Why is everyone going crazy for the wii??

[randay]

WII TODD DID!

 

[JujuFish]

Wii >> Soviet

 

[Hellotalkie]

Iam actually not going to get a wii since Iam too lazy to stand up evertime I want to play it. At least america will lose some weight.

 

[shadow9d9]

I couldn't care less about the wii... The N64 and Gamecube both had TERRIBLE 3rd party support and a dearth of good rpgs(compared to the others)... I find Zelda games storyless and repetitive, and I don't care much for the rest of Nintendo's first party stuff...

Btw, I do not plan on getting any of the next gen systems. I just don't enjoy console games much anymore... though if I WERE to get one, it'd be X360 for the Bioware support.

 

[state 08]

One word: Innovation.

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
A few things happened:
#1: The Wii turned out to look like it's fun
#2: Supports tons of old games
#3: The PS3's price was announced

QFT.

Its the only console Im thinking of buying. Halo 3 is the only game I want to play on 360 and mostly just to finish the story, but it isn't enough for me to buy one, and theres currently nothing Im interested in for PS3.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
Lots of gaming websites and self proclaimed "serious gamers" are all excited about it.

The idea of evolving controllers is great...but in practice...I don't see how anyone other than kids under 10 will think this is really all that great.

How many adults want to be flailing around there living room trying to play a video game? Not me. I play video games to relax. If I wanted to play football, I'd go outside and throw a ball. If I wanted to play golf...the real thing is 100x better.

I'm perfectly happy with the current crop (x360) controllers that wirelessly let me plop my ass on the couch and enjoy an hour of two of relaxing gaming. Not to mention how many adult males will suddenly find themselves single when there SO sees them fighting Darth Vader with a funky remote in the living room shouting out "Father, I know you are still good!"

This is EXACTLY why I'm down on the Wii... Im an adult and i like to sit with my wireless controller and headset with my 360 (now dead RIP 360) and sit on a big old lazyboy chair and relax..

That and the game selections and notorious pussified no adult versions of games that nintendo usually pushes doesnt attract me at all.

 

[jpeyton]

I'm taking the XBOX 360 + Wii >> PS3 approach myself. Already have a XBOX 360 and I love it. The Wii is definitely going to bring back the group multiplayer aspect of the N64, and the control scheme opens up the possibility for so much innovation.

Another big innovation is the always-on internet connectivity of the Wii. I really wish Microsoft could have implemented a low-power state for the XBOX 360 so, for example, the system could download new scenarios and events for games like Oblivion while I sleep.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
Lots of gaming websites and self proclaimed "serious gamers" are all excited about it.

The idea of evolving controllers is great...but in practice...I don't see how anyone other than kids under 10 will think this is really all that great.

How many adults want to be flailing around there living room trying to play a video game? Not me. I play video games to relax. If I wanted to play football, I'd go outside and throw a ball. If I wanted to play golf...the real thing is 100x better.

I'm perfectly happy with the current crop (x360) controllers that wirelessly let me plop my ass on the couch and enjoy an hour of two of relaxing gaming. Not to mention how many adult males will suddenly find themselves single when there SO sees them fighting Darth Vader with a funky remote in the living room shouting out "Father, I know you are still good!"

This is EXACTLY why I'm down on the Wii... Im an adult and i like to sit with my wireless controller and headset with my 360 (now dead RIP 360) and sit on a big old lazyboy chair and relax..

That and the game selections and notorious pussified no adult versions of games that nintendo usually pushes doesnt attract me at all.

You guys don't understand the control scheme at all. It's based on simple gestures; whether you want to exaggerate the gestures into large flailing movements is completely up to you. For example, if I wanted to take a swing in Wii Sports Tennis, it could be as simple as a flick of the wrist in one direction, or I could stand up and take larger swings; the end result is the same on-screen movement.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: KoolAidKid
Ahoy, me maties!
</pirate>
My DS has brought me to a little epiphany: I don't need good graphics, I need good gameplay. That is what Nintendo is all about.
<pirate>
Get yer hands off me booty!

thats funny I had a DS for about 6 months.. and I found it to be nthe most worthless handheld Id ever had...

id take an Atari Lynx over this POS...

the PSP i traded it on was way better... too bad neither one has any "great" games.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
You guys don't understand the control scheme at all. It's based on simple gestures; whether you want to exaggerate the gestures into large flailing movements is completely up to you. For example, if I wanted to take a swing in Wii Sports Tennis, it could be as simple as a flick of the wrist in one direction, or I could stand up and take larger swings; the end result is the same on-screen movement.

That's how I understand it from all the hands-on stuff I've read.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: KoolAidKid
Ahoy, me maties!
</pirate>
My DS has brought me to a little epiphany: I don't need good graphics, I need good gameplay. That is what Nintendo is all about.
<pirate>
Get yer hands off me booty!

thats funny I had a DS for about 6 months.. and I found it to be nthe most worthless handheld Id ever had...

id take an Atari Lynx over this POS...

the PSP i traded it on was way better... too bad neither one has any "great" games.

Funny, I have both a PSP and a DS, and I'm looking to get rid of my PSP. The best thing about the PSP is the screen, other than that the DS is better in pretty much every way.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
thats funny I had a DS for about 6 months.. and I found it to be nthe most worthless handheld Id ever had...

id take an Atari Lynx over this POS...

the PSP i traded it on was way better... too bad neither one has any "great" games.

That must be why the DS was outselling the PSP 9:1 over the last few months in Japan, and 2:1 in the US. I guess gamers around the world have it all backwards.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: CVSiN
thats funny I had a DS for about 6 months.. and I found it to be nthe most worthless handheld Id ever had...

id take an Atari Lynx over this POS...

the PSP i traded it on was way better... too bad neither one has any "great" games.

That must be why the DS was outselling the PSP 9:1 over the last few months in Japan, and 2:1 in the US. I guess gamers around the world have it all backwards.

just becasue little kiddies buy it in droves doesnt make it a better system.. the PSP is not aimed at kiddies and has the pricetag and the games to prove it..

I would never buy my child a PSP too delicate for children but I'll sure as heck buy them a DS virtually indestructable with good kiddy games.. that and the enormous old library of compatible games sells systems..

Me I prefer the movies.. music, pictures, the wireless internet and the more adult like games that the PSP offers.. even if none of them are spectacular either.. but id rather play burnout on the PSP over mariocart on the kiddy DS..

 

[Dualist]

I don't see why guys are going crazy for the Wii console, like they're desperate or something.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
just becasue little kiddies buy it in droves doesnt make it a better system.. the PSP is not aimed at kiddies and has the pricetag and the games to prove it..

I would never buy my child a PSP too delicate for children but I'll sure as heck buy them a DS virtually indestructable with good kiddy games.. that and the enormous old library of compatible games sells systems..

Me I prefer the movies.. music, pictures, the wireless internet and the more adult like games that the PSP offers.. even if none of them are spectacular either.. but id rather play burnout on the PSP over mariocart on the kiddy DS..

"Little kiddies" weren't responsible for the PS2's success; why aren't they buying PSPs in droves?

Funny you would mention "little kiddies" being responsible for those figures, when it's a well known fact that Nintendo attracted an older demographic with their DS (with games like Brain Age selling millions of copies).

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Zolty
All you need to know about the Wii

maybe nsfw, chick in a bikini


Fixed link, sorry

:laugh:

That, was awesome.

 

[ArchCenturion]

I hope that they have a connector for the old Nintento PowerPad. I wanna play the olympics game.

 

[ArchCenturion]

I hope that they have a connector for the old Nintento PowerPad. I wanna play the olympics game.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: CVSiN
just becasue little kiddies buy it in droves doesnt make it a better system.. the PSP is not aimed at kiddies and has the pricetag and the games to prove it..

I would never buy my child a PSP too delicate for children but I'll sure as heck buy them a DS virtually indestructable with good kiddy games.. that and the enormous old library of compatible games sells systems..

Me I prefer the movies.. music, pictures, the wireless internet and the more adult like games that the PSP offers.. even if none of them are spectacular either.. but id rather play burnout on the PSP over mariocart on the kiddy DS..

"Little kiddies" weren't responsible for the PS2's success; why aren't they buying PSPs in droves?

Funny you would mention "little kiddies" being responsible for those figures, when it's a well known fact that Nintendo attracted an older demographic with their DS (with games like Brain Age selling millions of copies).

Funny that at least here I only see children with it and in the game stores buying freaking pokemon crap and other crappy japanese kiddy games... every 30+ year old I know in IT has a PSP..


and if the PSP had the calibur of games that the PS2 had when it was in its heyday it would be outselling eveyrthing.. but the fact is the PSP games are crap and the only thign the PSP has going for it is its other features.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Funny that at least here I only see children with it and in the game stores buying freaking pokemon crap and other crappy japanese kiddy games... every 30+ year old I know in IT has a PSP..


and if the PSP had the calibur of games that the PS2 had when it was in its heyday it would be outselling eveyrthing.. but the fact is the PSP games are crap and the only thign the PSP has going for it is its other features.

So what are your 30+ year old IT buddies doing with their PSPs? Probably playing NES and SNES games. :laugh:

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Funny that at least here I only see children with it and in the game stores buying freaking pokemon crap and other crappy japanese kiddy games... every 30+ year old I know in IT has a PSP..


and if the PSP had the calibur of games that the PS2 had when it was in its heyday it would be outselling eveyrthing.. but the fact is the PSP games are crap and the only thign the PSP has going for it is its other features.

So what are your 30+ year old IT buddies doing with their PSPs? Probably playing NES and SNES games. :laugh:

yup! and watching ripped movies and music =)

 

[Ika]

I thought this was a Wii thread, not a PSP vs. DS thread?


I want the Wii because of games like Red Steel. I've been waiting for something like this for YEARS.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124

Originally posted by: Zolty
All you need to know about the Wii

maybe nsfw, chick in a bikini


Fixed link, sorry

:laugh:

That, was awesome.

Hahaha, well that settles it!

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Funny that at least here I only see children with it and in the game stores buying freaking pokemon crap and other crappy japanese kiddy games... every 30+ year old I know in IT has a PSP..


and if the PSP had the calibur of games that the PS2 had when it was in its heyday it would be outselling eveyrthing.. but the fact is the PSP games are crap and the only thign the PSP has going for it is its other features.

So what are your 30+ year old IT buddies doing with their PSPs? Probably playing NES and SNES games. :laugh:

yup! and watching ripped movies and music =)

What a coincidence. I could do that on my DS Lite, too. I wouldn't even have to use one of Sony's proprietary memory sticks. That said, if I want to watch a movie on the go I use my laptop's 17" screen.

I just can't see why I would want to buy a $200+ PSP primarily for multimedia capabilities when I could have a cheapo portable DVD player with the same movie/music multimedia capability, a bigger screen, and longer battery life for less money.

Just curious, though... What DS games have you played? When I got my DS Lite for my birthday in June, I cherry picked a bunch of the top-rated games from gamerankings.com and I haven't found one that's disappointed me, yet.

So far I have:
-New Super Mario Bros.
-Mario Kart DS
-Advance Wars: Dual Strike
-Animal Crossing
-Nintendogs (admittedly cutesy, but I still have a blast with the competitions, very innovative)
-Big Brain Academy
-Brain Age (I usually manage to have my brain age test out at age 20... real age: 24.)

My fiance loves the last two Brain games I've mentioned. It's kick started her into liking games and now she's excited about the Wii, which makes it nice for me. Forgive my rambling, but I'm just interested in hearing legitimate reasons on why people DON'T like the DS when it's overcome initial market hesitation to become so widely accepted.

CK