Nintendo informed us on Day 1 that the Nintendo Revolution (before it was called the Wii) was not going to focus on graphics but rather on new ways to play videogames. The rest is history, and all the haters are upset.
Nintendo Wii has the best player-game interaction than any other console (for example, shooters are controlled with point-and-shoot controls, which emulate real shooting unlike the dual-analog stuff and even the keyboard-mouse stuff). And then you have Wii Sports where you swing your arm to swing a tennis racket or swing a bat or roll a bowling ball. So in a sense, Nintendo Wii is more realistic than the other consoles. The motion controls may not be perfect 1:1, but it will be in the future, and the other consoles aren't even close to that.
If all you care about is graphics, watch a movie. Games are defined by player involvement. If you ask people what the greatest games of all time are, they'll give you answers like PacMan, Tetris, Pong, and other older games that are not found on today's graphically-enhanced consoles.
If what I'm saying doesn't make sense, then you're probably confused at why Nintendo Wii is outselling the competition, and it's driving you crazy.
DS_Lightning21
I agree with you completely. I'd rather have good gameplay than good graphics. Look at the classics, those games are still good to this day not because of their graphical quality but because of their addictive / unique gameplay. The masses don't want movie-looking games, just a niche market of graphics gamers, they want to have fun playing games with others. Yeah the Wii doesn't have PS3/360 graphics but so what. The average person would be utterly confused if you gave them a 360/PS3 controller because those games have a VERY HIGH LEARNING CURVE. You have to know what button does what, which analog stick moves what, what your objective is, how to navigate menus, etc. The Wii makes games a lot simpler and less strenuous to play. I'm 19 and used to play games a ton but now I want something that is easy to pick up and play. Yeah, I want the occasional RPG but for the most part gaming with the family is a lot more fun than playing on my own. Wii has done things with its underpowered graphics that the 360/PS3 could never do: It got my aunt, granny, dad and brother to play a game when they said they weren't into it. Now that is something.
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