Wii Thread

[jod5000]

Hey I want to get a disscusion about the Wii on the go. Some topics that will be cool to talk about would be:

1. Did Nintendo mess up with the wii?
2. What games for the wii will be sought after?
3. Do you like the Nintendo Selects line?
4. Do you think the Wii u will be better?
5. Did the Wii leave a legacy?
6. What are the Wiis must have titles?

Also, discuss whatever you want about the wii, those questions were just to get people thinking answer them if you like!

[BoringSupreez]

If you want to discuss the Wii, narrow down what aspect you want to talk about and make a thread in here.

[jod5000]

If you want to discuss the Wii, narrow down what aspect you want to talk about and make a thread in here.

Well i posted some stuff about what i want to talk about. I dont see whats wrong about my Wii thread being in the General gaming section and i want to get alot of peoples opinions on the wii.

[BoringSupreez]

If you want to discuss the Wii, narrow down what aspect you want to talk about and make a thread in here.

Well i posted some stuff about what i want to talk about. I dont see whats wrong about my Wii thread being in the General gaming section and i want to get alot of peoples opinions on the wii.

The only real problem with this is that the Wii has been around the whole time Racketboy's forums have, so we are past the point of one general thread for the system. All the basic stuff has already been discussed, like "what do you think of the Wii?" You could always bump up one of the old threads, you know. Threads here aren't automatically locked after a certain period of inactivity like on some forums.

A quick search revealed 2 threads covering topics you mentioned.
1. Did Nintendo mess up with the wii?
2. What games for the wii will be sought after?

[Weekend_Warrior]

1. Did Nintendo mess up with the wii?
2. What games for the wii will be sought after?
3. Do you like the Nintendo Selects line?
4. Do you think the Wii u will be better?
5. Did the Wii leave a legacy?
6. What are the Wiis must have titles?

1. Not really. They moved a lot of units and made motion control gaming popular.
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor. Lost In Shadow. Tatsunoko vs Capcom. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. Sonic Colors.
3. Yes, but it could be better. It's only been Nintendo's own franchise titles so far.
4. In terms of graphics maybe, but I think the game library and online still won't be as good as 360/PS3.
5. Again, it popularized motion controls. But it may become better known for it's horrible shovelware.
6. See number 2

[Nintendork666]

1. Did Nintendo mess up with the wii?

Certainly not. Wii appeals to me greatly as a gamer. Between my Wii games, GC games, and Netflix acct - my Wii is constantly in use. Many of the games have a very distinct pick up and play feel to them, reminiscent of consoles of yore. It also provided a very big push towards bringing somewhat forgotten genres like sidescrollers, and on-rail shooters/light gun titles back into the spotlight again; whilst providing a completely unique experience (at the time) all in it's own with it's motion control capabilities. I haven't even tapped into any Wiiware titles yet, already being so busy with the console.

I'm also someone who still doesn't own an HD tv yet, so the Wii's SD output is perfectly suited for my current gaming setup. I am only just now becoming interested in picking up a PS3 for myself in addition to it, so I'd say the Wii was definitely a success in my eyes.

My only gripe is that the web browser could've really used some extra polish.

2. What games for the wii will be sought after?

Metroid Prime Trilogy, Xenoblade (in the US), Castle of Shikigami III, Zack & Wiki, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, Lost in Shadow, Opoona, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, etc.

3. Do you like the Nintendo Selects line?

I'm never a fan of Greatest Hits cases.

4. Do you think the Wii u will be better?

I'm extremely excited for the Wii U.

5. Did the Wii leave a legacy?

Maybe not yet, but I have a feeling history will treat it kindly, similar to the Gamecube.

6. What are the Wiis must have titles?

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, HotD 2 + 3 Return, Super Mario Galaxy, No More Heroes, Castle of Shikigami III

[Balasubbie]

Relating to the Wii's poor regard among hardcore gaming circles, I read an interesting article recently about gaming cliques (or generally) and the need for them to constantly have a negative external force to rally against, if only to reinforce the parameters of the clique and how this ties in with gaming's rise to mainstream with the last two decades, thus becoming more prevalent, thus becoming less of a social niche to define oneself as a gamer, therefore blurring the boundaries of said clique. The Wii's popularity making it something very easy to resist and dismiss, regardless of its faults and merits.

I may be way off, but I find it really interesting. Obviously, this has little to do with the system's shortcomings and whatnot, but it's curious, no?

I think the Wii shone somewhat, with its Japanese release list, it's modability, its 'core' uniqueness beyond the treacherous amount of shovelware, its playability beyond its
gimmicky exterior. I think the Wii had also had its lofty, sizeable favours. Say, if Nintendo had encouraged more Captain Rainbows, Muramasas, Fatal Frames et al, I'd imagine it'd have become the perfect antithesis for the big-budget, brown 'n bloom, lab made AAA pomp found on the HD consoles (no disrespect to the method, more its frequency). Mind, it's not like it needed to, it ran away this generation in terms of sales, but still, opportunity lost.

[flamepanther]

Relating to the Wii's poor regard among hardcore gaming circles, I read an interesting article recently about gaming cliques (or generally) and the need for them to constantly have a negative external force to rally against, if only to reinforce the parameters of the clique and how this ties in with gaming's rise to mainstream with the last two decades, thus becoming more prevalent, thus becoming less of a social niche to define oneself as a gamer, therefore blurring the boundaries of said clique. The Wii's popularity making it something very easy to resist and dismiss, regardless of its faults and merits.

I may be way off, but I find it really interesting. Obviously, this has little to do with the system's shortcomings and whatnot, but it's curious, no?

I think the Wii shone somewhat, with its Japanese release list, it's modability, its 'core' uniqueness beyond the treacherous amount of shovelware, its playability beyond its
gimmicky exterior. I think the Wii had also had its lofty, sizeable favours. Say, if Nintendo had encouraged more Captain Rainbows, Muramasas, Fatal Frames et al, I'd imagine it'd have become the perfect antithesis for the big-budget, brown 'n bloom, lab made AAA pomp found on the HD consoles (no disrespect to the method, more its frequency). Mind, it's not like it needed to, it ran away this generation in terms of sales, but still, opportunity lost.

^ applause

[BoneSnapDeez]

Wii is the best current gen console. The hardware and games are inexpensive, it's easy to pick up and play, the first party Nintendo games (Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda, Kirby) are phenomenal, and it has the a fantastic (but small) library of JRPGs.

Not to mention the fact that the backwards compatibility works perfectly, something you won't find in the 360/PS3.

Shopping for games is annoying though, as most stores tend to carry copious amount of shovelware and kiddie games. I buy most of my Wii games online for this reason.

[isiolia]

Relating to the Wii's poor regard among hardcore gaming circles, I read an interesting article recently about gaming cliques (or generally) and the need for them to constantly have a negative external force to rally against, if only to reinforce the parameters of the clique and how this ties in with gaming's rise to mainstream with the last two decades, thus becoming more prevalent, thus becoming less of a social niche to define oneself as a gamer, therefore blurring the boundaries of said clique. The Wii's popularity making it something very easy to resist and dismiss, regardless of its faults and merits.

I may be way off, but I find it really interesting. Obviously, this has little to do with the system's shortcomings and whatnot, but it's curious, no?

I would say that's a larger trend than just core gamers vs Wii. You get the same thing with Gears/CoD/Halo/etc hate, just with a largely different group of people. It's also not something restricted to gaming. People like to feel special, and being part of a relatively exclusive group serves to do that, even if it's more or less one they created for themselves.


Anyway, the main topic:

1. Certainly not from a sales standpoint. Given that games are a business, the Wii is far from a failure. As with any commercial product, it has failings, but that's not really the same.

2. Hard to say for sure, given the popularity of rereleasing games as of late. On a long enough time scale, the more niche titles will probably be the reason to get it - the first-party games will probably be rereleased in HD at some point.

3. It's nice to see, but overall I think it's not expansive enough and took too long to be introduced. The modified covers are also pretty poorly designed.

4. From what we've seen so far, the Wii U seems like it will do little to change people's perception of Nintendo. Personally, I don't think it's going to be as successful as the Wii, because I think it's going to have a much harder time securing the casual (or whatever you want to call it) market in the face of tablets, smartphones, etc.

5. Definitely, though not all of it good (IMO). The lasting legacy will probably be waggle controls, which are shit, but will be hard to ever kill off entirely.

6. Subjective, but Muramasa, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, etc are what got me to consider one.