Why is everyone going crazy for the wii??

[Maximilian]

Help me understand here.... Back when it was called the revolution, people were geenrally saying stuff like meh... its gonna be nintendos last console.. meh its not gonna be anythin special. Now its called the wii, everyones gone mad about it. Why?

 

[MisterJackson]

I'm blind....gimme one!

 

[IceBergSLiM]

i dont know anyone going crazy over it.

 

[bigredguy]

everyone's just a bunch of wiitards...

 

[Queasy]

No. People were excited when it was called the Revolution too. As more and more details about the control scheme, the virtual console setup, and other information has been released, people have gotten more excited.

The name has nothing to do with. People were initially down on the name change from Revolution to Wii but still excited about the console itself.

 

[Lonyo]

Because it's a little bit country, and it's a little bit rock 'n' roll.

 

[MX2]

Because Wii like it

 

[purbeast0]

back when it was the revolution, hardly anything was known about the system. they revealed the new name Wii right before the previous E3, and prior to that, hardly ANYTHING was known about the system in general.

and people are excited about it because it's not the same old crap we've been playing for 10 years with 10x the resolution and hires textures. it's a new way to actually play games.

 

[FoBoT]

i don't think it is the name or name change, i think it is the price that is driving interest

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Because it's a little bit country, and it's a little bit rock 'n' roll.

It's business in the front, party in the back.....Wii....the mullet of the consoles!

 

[iamme]

*lights hair on fire and runs around the room*


Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(seriously, i'm excited to see what the Wii will be like and i might buy one)

 

[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!"

 

[Chryso]

Why would anyone care what the name is? They could call it the shlong and it would still do the same thing. People like Nintendo because they have good games that are playable by all age groups. The X-box and Playstation have crap when it comes to kids games.

 

[Atlantean]

The reason people like it so much is because its pretty amazing. When I was at E3 it pretty much stole the show and the Wiibooth was by far the most popular. The price is definately a big factor in its popularity, and the new controller style is unique.

 

[DivideBYZero]

My pre-order is in.



Wibble.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
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!"

Yeah, because we all know that those adult males sitting their fat asses on the couch playing video games are what women REALLY want.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Soviet
Help me understand here.... Back when it was called the revolution, people were geenrally saying stuff like meh... its gonna be nintendos last console.. meh its not gonna be anythin special. Now its called the wii, everyones gone mad about it. Why?

The change of opinion started when people saw the control scheme and heard about the virtual console, which was before the name was announced. People really started changing their minds when they saw how much fun people were having playing it at E3 (immediately after the name was announced).

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
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!"

Yeah, because we all know that those adult males sitting their fat asses on the couch playing video games are what women REALLY want.

:laugh:

 

[Kaido]

Neato controllers + fun Nintendo games ftw My wife won't play Halo or Half-Life or anything, but she will play stuff like Mario Kart. So unless I was to go solo, I have to get a family machine.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
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!"

Yeah, because we all know that those adult males sitting their fat asses on the couch playing video games are what women REALLY want.

Owned!

 

[CKDragon]

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!"

That's funny, but I don't believe it's accurate. My fiance is excited to play WiiSports & Wii's Super Monkey Ball with me. She's already pre-ordered my Wii. I really think the new control scheme is going to even get my dad back into video games after he got tired of the "hottest new games" all being FPSes.

CK

 

[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

 

[Maxspeed996]

Originally posted by: CKDragon

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!"

That's funny, but I don't believe it's accurate. My fiance is excited to play WiiSports & Wii's Super Monkey Ball with me. She's already pre-ordered my Wii. I really think the new control scheme is going to even get my dad back into video games after he got tired of the "hottest new games" all being FPSes.

CK

ARRRRRRR, because it be the best thing for ye landlubbers to get yer hook on.

 

[Maximilian]

Aite, its because of what you all know rather than the name etc. If i wasent raised on a genesis i might jump on the bandwagon

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Soviet
Aite, its because of what you all know rather than the name etc. If i wasent raised on a genesis i might jump on the bandwagon

Why not? You can download Genesis games via the Virtual Console.