Does anyone else feel that the Wii has been a terrible disappointment?

[Bube]

Originally Posted by capablemachine

I have a Wii and the library is pretty dismal, that being said the libraries on the PS3 and 360 aren't much better.

I agree with you. A while back I would've said that we were growing out of a hobby, but looking at the "best games of recent times", I can't help notice that there's just no improvement in the industry. It's just the same things we've been playing since the N64/PSX days.

Games were better back then, because they were original. And now, with our schedules getting busier by the day, and life becoming harder, we don't have as much time as we used to have for games, so we automatically go for games that we know we'll like. We're afraid to try new stuff, both for this reason, and the fact that games are expensive.

I'm thinking of Mirror's Edge here, a game that was very original, but every review mentioned that it was too short, and that it wasn't worth the price because of that..

I've said this before, but I feel that the 360 is best console this generation for a few reasons. The PS3 still hasn't taken off IMO. And the Wii is probably in full flight, but for the family, not the dedicated gamers themselves, unfortunately..

[Thespis721]

I am in full support of Nintendo and their ways. Not because I'm some suped up Nintendo fanboy. I'll admit, I have more 360 games then I do Wii.

But the way I see it, you have to understand that Nintendo ISN'T Sony and it ISN'T Microsoft, which are these heavy tech companies who have their dirty mits in all sorts of electronics departments including computers, TVs, DVD players, toaster ovens, whatever...

What I'm trying to say is that Nintendo is providing you a sole gaming console, not an entertainment center. They aren't trying to link their system with their other electronics gadgets and help sales in other departments. SONY and Microsoft didn't make massive amounts of money off the gaming world, even if they won the last generation but their industry market controls other areas that Playstation and XBOX help boost. Nintendo makes their money solely from games. And it works.

That is my longwinded defense of Nintendo not having the best technical grasp of the situation (friend codes, patching, memory, fear of hacking). it's like your grandpa making your video games. His stories are great and once you sit down with him, you realize how much of an amazing person he could be, but he doesn't know how to turn on a computer.

I love my Wii. But I accept it for what it is. A game console.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Thespis721

I am in full support of Nintendo and their ways. Not because I'm some suped up Nintendo fanboy. I'll admit, I have more 360 games then I do Wii.

But the way I see it, you have to understand that Nintendo ISN'T Sony and it ISN'T Microsoft, which are these heavy tech companies who have their dirty mits in all sorts of electronics departments including computers, TVs, DVD players, toaster ovens, whatever...

What I'm trying to say is that Nintendo is providing you a sole gaming console, not an entertainment center. They aren't trying to link their system with their other electronics gadgets and help sales in other departments. SONY and Microsoft didn't make massive amounts of money off the gaming world, even if they won the last generation but their industry market controls other areas that Playstation and XBOX help boost. Nintendo makes their money solely from games. And it works.

That is my longwinded defense of Nintendo not having the best technical grasp of the situation (friend codes, patching, memory, fear of hacking). it's like your grandpa making your video games. His stories are great and once you sit down with him, you realize how much of an amazing person he could be, but he doesn't know how to turn on a computer.

I love my Wii. But I accept it for what it is. A game console.

So you are saying the Xbox360 and the PS3 exist to help sell Sony and Microsoft toasters? I don't buy it.

I don't buy the argument that Nintendo is reluctant to embrace things like online gaming either. It is because they are stubborn. Online gaming has been around for a long time, it is called a personal computer. The fact of the matter is there is nothing fancy about online gaming, Nintendo just makes it seem so by perpetuating basic technology ignorance.