Wii is awful [Archive] - Xboxic Forum

Sir SpankalotUK

February 12th, 2007, 12:00

wii60, is a concept not born out of hatred for sony, but out of the fact the games are of a radical design, all I can say is give it time.

I got my wii the weekend, knew exactly what I was doing, got cod3 and zelda. Sports is defo the party game and once you've got used to the control system on call of duty it was quite fun, had to avoid knocking people out with my elbows and very nearly broke a sweat trying to wrestle with that german solider that knocks you over when your trying to clear your first house.

my brother now wants a wii

UKJAY

February 12th, 2007, 19:48

Nekro Neko

February 12th, 2007, 20:20

The Wii will sell off the back of it's brand name, like the PS2 did. Lord knows if it can sustain another generation. I'm gonna go with my gut and say that the Wii will probably sink after 2 years and when the next gen comes for Nintendo, most will have grown tired of it and grown up to have hair around their testicles.

Chris

February 12th, 2007, 21:38

I have a Wii too, its no way near as good as my 360 and I gave my wii away! I thought visually it was sick, basic and just a pile of shit in a white box. I have never played such a worst system - it tops the philips CDi and I thought that was bad !!

I still don't understand this and people who say this. You knew it had weaker hardware, you knew what it was all about, yet you buy it just to complain about how shitty it is?

That's like me buying the Xbox 360 and then complaining about how the case is white.

Rival24

February 12th, 2007, 23:00

:r The case of the Xbox 360 is white :r

Chris

February 12th, 2007, 23:58

But you aren't willing to sell it because it's white.

UKJAY

February 13th, 2007, 01:43

I still don't understand this and people who say this. You knew it had weaker hardware, you knew what it was all about, yet you buy it just to complain about how shitty it is?

That's like me buying the Xbox 360 and then complaining about how the case is white.

erm you're telling me I knew it had a weaker hardware, and that I knew what it was all about and that I bought it to complain about it? whilst you're at it - tell me what Im doing tomorrow...It is a pile of shit in a white box, if it was a black box, Id say it was a pile of shit in a black box - I couldn't care less what colour any console is, but the Wii is a let down of a console. I dont feel its any advance from the gamecube at all.

I bought it because the wiimote looked fun, the console seemed very different and original. I didn't realise the lack of multiplayer games, the wii code system is awful, the little mii miis with the big heads is just outright wrong! I guess all in all I was a little surprised about how the whole lot of it felt for the under 5's. - I wouldn't want anyone that knew me off of this to know I had bought one.

I think for people who own an xbox360 and to then get a Wii - you can only compare the two systems together and see what makes one better than the other. The wiimote is only fun for so long plus it has an absolutely incredibly slow update system. The wii is also proof of why no console should have a web browser. I could not and would not encourage someone older than 10 to buy this system - its outright boring. Ive owned Gameboy's, the DS, N64's and all in all my own opinion of the wii is that its great for little kids, but you must be an adult of a certain mentality to enjoy it. Like people that piss themselves over crap text messages for instance.

Shaka

February 13th, 2007, 05:59

I have a wii, thought it would be cool. It is one of the worst system's i have ever played, I have zelda, Warioware, and sports. The games are aweful and I wish i never had it, the best game i've played on it was the old school MArio. I would say save your money and just get a N64 its much better.

The thing is that is lacks killer games,fun its nothing but ports and pathetic gimmick games with n-64 graphics, its horrible no online either it sucks.

it got plenny of hype but the thing isnt fun at all,its not even a real gaming console in my book.

i suggest to everybody out there ''real-gamers''

Dont waste your money on this crap!!!!

UKJAY

February 13th, 2007, 06:11

The thing is that is lacks killer games,fun its nothing but ports and pathetic gimmick games with n-64 graphics, its horrible no online either it sucks.

it got plenny of hype but the thing isnt fun at all,its not even a real gaming console in my book.

i suggest to everybody out there ''real-gamers''

Dont waste your money on this crap!!!!

Well said... you're right! Basically it is a re-invented N64. I had a choice to buy Call of Duty 3 on the Xbox360 or for the Wii - I bought the one with clean crisp graphics, online multiplayer, HD support, rather than the one on the wii where all the soldiers look like lego men.

Sir SpankalotUK

February 13th, 2007, 13:43

i think zelda could be considered wii's killer game for the moment, then theres metroid which will be out sooner or later.

Call of duty on the wii, while the graphics are less impressive than the 360's I was quite surprised with them, and the magic of playing cod3 on the wii is the control system, pointing the controller much like a gun and having to steady you hand to make the kill shots. While I know the wii is missing online multiplayer, the experience the games offer are totally different to those that are available on the 360. The soldiers certainly dont look like lego men.

guess its a case of marmite.

Parm

February 13th, 2007, 14:18

UKJAY

February 13th, 2007, 15:40

I did a little write up on the Wii not long ago, though I didn't find it as awful as the starter of the thread, I found it wasn't for me. Read all about it here: http://www.parmmann.com/2007/01/26/a-wii-review/

Yeah good write up. I had mine on pre-order since 19th September and got it just after christmas. What I've found with people I know is that the ones without an xbox360 love it, and the ones with an xbox360 think it lacks a lot of features.

Im not overly fussed with graphics and visuals, but what it lacks in one area it should make up for in another - but its a poor console where the selling point is basically a pointing device.

Chris

February 13th, 2007, 17:23

I have an Xbox 360 and a Wii. I love both of them.

The Wii just needs more games.

charmed699

February 13th, 2007, 22:28

You can get back into it next week Chris with sonic's new game , Im getting it when it comes out here in the UK on the 2nd of March. :)

UKJAY

February 14th, 2007, 01:16

You can get back into it next week Chris with sonic's new game , Im getting it when it comes out here in the UK on the 2nd of March. :)

_o_

GuNhApPy23

February 23rd, 2007, 13:41

The wii aint awful its just .....different in my opinion the wii is all about fun and trying something different you don't need 1080p HD games to have fun!! i own 360 and wii and always find myself on my wii playing zelda the gameplay and how you play is GREAT! and the game is huge.... I got GOW a couple of days before launch completed it on the easy mode in one sitting about 4 hrs to complete ..Zelda i have being playing for about 10 hrs and i will say im about half way through......Xbox 360 games to me seem to take the shiny graphics route and forget gameplay and the most important Hrs of gameplay some 360 games are far to short.....Not knocking 360 at all love the console im a big fan of R6 Vegas which has been the hardest single player game to date...I have my friends round on a Fri/Sat night we always play wii yeah its got a load of party games give it time there will be a few non party games the 360 launch titles wasn't great half where tarted up xbox 1 games give it time before saying its awful_o_

Daze Of War

February 24th, 2007, 21:48

I'm pretty happy with my Wii. I don't play it as much as my 360 but it still has some good stuff. I mainly bought it for the virtual console and for the fun multiplayer games like Wii Sports, Wario Ware, and many more to come.

My step son loves playing Wii Sports with his friends. It gets more attention from him right now but when more games come out I'll be playing it more.

Fetter

March 15th, 2007, 14:46

I have an Xbox 360 and a Wii. I love both of them.

The Wii just needs more games.

Dude... I am with you on this one. I love both of the systems. THey both bring something different to the table. Give it time... the Wii will get better.

Oh... and Wii Bowling is so much freakin' fun!

screamidge

March 15th, 2007, 17:06

i wanna play a wii at somepoint but i get the impression its more like a novelty console and it will get boring after about 6 months playing sort of like the EYETOY for the ps2

Chris

March 15th, 2007, 19:57

With rumors going around that you'll be able to download demos on the Wii and more online crap will be enabled, it's looking better.

Curry

March 16th, 2007, 02:02

i wanna play a wii at somepoint but i get the impression its more like a novelty console and it will get boring after about 6 months playing sort of like the EYETOY for the ps2
I got bored after several days already to be honest. Hasn't been on in 2 weeks, but it's fun when people are over for a quick bout of tennis.

xYouGot0wnedx

March 17th, 2007, 10:02

I sometimes play mine, but when Super Smash Brothers Comes out and IF it has online support, I think i will play that for a long time(Is the wii even going to have online support?)

charmed699

March 17th, 2007, 12:00

I play my Wii most afternoons now I got Sonic but that is the game that I really got it for anyway. This is one mystery to find out why there is not a steady flow of games coming out after some of us had our wiis for 4 months and more.

It is clear that voting channel should have a question that asks people if they find enough new games come out every month. But bless nintendo they are really trying as well as the developing companies , seems some cool games are on the way. :)

trj156

March 17th, 2007, 20:48

i was at a friend's house playing the wii and i played a round of boxing and tennis. swinging the remote around did nothing for me, i'd rather have a DS.

oh, and after playing the wii, i gave one of the guys there a ride to best buy so he could buy a 360.

max2663

March 18th, 2007, 18:18

i go with the eyetoy theory

its a bit too japanesey for me too cartoony!!:+

Thryon

March 19th, 2007, 10:10

For a few years now, I have been hearing how the Revolution will change gaming forever. Then slowly as time passed, I learned that the Revolution will not support HD gaming, will not support 5.1 surround sound, will not even support the cool name of Revolution, but it will deliver a new gaming experience as the Wii.....that shoud have the been the first sign.

I followed with great interest all the launch material of the Nintendo Wii, reading each article, watching all commercials and news reports. I noticed that everything appeared to center around the Wiimote and gamers interaction with the Wiimote, and not much about the games themselves.....that should have been the second sign.

As the Wii sold like hotcakes, I read review after review about how the Wii was amazingly fun, how it was refreshing, how it was revolutionnary. I read how the Wii managed to reach out to non-gamers, and draw them in.....that should have been the third sign.

Then came the day I picked up my Wii. I rushed home, hooked up the Wii and played my first game of Wii Sports. It was fun. But it was fun in the same way that web based flash games are fun...for a short while. After a short gaming session of Wii Sports, I returned to Lost Planet. I told myself that the Wii Sports was only a demo of what the Wii could do, but what I really needed to do was rent a few "real" games. I went to my local game rental shop and picked up Zelda, the only "real" game available for the Wii at the time. Now I will find out what the Wii is capable of. After playing it for less than 2 hours, and shut down the Wii and turned on my Xbox 360 and returned to Oblivion to remind myself what a real RPG is all about.

Over the next few weeks, I rented several other Wii titles, including Wario Smooth Moves. That game made me wonder if those Wii strap accidents where really "accidents" after all, or gamers tossing the Wiimote at the TV in a desperate attempt to end the pain of playing this game. Again the Wii sat as I played Ghost Recon.

Finally came the day I purchased Wii Play.....that is the same day I decided to my relationship with the Wii was not going to work out.

It is important to note that it was not the Wii's fault, but for a console that is supposed to focus on fun, so much so that it comes at the cost of HD graphics and surround sound, the console could not even deliver on this. Nintendo is so focused on the non-gamer, they forgot about us, the real hardcore gamer.

Today, I packed up my Wii, and brought it to a new home. I hope in this new home, it will find happiness.

Sorry if the post dragged on, but I felt I needed to post this for closure....now back to Crackdown.

xMMx ToMBSToNe

March 20th, 2007, 07:51

I own a 360, have since launch. What I love the most about my 360 is all the multiplayer, voice chat, being in clans, and the nice selection of games that it has.
I also own a Wii. Bought it for one reason and one reason only. My wife.
My wife can't play a game on the 360 because she isn't coordinated like that.
So before I got the Wii I was hearing crap like... How much longer are you going to play on your xbox thing. Hell I even had to move my xbox from the 52" dlp in the living room to a 21" lcd in my office just to get some decent playing time. But along comes the Wii and my wife couldn't be happier. And yes in a lot of ways the Wii doesn't hold a candle to the 360 and probably never will, but man I'll tell ya, the Wii has been great for my marriage(not having problems, just marriage was creeping in on my video game time)
So thank you Nintendo for making a system that my wife can play. Now if only Mario Party 8 will hurry the hell up.

max2663

March 20th, 2007, 22:07

good reason to get married to play games but if you stay single you can pull off all-nighters and get to rank one in the world if thats your sorta thing8)7

Schalkie

March 21st, 2007, 20:15

Got both love both, I don't feel the wii is lacking, the graphics don't care to me that much, guess I'm one of those adults who is mentally lacking eh?

Hoffer

March 21st, 2007, 21:17

I post on a non-gaming site. They have on going threads for the 3 major consoles. It is completely different people between the Wii and 360 threads. The Wii thread is half women or people that rarely game. Granted a sale is a sale, but I think Nintendo may lose their hardcore gamers. The ones who buy like 20+ games for a console. The most talked about games on this forum are Raving Rabbids, Mario Party, Wii Sports and Play. All games I have zero interest in.

I have both consoles and would never say I hate the Wii. I love Nintendo games and that's what I'll be playing. Mario, Metroid, Zelda, etc...

Curry

March 25th, 2007, 15:18

Had another great evening yesterday with the Wii. 4 guys over, Wii Tennis, Gold, Boxing etc. Simple fun with a few bottles of red wine.

I fully expect it now to remain off for another 2 weeks though before I get a bunch of visitors over again 8)7

CleanSweep31

April 5th, 2007, 06:15

Oh my ... so I have his extra 360 in my family room and my son does sometimes play it but he would rather play arcade games with me on the 360 in my office. It is good for what it is ... but it is not a kids console.

Tonight I played the Wii Sports at GameStop for an hour. I had a blast and the entire time kept thinking how much fun my kids will have playing this and how much I can do on it.

I think that it may be the mindset of the older gamer, I want to play the 360, Rainbow Six Vegas is my friend, and I will return to my 360 every time, but as of tomorrow I am on the hunt for a Wii for my family... that and I want to play excite bike again :-) Golf, bowling ... tennis! Sheesh all I need is a fishing game and I am in ... wait there is one!

Soon to be a proud Wii60 owner!

Chris

April 5th, 2007, 08:26

as of tomorrow I am on the hunt for a Wii for my family.

You're in luck. By this time next year, you might be able to find one.

Maybe.

SNIPERWOLF 79

April 5th, 2007, 13:33

I've had a wii since february, when I was lucky enough to get one ordered online at woolworths. I must admit, i'm a little bit worried about game support as their seems to be very few 9/10 titles lined up for it this year. However when my mates are round its always turned on for a game of bowling or tennis and thats where the machine really comes to life. For top quality games while sitting on your own i'll stick to my x360 and live, but when you've got ur mates round the wii pays for its self in 'fun' factor many times over. its like the ultimate beer drinking game, which can't be bad. If nintendo weren't so kiddie tastic then they could advertise it as this.

mass9

April 5th, 2007, 17:23

......its like the ultimate beer drinking game,

Two words for that:

Wii Bowling.
:drunk: ULTIMATE DRINKING GAME OF ALL TIME!!!!!:drunk:

Thryon

April 5th, 2007, 18:58

Even when I had people over for gaming and BBQ parties, the Wii was used by the girlfriends/wives. When the guys took over, the Wii would get tossed it aside for some real gaming (hockey and Call of Duty).

The girls would love bowling only, and that because they could not screw-up. Even an uncoordinated monkey can roll 175-200.

Since I have sold my Wii, we have not missed it one bit. TO be honest, no one even noticed it missing at the last party. The new official party game is now Guitar Hero II (that and hockey of course)......ROCK ON!!! 8)

CleanSweep31

April 5th, 2007, 19:08

You're in luck. By this time next year, you might be able to find one.

Maybe.

Well, I just found one, I used my credit card and I am on my way to pick one up ... anyone want one? They have two in the store.

Well ... I got it. Walked in and they handed me one and then on cue two more people shopping int he store walked up and asked for the other two. Hopefully my opinion of this new toy won't change in the next 24 hours.

CleanSweep31

April 6th, 2007, 05:10

well ... so far my wife has created all our family and is busy putting the rest of the friends and family network in the mii. I didin't grab any games, just an extra joystick so the wife doens't have to trade off with the kids... any suggestions?

Chris

April 6th, 2007, 07:06

Rayman is good for kids.

CleanSweep31

April 6th, 2007, 17:22

You know you are old .... when playing a Nintendo game kicks your behind the next morning.

Number 13

April 12th, 2007, 21:25

I have an Xbox 360 and a Wii. I love both of them.

The Wii just needs more games.
That's the problem that KEEPS killing Nintendo home systems - they NEVER get the 3rd party support they really need, and so tend to just sink and die.

I really hoped the Wii's insane popularity (it's still nigh-on impossible to get one here in the UK unless you use eBay!) would at least tempt more publishers on board and making games for it...

Chris

April 12th, 2007, 21:41

Well come on, their successful launch is only about 6 months back. Third party support wouldn't be known really until later this year. It isn't like they can just pump out games in 5 months.

Colby

May 22nd, 2007, 18:21

That's the problem that KEEPS killing Nintendo home systems - they NEVER get the 3rd party support they really need, and so tend to just sink and die.

I really hoped the Wii's insane popularity (it's still nigh-on impossible to get one here in the UK unless you use eBay!) would at least tempt more publishers on board and making games for it...
The problem is it has lots of popularity, but not enough power. That is probably why it doesn't have much publisher support. I was considering getting a Wii, but after reading this post I think I may go for Guitar Hero II instead.

UKJAY

May 22nd, 2007, 18:52

The Wii couldn't be better named... otherwise known as Piiss - it also has the worst wifi ever... or the biggest download files, one of the two. A system update takes a lifetime.

nofear360

May 22nd, 2007, 19:05

The Wii couldn't be better named...
Agreed :P.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/nofear360/wii.gif

UKJAY

May 22nd, 2007, 19:46

Agreed :P.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/nofear360/wii.gif

:D

Colby

May 22nd, 2007, 21:32

Agreed :P.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/nofear360/wii.gif
ROFL!!! That's fregin hilarious!!_o_

HylianHitman

May 23rd, 2007, 01:38

Nintendo + online =

What? Who the hell even put those two words together?

..Oh yeah, it was me. Sorry about that!

Rival24

May 23rd, 2007, 01:39

One day HylianHitman, one day.....

Praetorian

June 8th, 2007, 03:58

There is one thing going for the Wii though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/edwinJ/weevil.jpg

Plenty of wii resi games coming our way...

wakeboardnmoto

June 8th, 2007, 04:38

ya there are far more things you could do with 250 $ then buy a wii, such as burn it, or throw it off the face of a cliff, or you could just keep it simple and buy an ipod (thats what i did anyway 8) )

Rival24

June 9th, 2007, 20:54

There is one thing going for the Wii though...

Plenty of wii resi games coming our way...

\o/

Praetorian

June 10th, 2007, 04:04

didnt you see the halrious resident wii-vil? My photoshop skills have gone to waste...

Rival24

June 10th, 2007, 11:18

didnt you see the halrious resident wii-vil? My photoshop skills have gone to waste...

I did...

HAHAHAHA

better? :P

UncleGuito

June 16th, 2007, 22:49

The Wii is pretty bad right now. All of the games seem gimmicky and there isn't any game for it that makes it worth the purchase (for me anyways).

UKJAY

June 16th, 2007, 22:56

yeah the wii is awful....unless you're 5 years old and you weren't around when the Megadrive and Snes was released.

The Wii (MegaSnes64TurboDrive) is however not a waste of money though... it's awful to play but reasonably priced content and reasonably priced system. I think you get what you pay for...

HylianHitman

June 16th, 2007, 22:59

I figure it's a slow start, they haven't had any big-name titles yet.

nofear360

June 17th, 2007, 04:50

The hype's still running very high. Wait and see approach here :).

Look at what happened with DS. Started out slow (in terms of games) but got better and better later on.

HylianHitman

June 17th, 2007, 12:41

Mario Kart DS changed everything. Shame I don't have it anymore. ;(

Raziel79

June 18th, 2007, 09:14

The Wii is pretty bad right now. All of the games seem gimmicky and there isn't any game for it that makes it worth the purchase (for me anyways).

Gimmichy? ........ Anyone that plays GH 1 or 2 shouldn't in my book call the Wii gimmichy, because that game is as or more gimmichy then the Wii could ever be.

UKJAY

June 18th, 2007, 14:05

Gimmichy? ........ Anyone that plays GH 1 or 2 shouldn't in my book call the Wii gimmichy, because that game is as or more gimmichy then the Wii could ever be.

In what way?

HylianHitman

June 18th, 2007, 14:14

Even if Guitar Hero is gimmicky it's not like Sony or Microsoft are relying on it for 5+ years.

screamidge

June 18th, 2007, 15:33

the novelty has worn off for me now also i dont even play the retro games,and out of the actual wii games i only play Bowling,Red Steel Was fun but i got bored the games just arent that impressive

Colby

June 18th, 2007, 15:55

UKJAY

June 18th, 2007, 16:02

I keep getting enticed by the Wii, and get this close to buying it. Then I see this thread and knock some sense back into myself lol. What does everyone think of the PSP? How is the gaming on it with its' 1 paper thin joystick?

I really liked my PSP until the 360 was released, then I never bothered with it so sold it on ebay. The battery doesn't last that long on it though and you get a bad neck !

Chris

June 19th, 2007, 08:56

Gimmichy? ........ Anyone that plays GH 1 or 2 shouldn't in my book call the Wii gimmichy, because that game is as or more gimmichy then the Wii could ever be.

Anything that has had:

-2 iterations on the PS2 (third on its way (80s version))

-2 iterations on the Xbox 360 ( GH3 on the way)

-1 version on the Wii

..is probably the farthest thing from being a gimmick. Have you even played GH?

I own a Wii and hope it'll work for me soon, but as of today...It's a gimmick. Until it proves differently.

Raziel79

June 20th, 2007, 07:20

Anything that has had:

-2 iterations on the PS2 (third on its way (80s version))

-2 iterations on the Xbox 360 ( GH3 on the way)

-1 version on the Wii

..is probably the farthest thing from being a gimmick. Have you even played GH?

I own a Wii and hope it'll work for me soon, but as of today...It's a gimmick. Until it proves differently.

No, I have not played it and I'm not planning on it. I hate just looking at it. The only reason that the GH games are doing well is because the company that makes it is milking it as long as they can. Just like Midway with MK and for some reason people like playing with a toy guitar and have no clue on how to play a real guitar.

The thing I'm saying is that people talk bad about the Wii and the wiimote, but they go out and get GH and the guitar to play it. The guitar is used for one game and one game only and that's GH. The Wiimote is used for more then one game. The thing that people need to remember is that the Wii is in it's 1st year and as with the 360 the games are not the best.

nofear360

June 20th, 2007, 12:07

and as with the 360 the games are not the best.
Speak for yourself :X.

HylianHitman

June 20th, 2007, 12:41

It's awful for Wii that Manhunt 2 is banned in the UK!

UKJAY

June 20th, 2007, 13:46

I was reading about the Wii 2 today (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a61675/wii-2-in-a-couple-of-years-says-analyst.html)

It's awful for Wii that Manhunt 2 is banned in the UK!

OK..I've not been following this game, but is it banned in any other EU country. When will it be released, and couldn't we just import it over from any other PAL territory?

HylianHitman

June 20th, 2007, 14:51

UKJAY

June 20th, 2007, 17:21

HUGE UPDATE

Week 19 of the 'Wii is awful' thread.................and yes it's still awful

HylianHitman

June 20th, 2007, 17:23

Yes it is, but the Wii will probably win anyway.

It's not for us, it's for everyone around us.

Studley

June 20th, 2007, 22:56

Yeah it's awful, as everyone I know who owns a Wii agrees.

I did invest in a DS Lite the other day though, a workmate was selling a brand new one for £60, bargain 8) Haven't found many killer DS apps yet either. Mario Kart is obviously great, Brain Training is addictive, and Phoenix Wright is excellent. I'm saving most of my other in-depth games (e.g. Final Fantasy 3) for when I go on holiday in a fortnight... sitting on a beach playing DS, does it get much better??

UKJAY

June 20th, 2007, 23:06

Chris

June 20th, 2007, 23:07

I'm waiting for Jam Session in September for my Ds lite.

screamidge

June 22nd, 2007, 15:09

i just sold my wii i only played the bowling game,plus the novelty has just worn off like i knew it would

mihimatu

June 26th, 2007, 23:06

okay, I know wii isnt much fun now. Why? Simple -> stupid ports that are fuckin ugly, stupid games like Zelda in which the wii-controls are not utilised to their full potential, no serious game besides party games. BUT, I think if you wait 2 more months you will enjoy it alot more because of games coming. If you like Metroid thats gonna be great, we will have Zack&Wikis: Quest for barbaros treasure soon, which looks great (check IGN!) Supersmashbrosbrawl is coming soon (TM) (check their website, its great! http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/index.html check it out!)
I hope Manhunt 2 is gonna be released soon, i'll let my dad pick it up or ill order it through internet if it is released. (read my other thread)

So,,if all the previous does not appeal to you, don't be buying a wii. If you do, go get it its all coming soon. So far, wario - ware is great, wii sports is fun (not for long though) and the virtual console already has some fun titles on it!

- Mihimatu

Chris

June 27th, 2007, 21:11

I really just wish they'd get a standard controller out there for us that don't want to swing our arms around. That by itself would open up many doors.

nofear360

June 27th, 2007, 21:21

That would make it GameCuboid or simply GameCube 2 ...

Chris

June 27th, 2007, 21:48

Which is better than Wii at this point.

AugustusBot

June 27th, 2007, 22:21

I've yet to play it, I'm waiting until I move to buy it, but I heard Paper Mario uses a 'standard' ish controller. You turn the wiimote sideways and just use it like an oldskool nintendo controller. i heard the game is great.

I agree I would like a standard controller to use with certain games (mainly: single player games), but does the wii offer ANY processing power greater than the Gamecube did? I'm not sure. Heck, even just using the gamecube controller would be cool. Make a few RPGs or whatnot that allow you to use a gamecube or the wii-arcade controllers.

nofear360

June 28th, 2007, 01:59

I agree I would like a standard controller to use with certain games (mainly: single player games), but does the wii offer ANY processing power greater than the Gamecube did?

Supposedly it's twice as powerful as the Xbox.

Praetorian

June 28th, 2007, 03:27

Well, the first game was banned in Australia and Canada, and following the media frenzy and it's unfairly placed link to a murder, I'm expecting it to get banned in other places as well. We can import the game of course, but it just won't be legally sold here meaning buyers will have to go down avenues to get their hands on it.

Release date I'm not too sure.

It's got an AO rating in america, which is a rating both sony and nintendo won't sell apparently. I doubt anywhere will ship the game after that bomb hits properly, at least not in an un-neutered form. Everybody says this game will warp kids minds well WHY DONT WE BAN KIDS FROM BUYING IT AND ARREST ANY STUPID PARENTS WHO LET THEIR KIDS PLAY GAMES WITH 'MANHUNT' AND OTHER VIOLENT NAMES ON THE COVER????????

Sorry about the caps, this whole political tool thing is getting old. It's about time old people died and let those who know a thing or two about reality into power. Same goes for those who invented DRM. grrrr.

mihimatu

June 28th, 2007, 13:11

Its alot easier to ban the game. That's why. Besides, you don't get votes becoz you arrest parents, but you do campaigning against videogames. Asshole politicians.

HylianHitman

June 28th, 2007, 17:49

Well if Nintendo and Sony won't sell it in America, you might have to go to Mexico or something to get it.

nofear360

June 28th, 2007, 18:09

Well if Nintendo and Sony won't sell it in America, you might have to go to Mexico or something to get it.
Wrong thread! :D;)

HylianHitman

June 28th, 2007, 18:22

It's the wrong thread when I say it is.

nofear360

June 28th, 2007, 18:24

It's the wrong thread when I say it is.
What gives you the right to do that?!

UKJAY

June 28th, 2007, 20:31

Here's a link (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a63143/wiiware-channel-to-offer-low-cost-games.html) to digitalspy which says the Wii will have a new WiiWare channel for new download games for developers...

Now that might bring my Wii to life again... its a bit Wiimpotent at the moment

HylianHitman

June 28th, 2007, 21:32

Haha. The Wii VC should have been doing this anyway.

mihimatu

June 28th, 2007, 22:41

Well if Nintendo and Sony won't sell it in America, you might have to go to Mexico or something to get it.

Rockstar Games Presents:
Beanerhunt 2?

CleanSweep31

July 1st, 2007, 06:59

Nothing wearing off here ... Wii Big Brain Academy is playing in my house. My 8 year old is only 2 grams behind me and has logged a bunch of hours of game play. This is a blast, as soon as some more shooters come out I will buy some more for me.

Rampage Total Destruction was fun too, not much effort to beat it but it took me back to share an experience with my kid. Wi Sports and Wii play are the kings of the Wii still but I have chicken shoot on the way, look out!

roadbaby8

July 18th, 2007, 15:05

maybe you are right.i could not bear any longer with it .i wish i could get a better one.

UKJAY

July 18th, 2007, 15:13

maybe you are right.i could not bear any longer with it .i wish i could get a better one.

Believe me, this aint quite like any other forum where your spam comments will go unnoticed in the background...we're like Spam Sharks here...

nofear360

July 18th, 2007, 15:26

Believe me, this aint quite like any other forum where your spam comments will go unnoticed in the background...we're like Spam Sharks here...
}):7

HylianHitman

July 18th, 2007, 19:21

Oh yeah. We're lethal in close quarters. And you've got no weapons, so run!

Chris

July 18th, 2007, 19:32

I sold my Wii a few days ago.

Phocas

July 19th, 2007, 23:12

wow really!!? are you in a bind? How much did you get if you don't mind me asking??

Chris

July 20th, 2007, 17:26

No bind, I just wanted a PS3.

Phocas

July 20th, 2007, 18:24

Are you happy with your decision?

HylianHitman

July 20th, 2007, 18:39

I got Paper Mario from the Wii's Virtual Console yesterday.

Chris

July 20th, 2007, 19:19

Are you happy with your decision?

I'm very happy with my decision. I actually use my PS3. :D

UKJAY

July 21st, 2007, 03:29

I'm very happy with my decision. I actually use my PS3. :D

It's so weird to complete a level and not get an achievement for it...

Chris

July 21st, 2007, 08:40

That's very true. We'll be getting our trophies soon. :+

UKJAY

July 21st, 2007, 15:22

That's very true. We'll be getting our trophies soon. :+

Oh good. I think everything will just feel a whole lot more worth it when 'HOME' comes and the trophies too

Oscar

July 23rd, 2007, 17:23

UKJAY

July 23rd, 2007, 18:19

Hmmmm..... Wii?
A console that requires alchohol to make it fun?
I'm not buying into it...Yet? Untill there is a game out thats better than Samba De Amigo when you've had a few too many I will stick to blowing the dust off the Dreamcast once every couple of months.

I loved my little dreamcast, it was what first got me on the internet in 1999. The wii isn't worth it, visually every game is and will be crap - but it has a very chav like feel to it.

HylianHitman

July 24th, 2007, 14:51

I get the same uncomfortable feeling when my sister plays. I'll bet the next my sister's stupid friends come over my gaming area will be a regular venue.

UKJAY

July 24th, 2007, 15:45

you have a gaming area?

Oscar

July 24th, 2007, 17:19

I have a gaming area.... Its called the spare room (It's where the evil woman banishes me when I want to indulge in gaming) and apparently I have to go there so if any of her freinds come round they dont know I'm a computer geek... I'm hidden away like a blistered thumbed monstrosity!!! :(

Chris

July 24th, 2007, 18:29

That sucks. ;(

Phocas

July 24th, 2007, 21:39

UKJAY

July 24th, 2007, 22:18

I just finished mounting my projector in my "gaming area". I am in the market for an elite because I am tired I bringing my box up and down the stairs. I have the money now, but do you guys think I should wait for the 65 nm chip or just go for it?

Im not sure if the american elite's have the 3 years guarantee? If so just as well get one now.

But how long would you have to with for the 65 nm chip - until they stores have sold all the other elites? Because over here we're only getting the 65 nm elite and Im not even sure if it would be on the box for you to notice a difference between the two for when it's released over where you are?

kidkit

July 24th, 2007, 22:34

I just finished mounting my projector in my "gaming area". I am in the market for an elite because I am tired I bringing my box up and down the stairs. I have the money now, but do you guys think I should wait for the 65 nm chip or just go for it?

If you already have a 360 I'd wait - even if you got a current elite, if it broke you'd most likely get a refurbished one back... I'd rather start with one that will more than likely not break during it's lifespan. This far into the game how long does it really need to last you? 4 years?

Phocas

July 24th, 2007, 23:07

Sorry to go off topic but the question has been nagging me for days. I really like to think MS has fixed their design issues but that being said the 65nm is enticing. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Wii Sucks!! ;) jkjk..

UKJAY

July 25th, 2007, 01:40

HylianHitman

July 25th, 2007, 02:15

Oh yeah, I do. The back room in my house doesn't have many uses, so it's a nice big room to 'set up'.

konigchampion

July 25th, 2007, 12:14

Chris

July 25th, 2007, 18:50

How is the Wii out selling the other systems? what is the selling gimmick? the games are the weakest. Graphics are last gen. The control sucks. All that motion stuff sucks. If the 360 or the PS3 never existed i would buy a PSP.

Why would I play Mario Kart when I can play Need for Speed Prostreet? why would I play Super Smash Bros. when I could play Virtua Fighter 5?

Of our population, the hardcore gaming market is at most 15% of that.

The other 85% is what Nintendo is breaking into. That's how they're selling assloads. All the Alpha Moms are reading about the Wii in their magazines, and watching morning tv shows about how great it is to get your kids exercising and all of this other crap. They're breaking into the Bejewled, Slingo, Zuma, Bookworm, Popcap Games middle aged woman market.You can tell who Nintendo really cares about now by looking at their 'big' E3 surprise game this year; Wii Fit.

Really Nintendo? You're serious? All the Mario/Zelda fans are supposed to be excited about shifting your weight on a piece of plastic? I don't know about you guys, but I'm glad I sold my Wii when I did. At least we know where their priorities are.

Unrealevil

July 28th, 2007, 06:55

I don't think the Wii is horrible... maybe I would if I bought it. But I've played it at friends' houses. I mean, it's a nice concept and they're brave to do it, but the thing is that we were in a slightly small living room - not any smaller than most living rooms however. And we had no space to play! It kept going off screen, I guess because of the censor bar. Plus, those party games/classic games aren't my type, unfortunately. I don't like the cartoony graphics and such.

coojo

August 3rd, 2007, 01:10

WOW noobs wii rocks and mario strikers charged just came out 2 days ago i need to pick it up i love super paper mario for monthes and zelda and wario ware i like it a little better than 360 nintendo rocks.

Rival24

August 3rd, 2007, 02:09

I've been playing Mario Strikers for a while now and it's pretty fun. The online mode works pretty well but it's kinda boring without any form of communication with your opponent.

HylianHitman

August 3rd, 2007, 20:59

I don't like the Mario Strikers online much.

I still prefer the Virtual console.

UKJAY

August 3rd, 2007, 21:38

I've just come to check if the wii is still awful...

erm yes it is - but I still got it in the hope of one day something brilliant becomes of it.

HylianHitman

August 3rd, 2007, 22:44

Maybe when there's a Home-esque thing with Miis. And a headset, you know.

Rival24

August 4th, 2007, 00:08

Resident Wiivil 4 is awesome! Go buy it :P

UKJAY

August 4th, 2007, 00:42

yeah the wii needs a headset - needs to be more communication going on in that little white lunchbox

HylianHitman

August 4th, 2007, 00:57

Other than creating Miis, the Mii Channel is a waste of space.

There should be some games that use the Miis other than Wii Sports, and Wii Play.

Oscar

August 6th, 2007, 13:02

Resident Wiivil 4 is awesome! Go buy it :P

I played this on my mates Wii at the weekend and I have to aggree.... I am almost tempted to invest in a Wii for the sake of playing this game.

I now withdraw my previous comments on needing to be drunk to enjoy the Wii !!

Fanappy

August 8th, 2007, 00:50

After playing the wii for the 1st time 2day its actually pretty fun but its no 360 i might get one for the rents and sister but i doubt i would play it all that much

xYouGot0wnedx

August 25th, 2007, 08:12

My Wii hasn't been played for more than an hour in like...2 months.
It's way too boring. Madden Sucks on it. The minigame collections(which is pretty much almost all Wii Games) are fun for a day or two. And Zelda...Sucks.
I downloaded Super Mario Bros of the VC and that's the best game I can play on my Wii. (That and Super Mario 64)

HylianHitman

August 25th, 2007, 13:25

I agree, Paper Mario, Lylat Wars and my Gamecube games get played the most on mine.

I'm sure the Wii will be worth having soon..

Raziel79

August 28th, 2007, 10:19

In reply to what xYouGotOwnedx said. Yes, Madden Sucks! but that's on any system. I hate that game, ever year it's the samething and EA is slow to fix the big bugs in the game.

But as for Zelda. It's a great game. It's not a game that you can be done with in a day or so like Gears of War.

HylianHitman

August 28th, 2007, 20:21

Sorry for questioning your logic, but how can you be done with Gears of War in a day?

Even if you're Silver like I currently am, Gears has a great single-player campaign. It may be short but it's fucking sweet.

As for Zelda, it became increasingly apparent they were trying to emulate Ocarina of Time. It failed.

Raziel79

September 3rd, 2007, 07:18

It can be done if you have a lot of time on your hands, but I not saying it was not a great game, because it is. However it could have been longer. Hell, the old school Dooms are a little longer then Gears. I'm not putting Gears down at all. I'm just saying what I think.

For Zelda, It is a longer game and thats what I like. I have the cube ver of Zelda: TLP. I played it for weeks. Even if they were trying to emulate Ocarina of time. It didn't fail in my book. Many games emulate games that have been done before. Look at games like Tetris, Mario and even games like Wolf 3D and Doom. If it was not for Wolf 3D thier wouldn't be a Gears of War.

Curry

September 3rd, 2007, 11:00

And Zelda...Sucks.
I'm still aching to find out how much Nintendo paid to get all those 9.5+ reviews for that game. I gave up on that PoS after about 45 minutes. Gave it a second chance some time later, gave up after 15.

HylianHitman

September 3rd, 2007, 16:43

I hope Super Smash Bros. Brawl makes the Wii a valuable purchase. Mainly because I already have one and I don't consider it a valuable purchase.

AugustusBot

September 4th, 2007, 16:48

you guys are crazy. zelda on wii was awesome. easily the second best zelda game ever, after Windwaker.

and ya.. i started w/ the original zelda, played 2, link to the past, and ocarina... (and half of majoras mask which just wasn't that amazing to me).

Rossko_UK

September 4th, 2007, 22:56

I hate Zelda. Very boring IMO.

I hope Brawl is awesome, for the sole fact that I do want to use my Wii at some point this year; turning it on for 3 hours to play Mario Party 8 was simply disappointing.

charmed699

September 4th, 2007, 23:39

I really liked Zelda Twilight Princess and it was my first zelda games I fully played ever! But then again most of you are into shooting games which Zelda games clearly are not.

I prefer adventure games and with Zelda it made me think a lot to figure puzzles out which I quite enjoyed to challenge my capabilities. Also the story really moved me because of the twists and the Wii controlls were just amazing.

I bought a Wii because of Sonic which is my favorite game on it so far but looking forward to Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Paper Mario, Sonic and Mario at Olympics, Endless Ocean but the ones I want the most are Sonic Riders 2 and Nights journey of Dreams. :D

HylianHitman

September 5th, 2007, 01:27

If puzzles are what you want you should try Wind Waker. It was my little brother who wanted the Nintendo Wii, therefore I don't really care for selling it.

coojo

September 5th, 2007, 03:53

who ever says wii is awful go shoot ur self jeolous ppl cuz its out selling 360 3 to 1 imo i think 360 is the worst console this gen :p i mean wii has the best FPS ever created.

Colby

September 5th, 2007, 04:26

LMAO! Of course it is outselling the 360 3 to 1. Why? It appeals to non gamers, which is the majority. From a hard core gamer standpoint the Wii is nothing but a cheap gimmick. Grandma and your 6 year old niece might get a kick out of it. Every once in a while you might find a game you like. But for the most part it is not geared towards the hardcore gamer, which is pretty muchly everybody here. Also why would anyone be jealous that it is outselling the 360? Do you honestly think anyone except the retarded fanboy cheerleaders care? All I care about is what I buy and the games I can buy for it. What everyone else is doing matters none to me. You wanna buy a Wii? Great go for it. Whatever floats your boat. Doesn't really effect me. Competition is a good thing anyway.

AugustusBot

September 5th, 2007, 04:35

Grandma and your 6 year old niece might get a kick out of it.

hilarious.
and i agree, but... while drinking with a room full of people, there is no better console than the Wii, and no better game than Wii Bowling.

Chris

September 5th, 2007, 07:07

Wii is awful.

HylianHitman

September 5th, 2007, 12:49

i mean wii has the best FPS ever created.

And that is...?

AugustusBot

September 5th, 2007, 16:30

And that is...?

Red Steel, obviously!
(I think he means Metroid 3).

Oscar

September 5th, 2007, 17:02

hilarious.
and i agree, but... while drinking with a room full of people, there is no better console than the Wii, and no better game than Wii Bowling.

I'm afraid to say that Samba Di Amigo on the Dreamcast was the best drunk game invented!!!

However, Wii is good drunk!! And more recently quite good sober too!!
The "Gimick" controll system gets you so much more involved in the game when you play games like Res Evil that you can't help but start to like it!!

HylianHitman

September 5th, 2007, 19:34

Another question: Why should I or the other guys be jealous that other people are buying the Nintendo Wii? It doesn't affect us at all. In fact that gives the console race some fight, some competition, which works to improve the gaming experience on all platforms. Maybe even the Nintendo Wii, soon enough.

Rossko_UK

September 5th, 2007, 22:11

who ever says wii is awful go shoot ur self jeolous ppl cuz its out selling 360 3 to 1 imo i think 360 is the worst console this gen :p i mean wii has the best FPS ever created.

I almost feel like replying, but your poor English skills and your poor knowledge of the gaming industry would make my reply worthless.

So I won't bother, other than to say you couldn't be more wrong.

AugustusBot

September 5th, 2007, 23:46

I almost feel like replying, but your poor English skills and your poor knowledge of the gaming industry would make my reply worthless.

So I won't bother, other than to say you couldn't be more wrong.

ya, if they're jealous of anything it's the PS3 and its awesomeness :).

HylianHitman

September 5th, 2007, 23:51

ya, if they're jealous of anything it's the PS3 and its awesomeness :).

Please, I'm more jealous of the fact that I wasn't able to try Halo 3 Epsilon.

UKJAY

September 6th, 2007, 00:11

Please, I'm more jealous of the fact that I wasn't able to try Halo 3 Epsilon.

I know the worst of it was I was able to download it like CoD4, but with the Halo3 Epsilon MS ARE & ACTUALLY Banning Live Accounts - so I couldn't touch it at all...instead all I could do was sit and see 1 person on my friends list play it legitly. Every now and then I messaged him telling him I wish I was playing it...

With rumors going around that you'll be able to download demos on the Wii and more online crap will be enabled, it's looking better.

No it's STILL looking a little behind everyone else...

Curry

September 6th, 2007, 00:23

who ever says wii is awful go shoot ur self jeolous ppl cuz its out selling 360 3 to 1 imo i think 360 is the worst console this gen :p i mean wii has the best FPS ever created.
Yeah as we all know it's always been the best products that sold best *cough* VHS and 250 other examples prove the contrary *cough*

And what FPS did I miss that's seriously good on Wii? :X

HylianHitman

September 6th, 2007, 00:37

Red Steel, obviously!
(I think he means Metroid 3).

I would have actually accepted Metroid Prime 3 as a feasible answer. Red Steel is kinda lame.

Rossko_UK

September 6th, 2007, 00:43

ya, if they're jealous of anything it's the PS3 and its awesomeness :).

That'd be true if the PS3 had any decent games out at the moment that I hadn't already played on my 360.

The PS3 won't be as awesome as you make out for at least another year. Even then, I still think the 360 will be better.

Colby

September 6th, 2007, 00:53

Sorry, but that PS3 controller will never feel natural playing FPS games for me. I can't stand how they put the joysticks side by side.

UKJAY

September 6th, 2007, 00:58

I almost feel like replying, but your poor English skills and your poor knowledge of the gaming industry would make my reply worthless.

So I won't bother, other than to say you couldn't be more wrong.

I Love this comment, as in \o/ LOVE this comment \o/.
Best one in ages. Using it as my sig for the purposes of my own amusement to remind me how great it is.

Fanappy

September 6th, 2007, 01:03

I have to agree with Jay that is possibly the best comment written gotta love Ninty Fanbois

Rossko_UK

September 6th, 2007, 01:16

Lol, didn't realise the comment was so popular :P

Sorry, but that PS3 controller will never feel natural playing FPS games for me. I can't stand how they put the joysticks side by side.

It's funny, nothing felt better than a (rumbling) PS2 pad for FPS'. I then got a 360, and realised just how much better it was than the PS2 pad.

It also annoys me that developers don't use the triggers for shooting in almost all PS3 games. It's like playing CoD 2 on the 360 with the bumper buttons instead of LT/RT.

Fanappy

September 6th, 2007, 01:32

Is there no option of mapping the controls differently (I dont have a PS3 and have never like the PS controller), i have to say im still not totally used 2 the Wii-mote/Nunchuck deal was a bit weird for me controling jumps with my left hand when i normally use my right thumb to press the a button

coojo

September 6th, 2007, 03:43

metroid prime 3 is awsome no better controls in a FPS well a console FPS at least :)

charmed699

September 6th, 2007, 14:57

Well if they work as the controlls in the Metroir Prime gamecube games but with added Wiimote precision, then it is set to become one of the Wii's best titles for years. Not that I can say I tried it since us Europeans have to wait another two months for Samus action. :P

Also come on dudes lay off the boy because we are all entitled to our own opinions and his is that the Wii is his favorite console right now.

HylianHitman

September 7th, 2007, 02:43

Also come on dudes lay off the boy because we are all entitled to our own opinions and his is that the Wii is his favorite console right now.

Under normal circumstances I'd agree with you but..

who ever says wii is awful go shoot ur self jeolous ppl cuz its out selling 360 3 to 1 imo i think 360 is the worst console this gen :p i mean wii has the best FPS ever created.

Retardism is not the best policy.

xYouGot0wnedx

September 7th, 2007, 06:45

No...I can't stand zelda.
I had high hopes, and they killed it.
I've put in about 6 hours, and I don't see a reason to play it again.
It infuriated me once, so it's going to do it again.

AugustusBot

September 7th, 2007, 09:55

when i first got zelda, i played for about 8 hours, then went back to the World of warcraft and quit zelda.
6 months later i picked up zelda again, played from where i left off (which was basically 6 hours of tutorial / learning to use the dog), and the game is awesome.

there's a reason it got a 9.5 on IGN...
(that reason: because it's great.)

HylianHitman

September 7th, 2007, 19:04

Nintendo's games of today just don't compare to what they were back in the day. Wind Waker and Metroid Prime were awesome, but I still get more of a kick out of playing Super Metroid again. I'm actually pretty glad my brother got a Wii so I could get at the Virtual Console.

Law

January 8th, 2008, 23:32

This thread made me think of this picture (although I think I would have listed PC in the same field as XBox360). I fucking love my Wii...great fucking system.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6989/consolechartyr2.jpg

Chris

January 9th, 2008, 20:18

Should start out "Do you like Video games and have $2000 to spare?".

Don't give me this bullshit about searching around the internet and building my own shit because you know what? I never had to build ONE of my consoles.

I'd rather buy 15 years worth of consoles for cheaper than one PC that'll be okay to use for a year and a half (Then have to upgrade.)

Fetter

January 9th, 2008, 20:29

I built my PC. It's cool because you get to pick everything you put in and you know everything that's in it and you learn alot doing it as well. But yes it's rediculous to keep upgrading... it's not cheap!

Law

January 9th, 2008, 20:43

Heh...yeah. I used to build my own pc too, but then I got married and had a kid. ahaha. No more money to keep up with the expensive upgrades :D I did enjoy doing it though. I enjoyed knowing exactly what was in it and what I had done to it. Now though, I just don't have much time for a ton of PC gaming when there are so many good things to play on console. So a moderate Dell that can surf the web, check my email and watch some videos and stuff does me well.

Oscar

January 10th, 2008, 11:52

Should start out "Do you like Video games and have $2000 to spare?".

lol.... At todays rate thats only £1,021.12!! For a Diabloe Extreme which is currently one of the better off the shelf gaming PC's (lets face it if it's gaming you're after you would buy a PC built specificly for gaming and not some hunk of Dell or Hewlett Packard bollocks) you are looking at somewhere in the region £1604.00 which would work out about $3,141.82... Oh dear?! :X

Strawbs

January 10th, 2008, 19:37

I don't agree with this chart! ;) I don't like PC gaming. I'm all about the consoles baby.
This thread made me think of this picture (although I think I would have listed PC in the same field as XBox360). I fucking love my Wii...great fucking system.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6989/consolechartyr2.jpg

UKJAY

January 10th, 2008, 19:40

I dont agree either...it's all wrong...

Computer Games originated on PC
Video Games originated from Consoles...

:P

kidkit

January 10th, 2008, 21:56

It doesnt pack enough of a punchline to be funny, and should be prejudice against all formats if it is going to be viewed as clever piece of creation. It's too obviously made by a pc fanboy.

Law

January 10th, 2008, 22:24

I dont agree either...it's all wrong...

Computer Games originated on PC
Video Games originated in the Arcade...

Console games brought the Arcade home to us...at least the later consoles did. hehe

:PFixed!

Maybe I'm just showing my age. 8)7

UKJAY

January 11th, 2008, 01:57

Fixed!

Maybe I'm just showing my age. 8)7

LOL - it was a bit back to front before.. :D

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 13:37

The term "Video game console" was actually introduced to distinguish a machine used for solely playing "Video Games" (The Magnavox Odyssey was the first such machine)from a Personal Computer and an Arcade Machine... However a "Video Game" is a game that involves some form of interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. So be it a PC, console, hand held or arcade machine they all can by definition play "video games"

Now that we have cleared up the definition of a video game does anyone remember the Neo Geo.... It was and the first machine to truly bring arcade games into our living rooms as it was basically the motherboard from an arcade cabinet (the home system was an AES the arcade machine was MVS) which is why it was so expensive with so few games.
One of my mates had one when I was in High School, Splatterhouse was awesom!!

46Matt

January 14th, 2008, 14:58

Now that we have cleared up the definition of a video game does anyone remember the Neo Geo.... It was and the first machine to truly bring arcade games into our living rooms as it was basically the motherboard from an arcade cabinet (the home system was an AES the arcade machine was MVS) which is why it was so expensive with so few games.
One of my mates had one when I was in High School, Splatterhouse was awesom!!

Yeah I remember the Neo Geo, we all wanted one but no one ever got one, weren't the games about £100.00 each?

Anyway back to the Wii, I think that it is far from awful, it is just different, some people are a little reluctant to change. As with all Nintendo consoles you just have to be careful what games you get for it. It tends to be that the best games come from Nintendo themselves with only a few third party developers games being worthwhile playing. In comparison to my 360 games collection I have very few Wii games as was the case with the last gen with the Gamecube and PS2. But there are games that you can only get from Nintendo that you just have to own, such as Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc.

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 15:12

I think you just beat the whole argument behind this post around the head with the baseball bat of reasoning and common sense...... Theres not much more to be said other than lets lock this motherf**ker down and cast it to the pits of hell never to be seen again

HylianHitman

January 14th, 2008, 15:32

But there are games that you can only get from Nintendo that you just have to own, such as Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc.

Back in the 90's I would have agreed with you on that one.

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 15:50

Back in the 90's I would have agreed with you on that one.

Mario Galaxy got great reviews, Zelda was rated well also and Res 4 Wii edition is in some peoples view the best incarnation of the game so I would say that Nintendo are still giving us a reason to own their hardware?

HylianHitman

January 14th, 2008, 15:54

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 16:00

The only Wii game I enjoyed playing (that is to say, not having immediately regretted playing afterwards) was Metroid Prime 3.

Which got a worse review than all 3 I mentioned???

Obviously you are entitled to your own opinion but when a game gets a review score of 100 from 23 different reviews (Mario Galaxy) it surely can't be all that bad??

Also Res 4 Wii edition has a completely different controll system which has worked toward giving it such good reviews....

HylianHitman

January 14th, 2008, 16:21

Why do you care so much about what reviewers think? I'm glad you're allowing me my own opinion, because it's just the same game over and over again.

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 16:40

I'm not saying every review is right but when people are being paid to play a game and say if they think it is good, not so good or utter crap they generally do so from more of an objective point of veiw than most gamers.....
When considering reviewers have said Bioshock, GOW and CoD4 are better than Halo and I for one would agree...
They have also said that Pimp my Ride and Golden Compass are utter crap and once again I find my self in agreement...
So when they write up a review giving good reason for Mario Galaxy and Zelda to be hailed as the best 2 titles for Wii I have to find myself siding with their opinoin over that of someone who has simply said one is boring and the other sucked?

Law

January 14th, 2008, 16:41

I usually don't put much faith in game reviews/reviewers either. We all have different tastes and enjoy different things. But when a game gets reviews...100% type reviews...A+ type reviews...from not just 5 or 6 different places...but from virtually ALL of them, then you are probably on to something here. Something good is happening in this game. Is it going to please and impress everyone? No. Will it please and impress most people? Damn good chance of it.

But I'm like you though...everyone RAVED about how good Halo and all it's incarnations and just how good it is and everything. But to me...it was pure "meh". I've played far better FPS's...Halo just happened to catch the market at the right time when they were looking for a good console FPS. That's my opinion and I'm sure many many will disagree with me.

My point is...I don't care much about what reviewers think either, but when all the reviewers are saying pretty much the same thing about a game, then the game certainly did something right and you can't deny that. You don't have to like it either, but you can't denounce all the critics and the majority of people that agree just because you don't ;)

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 17:08

reviewers have said Bioshock, GOW and CoD4 are better than Halo and I for one would agree...

It would appear that you do indeed agree with reviewers after all and there are better FPS's than Halo..... :P

Law

January 14th, 2008, 17:14

Heh...did you quote yourself for a reason? lol

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 17:26

It was after you saying you don't put faith in game reviewers and then as I had quoted in my post you having a similar opinion to said game reviewers that Halo is indeed not the best FPS..... A rather needless post all in all... :P

I have to agree that not all reviews are good which is why I use http://www.metacritic.com/games/ which gives you a percentage of a shitload of reviews and also gives user review scores.... I find it's fairly accurate to be honest?!

Law

January 14th, 2008, 17:33

lol. I was confused :D That's all...still tired from the weekend. But I'm the same way. I don't put much faith in to any one reviewer or review site, but I look at metacritic and the averages to see what games are getting good reviews and are not if I am curious about something. Metacritic is a good site for this and I hope they continue doing it for many more years.

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 17:53

You also get a good chuckle at some of the fanboy user reviews that are posted on there!!! :D

Law

January 14th, 2008, 18:05

Hhmm...curious, but do any of you Wii owners have or played Battalion Wars for the Wii at all? My wife and I just absolutely ADORE and LOVE Advanced Wars on the DS and we play each other and challenge each other in various maps all the time...

Battalion Wars has online play I believe...anyone know if it's any good or got some insight on it? I really need to give it a rent I guess.

Oscar

January 14th, 2008, 18:33

I rented the game aftert a freind told me I should buy it... He was raving about how much fun it was, however I didn't find I could agree too much on his view of it being "fun"..... I found it quite hard to get to grips with and when the action really started I found myself helplessly floundering in a confused panic? Having said that my mate did tell me that he had a similar experience the first few times he played it but with a bit experience it got much better.... It may be a grower but I didn't give it enough time to grow on me I guess??

HylianHitman

January 14th, 2008, 20:27

Even here, Halo was given a 9 out of 10 - Judging by the review itself I would have scored it 8 or less.

Shaka

January 17th, 2008, 23:28

Mario Galaxy was boring, Zelda sucked and Res Evil 4 was on my Gamecube awhile ago.

The only Wii game I enjoyed playing (that is to say, not having immediately regretted playing afterwards) was Metroid Prime 3.

I agree i played mario galaxy at my cousins house meh overated, to short pretty easy camera sucks not worth 50$ best rental at best if you are like me grew up playing marios then its cool the game throws alot of noltalgia factors that makes u feel good other then that the game is average at best 6/10 in my book.