Is the Wii worth a damn? [Archive]

Kris P Lettus

11-14-2007, 10:22 AM

I f'n love mine.. If you want griphics based realistic "simulators" then go with a PS3 or a 360.. If you love fun "games" it is awesome.. The Wii Sports and Wii Play games are fun to play a parties, drinking with buddies.. Madden is completely different because of the motion play as opposed to push buttons.. Same can be said for Tiger Woods (and prolly any other sports title).. Zelda is f'n sweet and I heard good things about Metriod and Mario.. If you've always been a Nintendo fan you will prolly dig it.. It is fun and hella worth $250..

Kane Knight

11-14-2007, 10:33 AM

I mostly love the VC titles, I've got to say. If you like retro gaming or the ideas behind Wii sports, it's worth a damn.

If you don't like either, it's probably not worth your time.

Me? I like it, but I think it's kind of sad that Wii Sports is still on of the most popular titles, a pack-in game that's really a series of tech demos. If the "kiddie" aspect bugs you, there are a few less "kiddie" titles, but don't expect a shitload of them.

BigDaddyCool

11-14-2007, 10:37 AM

Kris P Lettus

11-14-2007, 10:42 AM

O_o

There's the Sports game which as KK said, is more of a demo of what Wii can do..

There are plenty of games other than that..

Dave Youell

11-14-2007, 10:55 AM

Down to your preferences I guess

There’s a few more adult games in the pipeline

Metroid looks decent
No More Heroes will be the Wii’s answer to GTA
And then there’s Umbrella Cronicles

So there is more adult stuff, but Nintendo has classically always been soft and furry, it works for them, but there’s subtance and decent game play behind the fuzz

Kane Knight

11-14-2007, 12:40 PM

I don't know. I just looks like a majority of the titles for Wii are like bowling and tennis and crap. You know real games you should be out playing and getting exerise with insead of sitting around in your mom's basement and playing.

If you're getting that off the TV, it's probably because Wii Sports is heavily featured. I can only name one other bowling game and there aren't a lot of tennis or similar titles on the system.

Nintendo's putting a lot of emphasis on Wii Sports, but don't mistake it for the sum total of the population.

May still nto be for you, but....

Kane Knight

11-14-2007, 02:10 PM

Also, I really feel the Wii has limited title support.

Most of the games will be "kiddie" or just plain suck because of the tacked on motion controls (Most multiplatform games). What you can always find on a Nintendo system are a few gems that make the lower price tag worth your while. Shooters like Red Steel, the new RE game, RE games, period will be less kiddie, but they'll probably be few and far between compared to the Marios and the Kirbies and so on.

It simply might not be for you. It's gonna appeal to a lot of people, though.

TerryBoulder

11-14-2007, 02:17 PM

The wii is a good concept that needed more time to be developed. Right now its only fun for like 5 minutes unless ur a little kid.

They need to add some mature games that use the wii concept, otherwise, those games are available on the superior PS3 or Xbox 360.

Kris P Lettus

11-14-2007, 02:57 PM

No..

I had mine for almost a year and I still have fun with it.. And I'm 26 years old.. It all about the gameplay.. As I said earlier, if you're into graphics driven realistic simulator type games, it's not for you.. Personnaly I like gaming type games.. I'll always stick with Nintendo because that's what I grew up on.. All the games have that throwback feel..

Dave Youell

11-14-2007, 03:09 PM

Funky Fly

11-14-2007, 05:36 PM

I'm so glad I like variety. My bros' Wii lets me play lots of classic shits (Donkey Kog Country 2, y'all), all my gamecube shits (Smash Bros Melee mostly) and lots of new shits. So far the number of quality Wii games is pretty low, but the shits we have, I like. A lot.

It's not the total gaming experience, tho, so I'm definitely gonna round out the collection with a 360 pretty soon and maybe a PS3 a few years down the line.

Kris P Lettus

11-14-2007, 06:20 PM

Yeah, I still want a 360 for Gears of War, BioShock, Halo 3, and Fable 2 :drool:, when it comes out..

But, I a very happy with my Wii..

Blitz

11-14-2007, 06:37 PM

Wii Sports is damn fun, particularly when drunk.

Kane Knight

11-14-2007, 08:24 PM

Yeah, I still want a 360 for Gears of War, BioShock, Halo 3, and Fable 2 :drool:, when it comes out..

But, I a very happy with my Wii..360 is totally my primary system for gaming. So many titles I like. With AC6 and Guitar Hero 3, It's going to have me playing until my eyes bleed. There's PG3, PG4, I've got my Warriors Orochi, and so on. This may be the most games I've ever purchased in a year of owning a console.

But then, all my Nintendo consoles are the same. I end up with about five games I love to death and play for years, and then a few more that are "okay." Like the Gamecube with DoR and Skies and the Rogue Squadron series.

DAMN iNATOR

11-15-2007, 07:57 PM

360 is totally my primary system for gaming. So many titles I like. With AC6 and Guitar Hero 3, It's going to have me playing until my eyes bleed. There's PG3, PG4, I've got my Warriors Orochi, and so on. This may be the most games I've ever purchased in a year of owning a console.

But then, all my Nintendo consoles are the same. I end up with about five games I love to death and play for years, and then a few more that are "okay." Like the Gamecube with DoR and Skies and the Rogue Squadron series.

Oh, you wanna criticize me for having a Wii and singing it's praises, and basically accuse me of being a fanboy, KK, but yet you wasted your money on a piece of shit like the GameCube? Oh, the irony. Ya know there is a reason why they sell for $40 at GameStop, and PS2's still cost $150. :nono:

Jesus Shuttlesworth

11-15-2007, 08:23 PM

Truthfully I barely play mine, I still play my PS2 a lot (addicted to NCAA Football '08)

It's good for the dorm though, like when we got a bunch of people drinking and shit. Def need to invest in a few more controllers though.

Plus I think I gotta pick up a game thats good for one player, I think that's probably why I don't play it as much. Any suggestions?

Kane Knight

11-15-2007, 08:26 PM

Oh, you wanna criticize me for having a Wii and singing it's praises, and basically accuse me of being a fanboy, KK, but yet you wasted your money on a piece of shit like the GameCube? Oh, the irony. Ya know there is a reason why they sell for $40 at GameStop, and PS2's still cost $150. :nono:

Oh my God. Are you fucking stupid?

I criticised for calling the Wii innovative. That has nothing to do with the quality of the system or the enjoyability. It also has nothing to do with the your ownership of the system.

Is Alienoid fucking contagious or something? It's like the collective intellect of these boards suddenly dropped. Plummeted.

By the way, PS3s and 360s cost a lot more than the Wii for the same reason GCNs cost less than PS2s. That was a stupid argument to use, too. Nintendo's Hardware always, always, always costs less.

Are you done being a moron, or are you going to make up arguments for me and point out the nonexistant irony of things I didn't say?

Kris P Lettus

11-15-2007, 09:29 PM

Plus I think I gotta pick up a game thats good for one player, I think that's probably why I don't play it as much. Any suggestions?

Zelda
Mario
Metriod (I'm guessing)

For a start.. Most sports games are pretty sweet too i.e. Madden..

Kane Knight

11-15-2007, 09:48 PM

Mario's fun as Hell.

I didn't like Zelda, and I dislike Shooter games, but I think almost everyone can agree that Mario's pretty much a must.

SuperSlim

11-24-2007, 10:21 PM

I'm enjoying SoulCalibur Legends

Lock Jaw

11-24-2007, 10:24 PM

Oui.

Dorkchop

11-25-2007, 12:18 AM

I'd say yes. I love my Wii..... don't play it often, but I still love it. It'll never deliver COD, Bioshock, or even Assassin's Creed type games. It can, and probably will, have some of the most fun games of this generation.... which will probably have a "kiddie" feel. My favorite games of last generation were GTA and Katamari. Katamari probably seemed too kiddie to people over here, but it was soooooo fun. Plus, I'd say it's more cartoony Japanese than kiddie (cartoons being really awesome there).

What the Wii won't deliver, I'll look for in a 360 when I can afford one (and when they stop breaking).

Umbrella Chronicles looks pretty nice, and isn't kiddie.... but games like that will be far and few between.

El Fangel

11-25-2007, 12:21 AM

WAS the Wii ever worth a damn.

Funky Fly

11-25-2007, 01:50 AM

I want Mario Party 2 to come out for VC. That game was the sugar shit, but we never bought it.

Xerzes

11-27-2007, 02:51 AM

Still the worst name for a console ever.

Nowhere Man

11-27-2007, 05:49 AM

The Wii (and the last couple of Nintendo systems, really) is really held up by all of Shigeru Miyamoto's franchise games, which is why all of their major titles have that 'kiddie' feel. The guy gives everything that cartoon aesthetic, but they're almost always a hell of a lot of fun to play.

Problem is, most outside developers either can't seem to get the hang of the new control system, or just don't bother and make their games for the 360/PS3 instead. If it's not a 'house' brand like Mario or Zelda, it's usually a crap shoot as to whether the game is going to be any good.

Nintendo definitely markets to a niche crowd, but that niche is damn fun.

Funky Fly

11-27-2007, 05:56 AM

Yeah, but there are always also some 3rd party sleeper hit gems on each the systems too. Games that get good reviews in general and are, for the most part, quite good, but slip under most people's radar either from lack of promotion or radically new game design.

Skippord

11-27-2007, 07:37 AM

I play games to avoid moving :mad:

Kane Knight

11-27-2007, 11:41 AM

What the Wii won't deliver, I'll look for in a 360 when I can afford one (and when they stop breaking).

See ya on live in 2012.

WAS the Wii ever worth a damn.

Uh, yeah? Duh.

The Wii (and the last couple of Nintendo systems, really) is really held up by all of Shigeru Miyamoto's franchise games, which is why all of their major titles have that 'kiddie' feel. The guy gives everything that cartoon aesthetic, but they're almost always a hell of a lot of fun to play.

Problem is, most outside developers either can't seem to get the hang of the new control system, or just don't bother and make their games for the 360/PS3 instead. If it's not a 'house' brand like Mario or Zelda, it's usually a crap shoot as to whether the game is going to be any good.

Nintendo definitely markets to a niche crowd, but that niche is damn fun.

Devs don't really want to change. that's why they jumped off the worst selling system and instead jumped onboard the second best selling system. Developers are hoping they can influence game sales, still, to keep from having to adapt to hardware they dislike. And the funny thing is, it might work. Wii has great hardware sales, but poor attach rates.

I think Nintendo also hamstrings itself by being "kiddie." Not because of the graphics, but because of their tendency to fight or cripple popular features like online.

I play games to avoid moving :mad:

You'd love it if Mosh kiddie hero came out.

Gone Mad

11-27-2007, 07:05 PM

I think it is worth a damn, but there is so much against it that really question it.

I got one over the other two, because really, I trust Nintendo as they usually never fail in the fun department and their exclusives, along with the VC. But the past 2 systems they have stayed behind as far as graphics go, thus limiting them early on. Example: Wii gets anything that looks last gen. And online, which to me doesn't matter, but to others this is also a deal breaker.

Also, people really hate the motion control, but who else but Nintendo can do that and still be accepted by enough people? They're changing it around abit, even though it's hard for people to change from a controller style that's been used for over 20 years.

In the end, it's all about fun. It probably won't have the lifespan of the other new gen consoles, but it's a great ride while it lasts. It's number one in its first year when others expected it to fail right out of the gate. So yea, even if I sound like a pure Big N fanboy, it's safe to say it's worth a damn at least in this moment.

Mr. Nerfect

12-02-2007, 11:39 AM

Nintendo has me purchasing the Wii the moment they announced the Virtual Console. A chance to play Donkey Kong Country 2 again? That's worth shelling down the money right there.

The name really should have stayed "Nintendo Revolution," and Nintendo's image is still pretty kiddie, but the games are generally pretty solid (the ones that are packed into the system). Super Mario Galaxy is also reportedly one of the best platformers ever made. So if you've ever popped in a Mario game, it is worth picking up that title.

Kane Knight

12-02-2007, 12:39 PM

SMG is pretty amazing. It's practically worth price of admission.

Purgatory

12-02-2007, 05:04 PM

SMG is pretty amazing. It's practically worth price of admission.

I don't have it yet, but I played a demo at Wal-Mart the other day. All I have to say is, holy crap!! Awesome from the bit I was able to play.

To everyone that thinks the Wii isn't worth a damn...I really think it depends on what you like in games. Action games, for the moment, prevail on Xbox/360/PS3/PS2, etc. I bought a Wii back a few months after it was released and still don't own any actual Wii games, save for Wii Sports. This is due mainly to lack of time to commit to play right now and the annoyance of having to pay bills.

I have a ton of gamecube games that I play on it, though. I love the interactivity of the system, the Picture Editor, the PC programs that allow you to convert Youtube Video over for play on Wii via the SD card, the built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, etc. Apparently, there's a firmware update to allow playing of .aac files, rather than just set an MP3 to play during a picture slideshow. Admittedly, some of the Wii games I have seen seem kinda 'kiddish', but the immersive play-style is what puts it over the top, IMO.