The Wii has disappointed me.

I have been needing to get this off my chest for a while now: I am deeply disappointed in the Wii. It seemed like such a great idea when it first came out, and now I'm ready to throw it out the window. (as opposed to selling it, which would stick some other poor soul with it, and I'm not that cruel.)

I have rented many Wii games and I haven't had the desire to purchase any of them. Many of the games out there for the Wii just seem thrown together. Many new games come to the Wii almost as an afterthought, significantly downgraded by comparison to their XBOX and PS3 counterparts (understandably.) And others are just ports from the ps2 (which I already own.) Most of the ones that are exclusive for the Wii aren't really that great . I thought Zelda was awesome, but in retrospect I realize that means I paid 300 bucks for the new Zelda game. That sucks. (to be fair, I haven't tried every single game yet, but does anyone? I know I'll like Metroid, but could it be good enough to redeem the system for me? Probably not)

Initially, I was disappointed that the Wii games looked more like PS2 games. I know the technology is better, but how worthwhile is it to introduce a new system if the games look like they were made for a system that is 8 years old? Super Mario Galaxy is pretty impressive visually, but it's just too cutesy for my taste. That franchise lost me at Paper. And what's with all these new accessory-based games? How many boxes of old video game accessories do I really need in my closet? It's already pretty full of N64 controllers.

My point is that the Wii has been out long enough for us to be seeing some shining examples of what the Wii is all about. I hope the best is yet to come, but how long do we have to wait? The other major systems already have some games tasty enough to make die hard Wiibles wobble on down to the store and buy a different system.

Ok. Have you played and beaten Brawl? Twilight Princess? The Metroid Prime Series? Super Paper Mario? Okami? No more Heroes? RE:4?

Look beyond the Graphics man! Thats mostly what you complain about! And these accesories are mostly released to make life more fun! The zapper improves Accuracy, and the Wii Fit Balance Board "unlocks" new games to play which are appearing on peoples librarys soon.

If you start to get bored dig into the weekly downloads or go buy some old Game cube games. You need to look PAST the graphics and at the mechanics and gameplay.

OK So first of all I don't care if you sell your Wii. Its totally up to you.

But there are plenty of games for the Wii that haven't gotten as much attention as they should have. You might wanna try them out.

And there are some promising titles coming to the Wii like Force Unleashed, The Conduit and MadWorld.

If you don't like Mario you usually don't buy the system. Why? Because the best game for most Nintendo systems have been Mario games. On the Wii its Super Mario Galaxy.

Oh and your not forced to buy accessories. The only one you need is the nunchuk and that comes with the Wii.

If you liked games like Halo or GTA you would go for the other systems.

By reading i can say the Wii games arent your type of games you are looking for right?

Oh yeah, I forgot to rant about the controllers. God, don't get me started on that.

I agree, Okami is good, but I played it on PS2. That was actually the specific game I was thinking of when I refered to old PS2 ports (Bully is another one). I played through Paper Mario (GC) and Super Paper Mario, RE:4, Trauma Center, No More Heroes, Twilight Princess, Harry Potter, Manhunt 2, Prince of Persia, Raving Rabbids, and others that escape my mind at the moment.. I have not played Brawl; I really have rented a lot of games. I don't know how to hammer this point home enough to prove my dedication to the Wii. I NEVER rented this many games on the PS2 or any other system I've owned. I was happy with the select few games I purchased. The difference is now I'm trying as many games as possible (and beating many of them) just to give the Wii a fair shake, and I'm continually disapointed. That was my main point, not just the graphics. Hell, I love my old school systems, so I don't think graphics are really the most important thing to me. I can't be the only person who is disapointed in the games that are coming out for the Wii...

Oh yeah, I forgot to rant about the controllers. God, don't get me started on that.

I agree, Okami is good, but I played it on PS2. That was actually the specific game I was thinking of when I refered to old PS2 ports (Bully is another one). I played through Paper Mario (GC) and Super Paper Mario, RE:4, Trauma Center, No More Heroes, Twilight Princess, Harry Potter, Manhunt 2, Prince of Persia, Raving Rabbids, and others that escape my mind at the moment.. I have not played Brawl; I really have rented a lot of games. I don't know how to hammer this point home enough to prove my dedication to the Wii. I NEVER rented this many games on the PS2 or any other system I've owned. I was happy with the select few games I purchased. The difference is now I'm trying as many games as possible (and beating many of them) just to give the Wii a fair shake, and I'm continually disapointed. That was my main point, not just the graphics. Hell, I love my old school systems, so I don't think graphics are really the most important thing to me. I can't be the only person who is disapointed in the games that are coming out for the Wii...

nubystubs

im disappointed to a certain degree. i wish there were lots of games for me to get but there is only a few good ones.

but i have a 360 too so im ok. :P

Im may be dissapointed at E3 this year but there still is the TGS. Ussualy this is where Nintendo shows thier Big guns. swat1441

Im may be dissapointed at E3 this year but there still is the TGS. Ussualy this is where Nintendo shows thier Big guns. swat1441

How can you badmouth the Wii when you haven't even played the best games? Go play Galaxy, Prime 3, and Brawl.

Also, Galaxy is too cutesy for you? Give me a freakin' break.

Ok. Have you played and beaten Brawl? Twilight Princess? The Metroid Prime Series? Super Paper Mario? Okami? No more Heroes? RE:4?

Look beyond the Graphics man! Thats mostly what you complain about! And these accesories are mostly released to make life more fun! The zapper improves Accuracy, and the Wii Fit Balance Board "unlocks" new games to play which are appearing on peoples librarys soon.

If you start to get bored dig into the weekly downloads or go buy some old Game cube games. You need to look PAST the graphics and at the mechanics and gameplay.

ThatDamnMario

I didnt enjoy the others cause it felt as though there was not enough depth to it. It only touched the surface. I dont want to buy a game that i can beat in less then 2 to 3 days. Im getting tired of all these cutesy games. There okay and all but not when more then half of the games out are like that. I want a good balance between mature and family games. Ill be more then happy with my system. Until then i guess ill just play some old school games from virtual console.

um why is it nintendo always gets shafted every time they have loads of good games

dont say they havent because since n64 people been whining about nintendo not having good games

when the facts are

nintendo 64 brought us

goldeneye007 and people the nsay 2 gens later theyd wish for it on xbla lol

and it sold 8.5 million copies in the us alone

perfect dark again sold 8 mill us

doom 64

hexen 64

super mario 64

mariokart 64

dr mario 64

duke nukem 3d(known as dn 64 on n64)_
conker bfd

donkey kong 64

banjo kazzoie

banjo tooie

kirby 64

zelda oot zelda mm

ssb re2

and more

gc brought

re series including 2 new ones-zero and 4

giest

timesplitters also on others but still

super mario sunshine

killer 7

wwe series

etc

now wiis doing that and still half if not 1/4 of the people here complain about it, even the whole e3 ,, which is stupid when nintendo already hinted at somthing big , by stating the mario /zelda teams are hard at work on their next big projects and ign spilled nintendos guts in the interview they had they almost confirmed a new kid ikarus and all sorts of other stuff on wii even a new super mario bros ds was hinted

so to tc - wii has games, your just looking for art thats it go watch movies ,, because 360 ps3 wii or any other system will always fail to match that , ,

realisticlly if they wanted to match that they need to pull out video cameras and all that good stuff which would cost more and take much more longer to develope, and it wouldnt give small devs a chance at anything

this is what wiis doing , as well as ps2 and xbla , they are doing good jobs at keeping costs down so small devs can work on somthing for us gamers to enjoy and quite frankly with out nintendo i very highly doubt well be were we are today as far as gaming goes and nintendo created almost any thing that is in existance in terms of games,

like for example 3d gaming starting on snes , thanks to super fx chip , 4 player gaming that came with console , not as seperate adapter,

the game boy line up /ds line up

the motion sensing stuff for use in games

and much more that others copied , and tryed to capitalize on their success only to fail ,

so ya ,, its all in your head, to me every console has their gems , , even saturn or vb

I consider myself a casual gamer. These are the games I own:

Wii Sports

Zelda TP

Metroid Prime III

Super Mario Galaxy

Guitar Hero 3

Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

So yes I am very satisfied with the Wii. Plus, the chicks digg it!

yea man i must say i'm pretty disapointed with what the wii has to offer. I mean it has some good games like metroid prime 3 corruption, galaxy, brawl, and mario kart but all those games could've done better without the "revolutionary" controls which is more disapointing. Made Corruption hard to play and collecting those star things in galaxy was lame, also it wasnt fun controlling with it in excite bike and i havent even touched the damn thing in like a year. I think nintendo should just stop with the gimmicks and should just focus on making good games again. Like more original games. That would be the real revolution.

yea man i must say i'm pretty disapointed with what the wii has to offer. I mean it has some good games like metroid prime 3 corruption, galaxy, brawl, and mario kart but all those games could've done better without the "revolutionary" controls which is more disapointing. Made Corruption hard to play and collecting those star things in galaxy was lame, also it wasnt fun controlling with it in excite bike and i havent even touched the damn thing in like a year. I think nintendo should just stop with the gimmicks and should just focus on making good games again. Like more original games. That would be the real revolution.

jazzballz_99

What you said about Corruptions controls shows you got no taste and sense in games, after playing MP3:Corruption and MoH Heroes 2 I can't go back to normal controllers for FPS/FPA. Oh get used to it IR and motion controls are here to stay and will be present in a ll next-gen consoles.

I own and have played Nintendo consoles for 20+ years...ever since the N64 i've come to the realization, for me, that a Nintendo console will never be a great standalone...so, taking that into consideration I know there will only be a handful of games that keep me interested. And although there arent many, they generally are some of my favs throughout the whole generation (considering the other consoles on the market). I personally love Mario Kart Wii and Galaxy...being a Metroid Prime fanatic, i was overly disappointed with Prime 3...but that aside i still think the consoles got potential that hasnt been used (1:1 motion). Im very sure that new 1:1 motion concept is going to rock for Zelda...

but in the end, this always happens every generation. Some random people buy the newest Nintendo console expecting a PS2-esque library...it aint going to happen. And ya, Nintendo is somewhat geared towards kids/family this gen...it should have been anticipated by all gamers. If you havent enjoyed your Wii enough to warrent its purchase...im not sure if you'll ever feel that way. But thats not Nintendos fault.

I feel exactly the same as you . It started out so well with MP3 and Mario Galaxy and Zelda . But lately the only thing WORTH gaming is Brawl . Mario Kart was stupid...I've really seen it after 5 times the same game !!!

E3 was terrible for Wii, and made me realize that this system is for grandma's and children, and people who think gaming is just 5 minutes of entertainment .

As a party machine, the Wii is fun, but it ain't worth the monay then , unless you can split it with your friends . 4 controllers alone cost you more than the Wii itself !!!

Shame on you , Nintendo, can you even LOOK at the times when the SNES was released with 20 mega blockbuster games at once ? You left your fanbase in the cold . I have been a fan of you since 1984, but now it seems we'll go our seperate ways...

This is in no way an attack on the fanbase of Wii owners . I respect the Wii community and their love for their system, but for me personally , the Wii failed ...

Im may be dissapointed at E3 this year but there still is the TGS. Ussualy this is where Nintendo shows thier Big guns. swat1441

Though Nintendo barely ever attends TGS, they only go if they have somthing HUGE up their sleve (2005 & the Wii Remote).

Most people agree the wii has great games, and more great games are to come. Have a wii and another system like PS3 or XBox and it evens out, great games and great hardware and online.

I have been needing to get this off my chest for a while now: I am deeply disappointed in the Wii. It seemed like such a great idea when it first came out, and now I'm ready to throw it out the window. (as opposed to selling it, which would stick some other poor soul with it, and I'm not that cruel.)

I have rented many Wii games and I haven't had the desire to purchase any of them. Many of the games out there for the Wii just seem thrown together. Many new games come to the Wii almost as an afterthought, significantly downgraded by comparison to their XBOX and PS3 counterparts (understandably.) And others are just ports from the ps2 (which I already own.) Most of the ones that are exclusive for the Wii aren't really that great . I thought Zelda was awesome, but in retrospect I realize that means I paid 300 bucks for the new Zelda game. That sucks. (to be fair, I haven't tried every single game yet, but does anyone? I know I'll like Metroid, but could it be good enough to redeem the system for me? Probably not)

Initially, I was disappointed that the Wii games looked more like PS2 games. I know the technology is better, but how worthwhile is it to introduce a new system if the games look like they were made for a system that is 8 years old? Super Mario Galaxy is pretty impressive visually, but it's just too cutesy for my taste. That franchise lost me at Paper. And what's with all these new accessory-based games? How many boxes of old video game accessories do I really need in my closet? It's already pretty full of N64 controllers.

My point is that the Wii has been out long enough for us to be seeing some shining examples of what the Wii is all about. I hope the best is yet to come, but how long do we have to wait? The other major systems already have some games tasty enough to make die hard Wiibles wobble on down to the store and buy a different system.

nubystubs

And Nintendos E3 was painful to watch, aiming at the casual crowd and people in their 80's is not a way to make me excited.

I feel exactly the same as you . It started out so well with MP3 and Mario Galaxy and Zelda . But lately the only thing WORTH gaming is Brawl . Mario Kart was stupid...I've really seen it after 5 times the same game !!!

E3 was terrible for Wii, and made me realize that this system is for grandma's and children, and people who think gaming is just 5 minutes of entertainment .

As a party machine, the Wii is fun, but it ain't worth the monay then , unless you can split it with your friends . 4 controllers alone cost you more than the Wii itself !!!

Shame on you , Nintendo, can you even LOOK at the times when the SNES was released with 20 mega blockbuster games at once ? You left your fanbase in the cold . I have been a fan of you since 1984, but now it seems we'll go our seperate ways...

This is in no way an attack on the fanbase of Wii owners . I respect the Wii community and their love for their system, but for me personally , the Wii failed ...

zekere

As far as e3 goes-

"I think that there's probably one other element to it, and that's that our view of how we use E3 has changed. For a very long time, E3 was an event where — and certainly Nintendo included — catered specifically to the core gamer. Now we look at more …an opportunity for us to introduce new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now.

So while attending an E3 event like this, they might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer focusing on the games that appeal to the core gamer, in fact we're still working on many of those titles, but it's just not the type of event where we'll be showcasing that anymore."

-quote from miyamoto

I can see why you say this, but its developers who, for some reason arent putting faith in the wii.

If someone can give them a kick up the ass and get them to makemore decent games for the wii then theres no reason the wii should dissapoint you.

[QUOTE="zekere"]

I feel exactly the same as you . It started out so well with MP3 and Mario Galaxy and Zelda . But lately the only thing WORTH gaming is Brawl . Mario Kart was stupid...I've really seen it after 5 times the same game !!!

E3 was terrible for Wii, and made me realize that this system is for grandma's and children, and people who think gaming is just 5 minutes of entertainment .

As a party machine, the Wii is fun, but it ain't worth the monay then , unless you can split it with your friends . 4 controllers alone cost you more than the Wii itself !!!

Shame on you , Nintendo, can you even LOOK at the times when the SNES was released with 20 mega blockbuster games at once ? You left your fanbase in the cold . I have been a fan of you since 1984, but now it seems we'll go our seperate ways...

This is in no way an attack on the fanbase of Wii owners . I respect the Wii community and their love for their system, but for me personally , the Wii failed ...

Ombsz93

As far as e3 goes-

"I think that there's probably one other element to it, and that's that our view of how we use E3 has changed. For a very long time, E3 was an event where — and certainly Nintendo included — catered specifically to the core gamer. Now we look at more …an opportunity for us to introduce new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now.

So while attending an E3 event like this, they might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer focusing on the games that appeal to the core gamer, in fact we're still working on many of those titles, but it's just not the type of event where we'll be showcasing that anymore."

-quote from miyamoto

did nintendo wii dissapointed me ?

i asked this question several times to myself... and all the answers of me were "definately not!"

i really dunno what kind of a gamer am i ... i suppose im between casual and hardcore gamers

this may seem perfect but actually its not very easy to decide which games are making me feel really happy ... i love mmorpg' s , i really love (online/single) fps' but besides i love platform games, action/adventure games, fighting games (lets say smash bros series). so i ask myself sometimes, do i really love my wii

yes i love it, i love the feeling when i hit the tennis ball so hard that my friend can just look at how the ball flies near him. i love it when i aim my gun and clear off my zombie/enemies. i love it when i jump off from some platforms and defeat my enemies in a perfect and colorful world, with a revolutionary controller called "wii-mote". i love it when i trying so hard to beat my friends in brawl, then i could hardly breathe, but getting the best feeling at all. i love it when i get my light-saber katana and beating up all my poor enemies, and killing them with my final-smash, with a damn cool character ...

i really love it when i download some masterpieces, which i hadnt got chance to play, and get the pleasure of playing them, which lots of people now, cant stop thinking and talking about... i can also give a chance to independent gaming companies, by dowloading their games on wiiware. i can vote some worldwide polls and see what the other people are thinking about lots of serious and also funny and exciting topics. i can also check the weather, see the last headlines, create my and my friends' mii's ...

i can tell you my "impossible to count" great experiences which i had while i was playing with my wii. but it would be too long. and i know that i dont have to try, because all players who "really"plays wii, already had those feelings, which can't be told by words...

ofcourse there might be people who (think they) "only" enjoy killing lots people in a "realistic" world... i only feel sorry for them... and enjoy pressing the power button of my white, stylish console...

I have been needing to get this off my chest for a while now: I am deeply disappointed in the Wii. It seemed like such a great idea when it first came out, and now I'm ready to throw it out the window. (as opposed to selling it, which would stick some other poor soul with it, and I'm not that cruel.)

I have rented many Wii games and I haven't had the desire to purchase any of them. Many of the games out there for the Wii just seem thrown together. Many new games come to the Wii almost as an afterthought, significantly downgraded by comparison to their XBOX and PS3 counterparts (understandably.) And others are just ports from the ps2 (which I already own.) Most of the ones that are exclusive for the Wii aren't really that great . I thought Zelda was awesome, but in retrospect I realize that means I paid 300 bucks for the new Zelda game. That sucks. (to be fair, I haven't tried every single game yet, but does anyone? I know I'll like Metroid, but could it be good enough to redeem the system for me? Probably not)

Initially, I was disappointed that the Wii games looked more like PS2 games. I know the technology is better, but how worthwhile is it to introduce a new system if the games look like they were made for a system that is 8 years old? Super Mario Galaxy is pretty impressive visually, but it's just too cutesy for my taste. That franchise lost me at Paper. And what's with all these new accessory-based games? How many boxes of old video game accessories do I really need in my closet? It's already pretty full of N64 controllers.

My point is that the Wii has been out long enough for us to be seeing some shining examples of what the Wii is all about. I hope the best is yet to come, but how long do we have to wait? The other major systems already have some games tasty enough to make die hard Wiibles wobble on down to the store and buy a different system.

nubystubs

u have no idea? the big titles are confirmed. They should be here soon. Do i regret buying the wii? Never have and probably never will.

The Wii has disappointed me.

I am deeply disappointed in the Wii.

nubystubs

Enough with these threads already...

Fellow Wii owners: If you're disappointed with the Wii, sell it and buy something else. Just keep the whole fact for yourself and don't make any more threads like this. Pretty please?