Why the Wii won
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I've found that there are barely any games on the Wii that make me want to say 'YES!, this is why the Wii rocks, this is why going for such an experimental design was such a good idea.' I'm seeing many games atm which are trying to grasp just what the Wii controls are actually capable of (Dragon Quest: Swords, Zelda Twilight Princess) I choose these two as an example because they both try to emulate an element of combat which, with the power of wireless-wavey-(hey...-what-do-these-things-do?)-wii controls, the average joe who picks up the Wiimotes eagerly hoping that every swipe/slash/hack and chop he does is going to be mimicked identically by his little avatar, is only let down by the fact that of what games there are on the market for the Wii, game a) (DQ:S) lets him see his swipes and epic moves on screen as brightly coloured streaks across the screen, or in game b) as pretty fancy-pants looking swordplay, but the only movement really necessary to make such wonderous swordsmanship occur, is via a little shakey shake.
What I'm getting at is that there's so much potential with the Wii controls for a game to actually closely follow and actually DO what moves its being told to do by the over-excited 8 year old, that any game which could master something like that (whilst still allowing you to perform some still OP killer moves a la Black-belt 4th Dan style) would be far more enjoyable and fun than playing the next wave of highly-polished yet still, its-been-done-before-a-million-times FPS's.
Untill the Wii starts making (in my eyes) games that make the full potential out of the Wii controls, then seeing the same old same old is going to stay pretty old, pretty fast. And I'll just get tempted to forking out muchos moneys into other formats to play games which, whilst not bringing anything really fantastically new to any gaming genre, will still be finished to a high standard, and at least I'm sure I'll be able to get more fun out of games like that, than ones with shoddy/gimmicky controls.
What I'm getting at is that there's so much potential with the Wii controls for a game to actually closely follow and actually DO what moves its being told to do by the over-excited 8 year old, that any game which could master something like that (whilst still allowing you to perform some still OP killer moves a la Black-belt 4th Dan style) would be far more enjoyable and fun than playing the next wave of highly-polished yet still, its-been-done-before-a-million-times FPS's.
Untill the Wii starts making (in my eyes) games that make the full potential out of the Wii controls, then seeing the same old same old is going to stay pretty old, pretty fast. And I'll just get tempted to forking out muchos moneys into other formats to play games which, whilst not bringing anything really fantastically new to any gaming genre, will still be finished to a high standard, and at least I'm sure I'll be able to get more fun out of games like that, than ones with shoddy/gimmicky controls.
I think that teh Wii will end up becoming like the Gamecube, gameplay wise. But what it does have to ofer is that an internet connection makes it better since you can download games from the past (like the ones that didn't suck so much) if you're into that sort of thing. You can also check up on weather in your area and look at news from around the world, without turning the TV to the news. THAT IS, if you're smart enough to get an internet connection.
Am I the only one who laughs at people that use the virtual console because they're (presumably) too stupid to use an emulator?
Its cheap, kid friendly and idiot proof. Seriously, if you can hand a Wii remote to a 50 year old and they start actually having fun, then you know you've got a winning console on your hands. *shudders at the memory of his dad beating him at wii boxing*
I think it was because of innovation, and the huge, huge Nintendo fan base.
All the Nintendo fans bought it, and everyone else did as well because it was innovative.
Now, we can dicuss whether is was the money worth or not, cause I hear from a lot of people that their Wii is just collecting dust...
All the Nintendo fans bought it, and everyone else did as well because it was innovative.
Now, we can dicuss whether is was the money worth or not, cause I hear from a lot of people that their Wii is just collecting dust...
The last time I played mine was about 2 months ago for mario galaxy. I completed it in about 3 days (wasn't going to get ever star, I have some dignity) and I havn't touched it since. Sad really.Gedo said:
