Wii...is it going down that same road as Gamecube? (Poll)

It might be a little too early to say, but I'm starting to get that sinking feeling from Nintendo again. I really thought this generation would be the one where they change their strategies, but it looks as if the Wii s repeating the mistakes of the N64 and Gamecube.

- No online yet...every third party EA sports game should have had an online component by now. Nintendo has only announced Pokemon Battle Revolution as an online title. That's good if you're one of the 10 gamers over the age of 15 that likes Pokemon.

- Third parties aren't making mone on Wii software sales. If this trend keeps up, third party developers are going to drop support for the Wii just like they did for Gamecube.

- Big titles are being pushed back too far. At E3 2006, Super Mario Galaxy and Metriod Prime 3 looked almost done. Both should have been out by now, if not at least one of them. Nintendo seems to be strategically spacing titles out because it doesn't have enough of them. Super Paper Mario and Fire Emblem don't count......they were once Gamecube games.

Don't get me wrong, I like the Wii and I think it has the most potential of all the next generation consoles. But these trends can't be ignored....

i think wii will not share the same fate with gamecube.i do not know if it comes in first place but iam syre it will go much better from gamecube.heroofwinds1

Jeez!

One thing gamers do not have is PATIENCE! Its not even been out 6 months and people are wondering whats going to happen. Just wait people!

- Third parties aren't making mone on Wii software sales. If this trend keeps up, third party developers are going to drop support for the Wii just like they did for Gamecube.LordelX

They are actually, else we wouldn't have companies like Ubisoft & EA keep continually porting decent and crap games over to it...

Anyhow, the 3rd-partys are also getting some dough thanks to the aforementioned "strategically" delayed 1st-party titles, as Nintendo wanted to give them some breathing space between their big guns.

As to whether or not the Wii will go the same route as GameCube, so far, it's still too early to tell, but if you ask me, I doubt it'll go down as quickly as the GameCube did, more-so since the machine is still in very high demand, and outselling the crap out of the PS3 still, and eventually, the XBX360 at this rate, and 3rd-partys like to develop for the console with the highest market penetration. 

Its virtually the same as the Cube, except with the Channels and the ability to get Virtual Console games. Nintendo always has the same titles, itll has its Metroid, Mario, Zelda (already), and Smash Brothers and those will sell but so far everything sucks. The graphics are not up to standards and the controls lose their novelty quickly, which just isnt enough to sell the system.cyrax453

At E3 2006, Super Mario Galaxy and Metriod Prime 3 looked almost done. Both should have been out by now,

LordelX

LOOKED almost done?

I didn't know they showed the entire game and had cleared the code of any glitches and errors at E3, do you know something we don't? 

It might be a little too early to say, but I'm starting to get that sinking feeling from Nintendo again. I really thought this generation would be the one where they change their strategies, but it looks as if the Wii s repeating the mistakes of the N64 and Gamecube.

- No online yet...every third party EA sports game should have had an online component by now. Nintendo has only announced Pokemon Battle Revolution as an online title. That's good if you're one of the 10 gamers over the age of 15 that likes Pokemon.

- Third parties aren't making mone on Wii software sales. If this trend keeps up, third party developers are going to drop support for the Wii just like they did for Gamecube.

- Big titles are being pushed back too far. At E3 2006, Super Mario Galaxy and Metriod Prime 3 looked almost done. Both should have been out by now, if not at least one of them. Nintendo seems to be strategically spacing titles out because it doesn't have enough of them. Super Paper Mario and Fire Emblem don't count......they were once Gamecube games.

Don't get me wrong, I like the Wii and I think it has the most potential of all the next generation consoles. But these trends can't be ignored....

LordelX

I do agree with one thing that you said: It is too early to be saying this. You just have to be patient. We've waited patiently for every other system to pick up the slack by giving them a year or two. I don't see why we have to expect the Wii to dish out everything it's got in a few months. It won't take long before the Wii has some golden games, and we'll stop whining and start playing.

Oh, and to anyone who says that the Wii games have gimmicky controls, game developers aren't forced to use gimmicky controls for the game. They just have the option. Look at Super Paper Mario: the only things that game uses the functionality of the Wii remote for is to use Tippi (pointing at the screen to get info and stuff), perform Stylish moves (shake the Wii remote, which probably feels more natural than hitting a button), and using certain items (shaking the controller to use them). Everything else is set up pretty much like an NES controller.