Comments on: Dear Wii: I’m Leaving

By: 徵信社

徵信社 — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:11:36 +0000

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By: Svenn

Svenn — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:05:40 +0000

… you find more use for your PS3 than your Wii? Really? 360 I can see… but I can’t find much of anything on PS3 to keep me interested. Little Big Planet, Disgaea 3, and Valkyria Chronicles is about it.

By: Brian "Salsburry" Frank

Brian "Salsburry" Frank — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:13:51 +0000

Perhaps it is untimely to give up hope! The Wii Remote is both an excellent innovation and a huge distraction for developers. Nintendo still has a much larger console base out there, and that should attract some exclusivity! I think game companies still need to get used to balancing gimmick versus fun.

All hail the DS though, good point. Castlevania: Order roxor my soxor.

By: Rem

Rem — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:49:59 +0000

I have to agree completely. I’m not a big fan of the main titles (Brawl, MarioKart, Zelda). My husband wanted it, and I stood steadfastly by my opinion that it seemed like a gimmicky mess until a friend brought it over with WarioWare. Man, I got played there. Warioware was so much fun I gave in to the begging. Now our Wii sits on the shelf, completely ignored. I enjoyed Mario Galaxy and Paper Mario, Wii Fit was a gimmick that got me exercising regularly (until I couldn’t be bothered anymore), but other than that, it sits ignored for months on end. My SSBB fanatic husband can’t even be bothered. He’d rather play Fallout 3 on our PS3. The Wii has just been a lot of hype with no follow-through for our household. We just can’t bring ourselves to care about it, especially when there’s much better games available on our PS3. I’m glued to my DS every day for work (I’m a game translator) but other than that, Nintendo doesn’t have anything to draw me and keep me caring anymore.

By: Seth

Seth — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:50:33 +0000

Yeah, I agree with you on this account. In fact, I just sold my Wii with Brawl and a few controllers for $415. Now to try and decide what to spend this money on so it won’t disappoint the second time around.

By: Realist

Realist — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:50:48 +0000

The sad fact is that we aren’t Nintendo’s target audience anymore. They’re too busy making money hand over fist from aging hippies buying Wiis and AAA titles like Imagine: Babyz. It’s good business sense; hardcore gamers are fickle and hard to please, why cater to them when you have an alternative market? So, best give up and cast your lot in with a console maker that doesn’t.

Although frankly every console this generation seems mismanaged in various ways. Nintendo is at least turning a profit, which unfortunately leaves them the winners.

By: Matt "Onomatopoeia" Weber

Matt "Onomatopoeia" Weber — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:30:49 +0000

Yeah man, I think holding onto the arm of the Wii has some pretty limited advantages. You can have some pretty interesting conversations in it’s presence, and it invites you to some pretty fun parties, but that’s it. Meanwhile, I’ve been having affairs with some of it’s older siblings that I have no intention of ending. Take that next-generation!

By: Svenn

Svenn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:05:10 +0000

I really do like the Wii, but I think developers have simply spent too much time trying to use the novelty to drive sales. Games that don’t need motion controls are getting it as a gimmick, and it makes them worse. Games are being made specifically to use the motion controls, and it comes off even more gimmicky. Those games are fun for a good 30 minutes, but they lose the charm after the gimmick wears off.

The other problem is the fact that they really are catering to the casual market… and it’s working for them. They are selling a ton of systems and a ton of crappy games to the casual gamers. Sadly, we, the hardcore gamers, are the minority in the market. Nintendo is being smart from a business perspective, they are making a ton of money, but at pains to the true gamers. This blame also falls on the developers who are simply trying to make a quick buck off the Wii with their casual games. I’ve been hoping that the gimmick would wear off and we’d start seeing some games for gamers come out, but they have been few and far between.

Luckily, we’ve still got Monster Hunter coming. This is one that every Wii owner should pick up the day it comes out. I guarantee it will have more depth than not only every other Wii game, but most games on other systems. I still have hope for the Wii. Perhaps people are starting to realize the gimmick and developers will finally move on.