be able to satisfy most consumers looking to buy a Wii this Christmas.

While he acknowledged that stock might not be available every day this holiday season, he said that the current flow of Wii units being supplied by Nintendo had left him confident of meeting the majority of consumer demand.

?It?s been a unique ride for Nintendo to have the Wii going into a third year this November where the consumer may still be searching for it,? McKenzie told MTV Multiplayer.

?Our look from Nintendo, though, is that it will be much, much better than it has been the last two years. I can?t say we will be in stock every day throughout the holiday season but I can tell you that the current flow we?ve seen coming from Nintendo on Wii hardware makes us very confident that we will meet the business model that we?ve got.?

Earlier this month at the retailer?s expo in Las Vegas, GameStop?s vice president of merchandise and marketing Tony Bartel told us that the company is anticipating ?demand for the Wii will continue through the holiday season?.

?The company is naturally still expecting great things from Wii sell-through rates,? he said. ?We still don?t know where the bottom is for the Wii because we can?t keep it on the shelves.?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: bullbert

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: BigToque

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The fact that a lot of shitty games on the Wii sell a shitload of copies (i.e. Carnival Games, Mario and Sonic Olympics, etc) shows even more that it's not a true gamers system.

What exactly is a "true gamers system"?

Classic type gaming. Basically, anything before the Wii.

So, since no new system has been released since the Wii, EVERYTHING is 'Classic'. Okay. *Now* we understand.

Oh yeah, how about some more 'facts'? Inquiring minds want to know...

Yes, everything is classic before the Wii. Can you name me one system before the Wii that used a motion control input as it's primary interface? The Wii has changed the way people play games, pure and simple. The Wii can now be classified as a different type of gaming experience.

Besides, don't fucking twist my words around, you know exactly what I mean. Don't play dumb just to try and prove your point. It's not flattering to you.

As far as facts go, if I have time tonight, I may just sit down and see what the average metacritic score is for the top 30 sellers on each major system right now. I'm betting the Wii will have a much lower average metacritic score than either the 360, and probably to a lesser extent, the PS3. Real gamers tend to put their money towards quality titles. Moms and grandmas and 10 year-olds with allowances don't typically research their puchases, and buy whatever has prettier colors on the box. Luckily the Wii actually has a very select group of quality games that are geared towards real gamers (Smash Bros, Zelda, Galaxy, Metriod) and have sold a lot of copies because of it, otherwise the Wii's average score would be much, much, much worse.