The Nintendo Wii kicks so much ass

darthvedder81

Seriously ladies and gentlemen. I finally scored one of these things a few weeks ago and I'm just loving it.

Twilight Princess = Amazing.

Super Paper Mario = Insanely fun and innovative as hell.

Wii Sports = Such a blast. A pack-in game that still remains one of the best for the whole console.

The "Virtual Console" is a kick too. I'm rocking Castlevania and Star Fox 64 right now. The web browser is a great feature as well.

No Hi-Def but running 480p on my DLP projector looks pretty damn good to me.

I don't see how Nintendo can lose this particular console war. If you are any kind of a gamer or just a human being with joy in your soul the Wii rules all!

LikeAnOcean

They're already catching up to the 360.. http://nexgenwars.com/

That number would probably be much higher if they could keep up with demand. Its still hard to get one.

I'm still holding out for a black one, more games to come out and the price to drop below $200.

mca47

The Wii is def. fun!!!

I'm not sold on it's staying power though.

Hitch-Hiker

mca47 wrote:

The Wii is def. fun!!!

I'm not sold on it's staying power though.

Future of gamin my friend. Once they hammer out the problems with the controls everyone will hop on the motion sensitive bandwagon. The PS3 actually did put in a half-assed last minute motion feature into their new controller.
Next generation will utilise it far more.

PJammas

LikeAnOcean wrote:

I'm still holding out for a black one, more games to come out and the price to drop below $200.

Colors, eh? Niiiice! I've been a Nintendo geek through and through since the original and have been somewhat craving a Wii for awhile now but funds are at a loss. Glad to hear they actually will be dropping the price sometime. Anyone happen to know when?

NOCODE#1

darthvedder81 wrote:

I don't see how Nintendo can lose this particular console war!

yea nintendo's wii isnt considered a participant in the console war, its ms's to lose vs sonys ps3

The Wii is currently riding on a massive wave of mainstream attention and has been purchased by lots of people who don’t normally play games. But how many of those people who are hooked on Wii Sports will also buy Wii Need For Speed?”
“Mainstream fads usually run their course within a couple of years tops. As the honeymoon period fades, the Wii will be going up against more and more graphically impressive games on the PS3 and Xbox 360. More people will be buying HD televisions and looking for the most immersive and stunning experiences available. MS and Sony realize people have bettered themselves financially since 1986. Nintendo assumes you're all still broke

NOCODE#1

Hitch-Hiker wrote:

Future of gamin my friend.

buhahahahahaahh

its a niche, plain and simple
the hardware and games cant compete

its pretty much the pogo ball of gaming

2007 has brought a few more titles for Nintendo's hot new game system, and some of them have a little fun buried deep within them. Unfortunately, to get to it, you've got to dig through layer upon layer of clumsy, awkward use of the system's motion-sensing controls.

Is it worth the struggle? That depends on how badly you need to be entertained.
all signs point to the control problem not ever being fixed. the controls are not tight. even on the pack in game the controls are dubios at best. In Wii Sports Baseball, you could make a full throwing gesture with the Wii-mote to hurl the ball at the plate. Or, you could quickly flick your wrist to replace the full-blown motion. I might be able to overlook this cheap gameplay shortcut if the motions were at least calculated equally. But you'll oftentimes find that a simple flick of the wrist yields a speedier fastball than the full arching motion.

Binaural

Developers are still learning how to approach the console. Look at the DS, all we have to do is wait. I mean we're looking foward to Super Mario Galaxy which looks so fucking old school it defies believe and of course Metroid Prime 3 which will hopefully demonstrate the future potential for FPS's.
Also, anyone know if they're planning a Wii Sports 2? The thought of Nintendo making a sequel is very exciting considering the response to this game, which lets face it not many really made a fuss about as a serious game in the run up to release, and it turned out to be a blinder.

Binaural

NOCODE#1 wrote:

yea nintendo's wii isnt considered a participant in the console war, its ms's to lose vs sonys ps3

The Wii is currently riding on a massive wave of mainstream attention and has been purchased by lots of people who don’t normally play games. But how many of those people who are hooked on Wii Sports will also buy Wii Need For Speed?”
“Mainstream fads usually run their course within a couple of years tops. As the honeymoon period fades, the Wii will be going up against more and more graphically impressive games on the PS3 and Xbox 360. More people will be buying HD televisions and looking for the most immersive and stunning experiences available. MS and Sony realize people have bettered themselves financially since 1986. Nintendo assumes you're all still broke

Well its not a problem, because Nintendo, though they've extended an open invitation to everyone, aren't going for the vainglorious console adoring playstation generation. They have tapped groups of consumers playstation will never reach.

NOCODE#1

Binaural wrote:

They have tapped groups of consumers playstation will never reach.

and this fad group will be done in about 6-12 months from now. proving my point that in a 5-7 race the wii is that horse that starts well. Ms and maybe sony can haul in the final stretch to win the race.

moeaholic

NOCODE#1 wrote:

yea nintendo's wii isnt considered a participant in the console war, its ms's to lose vs sonys ps3

The Wii is currently riding on a massive wave of mainstream attention and has been purchased by lots of people who don’t normally play games. But how many of those people who are hooked on Wii Sports will also buy Wii Need For Speed?”
“Mainstream fads usually run their course within a couple of years tops. As the honeymoon period fades, the Wii will be going up against more and more graphically impressive games on the PS3 and Xbox 360. More people will be buying HD televisions and looking for the most immersive and stunning experiences available. MS and Sony realize people have bettered themselves financially since 1986. Nintendo assumes you're all still broke

i don't know, man. i mean, i could afford a ps3 or a 360, and plenty of my friends could too......we all just don't want to spend that much on a gaming system. i don't look at it as nintendo assumes we're all broke, i see it as nintendo wanted to have a more appealing pricetag, and so far it looks like it's working. i'm picking one up in august, if i can find one that is. it's still next to impossible to find one on the shelves anywhere around here, and it's still not possible to get rainchecks for one. you just have to be lucky enough to be in the store when there's product on the shelves.

i don't know, maybe with my age, i've decided i don't need something that's going to give me the best graphics ever. i'd just rather have a fun time playing with the wife or kids. the Wii will do that, and at a great price.

Penny453

yeah the wii is pretty fun...I'm this close to beating paper mario.

Binaural

NOCODE#1 wrote:

and this fad group will be done in about 6-12 months from now. proving my point that in a 5-7 race the wii is that horse that starts well. Ms and maybe sony can haul in the final stretch to win the race.

No harm but any serious gamer will just use their PC for the uber graphics games, I mean what can a PS3 or 360 game do for me that a PC can't do better?
I am just looking foward to the real arrival of top qaulity games for the Wii, once some of the upcoming titles hit, we'll be able to see what the Wii can do best.

Binaural

Penny453 wrote:

yeah the wii is pretty fun...I'm this close to beating paper mario.

What Paper Mario like? I've been thinking about picking this one up.

AllIAm

PJammas wrote:

Colors, eh? Niiiice! I've been a Nintendo geek through and through since the original and have been somewhat craving a Wii for awhile now but funds are at a loss. Glad to hear they actually will be dropping the price sometime. Anyone happen to know when?

hmmmm

i kinda want to try it. i wont lie.. it looks like rockin good times.

Binaural

AllIAm wrote:

hmmmm

i kinda want to try it. i wont lie.. it looks like rockin good times.

Its not perfect Il admit, trying doing any slalom course on SSXBlur and you'll come to know the true nature of anger

AllIAm

Binaural wrote:

Its not perfect Il admit, trying doing any slalom course on SSXBlur and you'll come to know the true nature of anger

yea i kinda just wanna be that girl who plays tennis by herself in her living room in her underwear

LikeAnOcean

NOCODE#1 wrote:

and this fad group will be done in about 6-12 months from now. proving my point that in a 5-7 race the wii is that horse that starts well. Ms and maybe sony can haul in the final stretch to win the race.

Would you consider the Nintendo DS to be a fad too? Because 3 years into it, it is still kicking Sony's ass, even though Sony has superior graphics.

Hitch-Hiker

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Would you consider the Nintendo DS to be a fad too? Because 3 years into it, it is still kicking Sony's ass, even though Sony has superior graphics.

Hell No!
Graphics don't matter as much as Sony think. Good gameplay is what people want. Remember the original GTA? This is why the Wii is doing so well. No one cares what it looks like.

LikeAnOcean

NOCODE#1 wrote:

Nintendo assumes you're all still broke

It's not about not having the money for the system, its about where people's priorities are. The average person is not hardcore enough to fork over $600+ for a game machine. Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable spending more than $200 on a system. Why spend $600 to sit on my ass inside and play a video game, when I could use the money to take a vacation, go out and party like a rock star, invest the money, and so on.. Sure there's hardcore gamers who it will be worth every penny too, but most of us aren't hardcore. Most people who owned the original Nintendo were not hardcore.

darthvedder81

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Would you consider the Nintendo DS to be a fad too? Because 3 years into it, it is still kicking Sony's ass, even though Sony has superior graphics.

The DS Lite is probably the 2nd greatest system of all time. The Wi-Fi connection works flawlessly and the touch-screen controls allow for really innovative fun game play.

Superior graphics mean nothing if the gameplay sucks. Personally I'm sick of FPS's and sports titles. I want innovation in my games.

Oh, and to those who say the Wii motion detection controls are "gimmicky" or a "fad" I say you obviously haven't played a Wii. The controls are amazingly almost frighteningly perfect.

mca47

It really comes down to what you look for in a game.

I think the Wii is very fun. How Nintendo manages to fix the controller issues, and if they can continue to produce games that utilize the innovation of the controller/remote will be their make or break.

Wii sports is fun and Zelda is a good game. Madden on Wii was decent at best, Tiger Woods is fun but so damn inaccurate...again, the innovation which is so exciting only goes so far. I just don't see how the that controller alone will be able to be used for other titles and be used effectively without Nintendo coming out with an additional device.

The PS3's controller, while it has some "interactiveness" and 360s that doesn't, still allow a gamer to do more within a game and give developers more options. Add in the fact that they both have amazing graphics, and amazing sound...especially on HDTVs!

RockinInCanada

According to IGN the most violent videogame they have ever seen, the new Manhunt game, is coming to the Wii and they are already saying the Wii version is the version to go with because of the use of the wireless hand motions for "killing techniques"...there goes those theories, especially from Sony fan-boys, that the Wii is for children only....btw their is nothing more annoying than Sony fan-boys.....

mca47

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

According to IGN the most violent videogame they have ever seen, the new Manhunt game, is coming to the Wii and they are already saying the Wii version is the version to go with because of the use of the wireless hand motions for "killing techniques"...there goes those theories, especially from Sony fan-boys, that the Wii is for children only....btw their is nothing more annoying than Sony fan-boys.....

Fanboys of any system are annoying...

I think that would be pretty interesting to see how that works.
Like, if you're stabbing someone...hahaha! Sweet!

Can you imagine seeing someone playing that game and not realize what they were doing? You'd think they were fuckin' nuts!

Ott

mca47 wrote:

Fanboys of any system are annoying...

I think that would be pretty interesting to see how that works.
Like, if you're stabbing someone...hahaha! Sweet!

Can you imagine seeing someone playing that game and not realize what they were doing? You'd think they were fuckin' nuts!

Haven't played it yet, but the Godfather game has those abilities; you "strangle" with the remote, etc.

Weird. I love mine. Can't get enough of Tiger.

Ott

RockinInCanada

mca47 wrote:

Fanboys of any system are annoying...

I think that would be pretty interesting to see how that works.
Like, if you're stabbing someone...hahaha! Sweet!

Can you imagine seeing someone playing that game and not realize what they were doing? You'd think they were fuckin' nuts!

To me a fanboy just rips into any system other than his...which seems to accompany Sony fans a lot...but yeah every system has them...for me I enjoy my Wii however I am urging for the higher end output of a X360 or PS3....however everyday I lean more and more to the X360...PS3 still to this day seems like a lost cause to me....however it may turn around for them.....time will tell....

Danimal

Hitch-Hiker wrote:

Future of gamin my friend. Once they hammer out the problems with the controls everyone will hop on the motion sensitive bandwagon. The PS3 actually did put in a half-assed last minute motion feature into their new controller.
Next generation will utilise it far more.

Nope. Entirely too much exercise.

mca47

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

To me a fanboy just rips into any system other than his...which seems to accompany Sony fans a lot...but yeah every system has them...for me I enjoy my Wii however I am urging for the higher end output of a X360 or PS3....however everyday I lean more and more to the X360...PS3 still to this day seems like a lost cause to me....however it may turn around for them.....time will tell....

Yeah, I just WANT an excuse to own all three.
At this time, I can see strengths and weakness in all of them.

For me, and I know people will see all three differently...

Wii:
Pros: Very fun to play. Wii sports is pretty fun. Zelda is a great game. System is cheaper then the other two.
Cons: Controller is still quite inaccurate which is frustrating at times. Poorest graphics of the three. Only one game on it (so far) that I would buy. How the developers can continue to work around the remote will be interesting to see.

PS3:
Pros: Amazing graphics and sound, tremendous potential, great games and features coming out soon, Blu-ray built in.
Cons: Expensive! Not that many games out that I would drop $50+ for.

360:
Pros: Largest selection of games on all 3 systems, great graphics and sound! Cheaper then the PS3. X-Box live is great.
Cons: The "equivalent" (Elite) to a PS3 costs almost as much. I see MS looking ahead and realizing they may have some more competition in the near future. If Blu-ray comes down in price it may be odd-man out.

And yeah...if I had the money I'd get all three...:p

pushmepullme

I got my wii last weekend. Had this week off work with laryngitis so I've been hammering it hard

stu gee

Nintendo has always made consoles for 10 year olds as far as i remember, can never be bothered with games like mario, zelda, donkey kong or any other stupid platform games where you run about collecting gold coins and shit. Not interested in that, playstations were the only ones i bought and ill probably get a ps3 when i get a bit of money together.

LikeAnOcean

stu gee wrote:

Nintendo has always made consoles for 10 year olds as far as i remember, can never be bothered with games like mario, zelda, donkey kong or any other stupid platform games where you run about collecting gold coins and shit. Not interested in that, playstations were the only ones i bought and ill probably get a ps3 when i get a bit of money together.

Did you not read the previous post about the game Manhunt 2??? Where you get to slice and dice people with the motion of the controller??? ...Wii has very adult games. Manhunt, Scarface, Resident Evil, and so on... much more variety.