The nintendo Wii

MrColossal · Mon 09/10/2006 00:05:43

Can I just say one thing here?

I work at a game company and we make games for the Wii and a vast majority of people in this thread are talking stupid. That's about all I'm going to say.

Plus, No HD = Not for me is such a silly assed comment, I'm sorry.

timlump · Mon 09/10/2006 00:09:19

plz elaborate

MrColossal · Mon 09/10/2006 00:19:58

I choose not too. People are making assumptions based on nothing [like saying you'll break the wiimote] and no one wants to listen, they just want to argue over nothing.

Wait a few months, give it a try and then make a big post about how much it sucks.

timlump · Mon 09/10/2006 00:29:21

ive been listening to Ign podcasts about the Wii so im not ranting like Brabantio in Othello

Las Naranjas · Mon 09/10/2006 00:33:52

Nintendo has done something clever in targeting casual gamers, amny of which are heavily put off by capital G Gamers....whom are resolutely criticizing the Wii. The more these people criticize the Wii, the more attractive it becomes to people who would not otherwise buy a console [especially considering the high entry costs of buying an Xbox 360 or PS3], like myself for instance. Nintendo can gain a new market, and designers that are caring about things other than pixel counts [like VV apparently] will clean up, and Microsoft and Sony will simply end up losing money in a zero sum game targeting a static market of capital G gamers, just like they did on the last generation.

ManicMatt · Mon 09/10/2006 00:37:01

"If you want a console buy the 360 its cheaper than the ps3, is easier to program for and already has a head start (and if you want you can even make your own games for it since microsoft released the software suite to the public) although you could be smart and just get a computer."

The ease of programming has nothing to do with a consoles quality, and.. remember the PSone yaroze game making kit? Boy was that ever popular! (Note sarcasm)

Is the 360 cheaper though? I could be wrong, but someone told me that there will be an upgrade for the 360, a blueray drive. Is this correct? If so, then no doubt blue-ray only games will be released virtually forcing the gamer to cough up. Sorry if that fact is wrong. I'm going to look it up now!

EDIT: Perhaps false, but there are rumours of other upgrades..

Vince Twelve · Mon 09/10/2006 00:57:50

Quote from: skyfire1 on Sun 08/10/2006 23:41:06
The Wii is just another one of nintendo's gimmicks and it'll fade out soon after people realize they paid $200 to have their gamecube controller split into 2 pieces.

I couldn't agree more. Like the Nintendo DS. Just another gimmick. That thing went right down the toilet as soon as people realized they paid $150 to have their Gameboy split into two screens.

Steel Drummer · Mon 09/10/2006 01:01:55

While Sony and Microsoft may have a few original games, Nintendo has had a lot, and most of their games are now well known. Also, the Revolution is going to be revamped, unlike the PS3 which just features a smaller controller. Nintendo is always trying new innovations and they are the most original. The PS3 is gonna be $600 USD and up. I don't think anyone would want to buy that, just for better graphics. PCs are for that.

ManicMatt · Mon 09/10/2006 01:02:41

Me again! Wooh!

I hear people exclaim Nintendo are being inventive and original, bringing out new ways of playing games, yes, innovations..

but the thought has occured to me that the company can't afford to keep up with the current technology so they are forced to come up with something else.

I would like to play all those zelda games though, and Harvest Moon was actually playable on the GameCube. (I spit on you PS2 lazy port!)

Darth Mandarb · Mon 09/10/2006 01:10:06

Quote from: MrColossal on Mon 09/10/2006 00:05:43Plus, No HD = Not for me is such a silly assed comment, I'm sorry.

Ouch!

I did say I was ready, and hoping, to stand corrected

I have ultra-fond memories of Nintendo; Dragon Warrior(s), Bionic Commando, Contra, etc on the NES. Some great games. I remember coming home from school and having Super Street Fighter II competitions with the neighborhood kids on the SNES, and other great games like Star Fox and Secret of Mana. I never played a game so addictively as I played GoldenEye on the N64.

I hope Nintendo wins with the Wii. I haven't seen/played it so I can't speak for it's merits/faults. However, the name Wii is dumb (my opinion) and the lack of modern day support of HD just seems like an over-sight.

Sure ... I don't work on the system and since it's not available to me yet I can only speculate. But after all ... it's just my opinion.

I do like that they are trying something new with the controller. I'm curious to try it.

Nacho · Mon 09/10/2006 01:43:52

What mr. C says has a lot of sense... But people will buy it if they previously like it, and probably their tests won' t be more than reading reviews and take a look at the shop, I think... So, as said, the console can be supperb, but if no one buys it...

And we are seeing here that people is reluctant.... The console is not in the market, and we can't judge, but the experiment we are making here about how ill the market react might still be valid.

LimpingFish · Mon 09/10/2006 02:31:17

What's this "casual gamer" label people are applying to the Wii. How the hell does THAT work?

Nintendo are hoping to snare the "non-gamer", by making interacting with the Wii seem more fun, and less of just wiggling your thumbs.

Surely the "casual gamer" will buy into the PS3's (Bigger! Faster!...the same!) upgrade philosophy, and in reality that's just what the PS3 and the XBOX 360 are; upgraded versions of existing machines, rather than risk purchasing scary new technology.

I know what I'm getting when I buy a PS3 or an XBOX 360, and as such neither interest me. Sure the graphics are cool, but so what? We'll get the same sequels, the same licenced rubbish, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil...The same games wearing new pants. At least the Wii offers me something unique.

If it turns out to be shite, so be it.

Sylpher · Mon 09/10/2006 05:31:34

Quote from: Vince Twelve on Mon 09/10/2006 00:57:50
I couldn't agree more. Like the Nintendo DS. Just another gimmick. That thing went right down the toilet as soon as people realized they paid $150 to have their Gameboy split into two screens.

Sales of Nintendo DS and DS Lite (as of June 30, 2006):[21]

* worldwide: 21.27 million
o Japan: 9.24 million (10 million as of July 31, 2006)
o The Americas: 5.90 million
o Other: 6.13 million

You really want to stick by that argument? Nintendo DS has been one of Nintendo's stongest selling systems. The system sells more than Ps2, Xbox 360, PSP and Gamecube combined month after month.

I would love to hear you explain what exactly about it is gimmicky and in that same thought defend Blu-ray, Eye-toy, PSP screen linkage, Six-Axis controller and all the other 'features' Ps3 is offering. I would assume you have spent a good amount of time with the Wii and the DS to base this opinion on, right?...Right?

To be perfectly honest, nearly every post in this thread is disgusting. If you people (and you know who you are) can honestly read what you are saying and go.. Yeah.. That makes sense. Well then.. I feel bad for you.

I very much consider Video Games a new artform. But if this is what the major art movements of the past were like then I can't wait for this period of BS to pass. You don't win anything for your game company of choice winning the video game super bowl. There is no prize at the end of this rainbow. You just look really, really stupid.

You do!

skyfire2 · Mon 09/10/2006 05:58:01

LOL! You make me laugh Sylpher.

Sylpher · Mon 09/10/2006 06:11:45

I see what you did there. Cute, very cute.

Vince Twelve · Mon 09/10/2006 06:28:11

I didn't take the time to read those numbers, Slypher, because who can trust numbers? Not me! No, I trust my own two eyes! I live in Japan, which automatically makes me an expert on video games. If I walk down to the local Best Denki and look at the video game section, they don't have a single DS in stock! Obviously, they're not wasting any shelf space on that retail-abortion. Now, the XBOX 360 on the other hand, they've got plenty of those! Clearly that one is the better system!

Sylpher · Mon 09/10/2006 06:31:05

Hmm, nope... Don't see one explination in there about how it is a gimmick. Wait.. Maybe right ther...Hm, nope.

Vince Twelve · Mon 09/10/2006 06:39:50

Sorry Sylpher, my last two posts were both attempts at sarcasm. The DS is a remarkable system which I've spent more time on than any other system since it came out. Phoenix Wright is my favorite game that I've played so far this year. My story about it not being on any shelf in Japan is true because the thing is sold out, while no one is touching the XBOX 360s. I was trying to point out the stupidity of Skyfire's post with my attempt at sarcasm, but obviously the better way would have just been to tell him that he's an idiot.

In reality, I'm probably way too excited about the Wii than I should be. I can't wait to play it with my wife and hopefully finally get her interested in a video game other than Super Monkey Ball (which is a great game by the way). I think Nintendo is completely going in the right direction and if this strategy works sales-wise, it's going to be good for the game industry as a whole, which is good for me.

Kinoko · Mon 09/10/2006 06:58:10

Vince!! Need there be any further proof that we are meant to be together? The DS is my little love machine and lately I've gotten right into Pheonix Wright! I'm actually depressed this morning because I know I can't afford to go out and get any more PW games.

Oh, shout out to Harvest Moon too - *shout!*

Sylpher · Mon 09/10/2006 07:04:42

I figured as much, but to assume would have been worse then just pushing straight to the point. I will let the thread sprial further into an enevitable pile of wasted bandwidth and crap tossing.