Does the Wii have an answer for games like Dragon Age, Mass Effect or Fallout 3?

If I were to state that PS3 or 360 had better games library than the Wii due to games like Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Dante's Inferno, etc, you would see Nintendo fans say things like "but we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc". But hang on a second, since when did Mario ever compete against Dragon Age or Fallout 3? Don't you think they are completely different games for seperate audiences? You can't replace Dragon Age with Mario Galaxy. It appears that the Wii has almost nothing to counter Dragon Age.

Now lets look at things the other way around. Does Sony have games to counter Nintendo games? Yes they do! Sony has games like ModNation Racers to compete with Mario Kart, 3D-Dot Heroes to compete against Zelda, and Little Big Planet to compete against Mario platformers, and so on. You can enjoy Nintendo-like games on a Sony console, but you can't play Sony-like games on a Nintendo console. Talk about getting the best of both worlds :)

So Wii owners, lets see what kind of games you would use to compensate for the lack of Dragon Age, Fallout 3, God of War, and others?

Does it have to?musicalmac

You can play Nintendo-like games on the PS3, but not Nintendo quality games. Besides, I can play the best versions of Dragon Age, ME and F3 on my PC.

What is the one area the Wii caters to?musicalmac

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]What is the one area the Wii caters to?PandaBear86

You can play Nintendo-like games on the PS3, but not Nintendo quality games. Besides, I can play the best versions of Dragon Age, ME and F3 on my PC.

hellhund

1) Sony games are not Nintendo-like in quality? Take those Nostalgia goggles off. I enjoyed LittleBig Planet more than any Mario game... I had a hard time doing that until I decided to focus beyond my nostalgia for Mario. I think the same will happen with 3D-Dot Heroes and ModNation Racers

2) I play those games on PC too, but many people here don't have good PCs for those games. Oh, and there are other great PS3/360 games that are not on PC.

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Does it have to?PandaBear86

ok so like the Wii for the games it has and and enjoy the violent games the PS3/360 offer. why must the Wii follow in the footsteps of the other systems?

its trying to distinguish itself, which i like

no love for the witcher?

It doesn't have true AAA RPGs, true, but it really doesn't need to. It still has some other great games in other genres; RPG fans just have to look elsewhere.

Anyway, some great and good RPGs on the Wii are Little King's Story, Muramasa, Tales of Symphonia 2, Opoona, Fire Emblem. None of these games really come close to being better than DA, ME, or Fallout, but they're still good games.

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Does it have to?musicalmac

ok so like the Wii for the games it has and and enjoy the violent games the PS3/360 offer. why must the Wii follow in the footsteps of the other systems?

its trying to distinguish itself, which i like

no love for the witcher?

TheShadowLord07

Considering that I'm not interested in any of those games, does it have to?

I think it would be interesting if someone asked "Does the PS3 or 360 have an answer for games like Super Mario Galaxy, de Blob, New Super Mario Bros., or A Boy and His Blob?"

Wii has the weaker RPG library and the HD twins have the weaker platformer library. No system will satisfy every single type of game this gen, so far at least.

It doesn't have true AAA RPGs, true, but it really doesn't need to. It still has some other great games in other genres; RPG fans just have to look elsewhere.

Anyway, some great and good RPGs on the Wii are Little King's Story, Muramasa, Tales of Symphonia 2, Opoona, Fire Emblem. None of these games really come close to being better than DA, ME, or Fallout, but they're still good games.

JAB991

If they want more RPG's. The Wii lacks in that department, but it's not completely without them.

I think it would be interesting if someone asked "Does the PS3 or 360 have an answer for games like Super Mario Galaxy, de Blob, New Super Mario Bros., or A Boy and His Blob?"

Wii has the weaker RPG library and the HD twins have the weaker platformer library. No system will satisfy every single type of game this gen, so far at least.

JAB991

Oh, well said.

How are you defining "casual" gamers?musicalmac

Considering that I'm not interested in any of those games, does it have to?

goblaa

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]How are you defining "casual" gamers?PandaBear86

[QUOTE="hellhund"]

You can play Nintendo-like games on the PS3, but not Nintendo quality games. Besides, I can play the best versions of Dragon Age, ME and F3 on my PC.

PandaBear86

1) Sony games are not Nintendo-like in quality? Take those Nostalgia goggles off. I enjoyed LittleBig Planet more than any Mario game... I had a hard time doing that until I decided to focus beyond my nostalgia for Mario. I think the same will happen with 3D-Dot Heroes and ModNation Racers

2) I play those games on PC too, but many people here don't have good PCs for those games. Oh, and there are other great PS3/360 games that are not on PC.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

Considering that I'm not interested in any of those games, does it have to?

PandaBear86

That's why we have many consoles to pick from. Every console can't offer everything it's competition has.

It has other options.siLVURcross

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"]It has other options.PandaBear86

Go play Monster Hunter Tri, or Okami, or Zelda, or get a PS3 or 360, or upgrade your PC.

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

Considering that I'm not interested in any of those games, does it have to?

That's why we have many consoles to pick from. Every console can't offer everything it's competition has.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"] The Wii does not need those kinds of games because YOU don't like them? I forgot that you are the only Wii owner in the world. I was thinking there were 71 million Wii owners out there with different interests in video games (myself included).PandaBear86

That's why we have many consoles to pick from. Every console can't offer everything it's competition has.

Considering that zero wii games play on the PS3, no they don't.

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[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Does it have to?PandaBear86

ok so like the Wii for the games it has and and enjoy the violent games the PS3/360 offer. why must the Wii follow in the footsteps of the other systems?

its trying to distinguish itself, which i like

if you want that variety there's always PC, PS3, 360, etc..

The Wii does not need those kinds of games because YOU don't like them? I forgot that you are the only Wii owner in the world. I was thinking there were 71 million Wii owners out there with different interests in video games (myself included).PandaBear86

That's why we have many consoles to pick from. Every console can't offer everything it's competition has.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"] The Wii does not need those kinds of games because YOU don't like them? I forgot that you are the only Wii owner in the world. I was thinking there were 71 million Wii owners out there with different interests in video games (myself included).PandaBear86

That's why we have many consoles to pick from. Every console can't offer everything it's competition has.

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"] There are 71 million Wii owners out there. What if some of them want to play a game similar to Dragon Age, but couldn't because their PC isn't good enough to run it, and they did not have a PS3 or 360? Would you tell them "Don't worry about Dragon Age, I'm sure that Wii Sports Resort will satisfy your desire to battle demons and defeat the Darkspawn" :|musicalmac

If I were to state that PS3 or 360 had better games library than the Wii due to games like Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Dante's Inferno, etc, you would see Nintendo fans say things like "but we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc". But hang on a second, since when did Mario ever compete against Dragon Age or Fallout 3? Don't you think they are completely different games for seperate audiences? You can't replace Dragon Age with Mario Galaxy. It appears that the Wii has almost nothing to counter Dragon Age.

Now lets look at things the other way around. Does Sony have games to counter Nintendo games? Yes they do! Sony has games like ModNation Racers to compete with Mario Kart, 3D-Dot Heroes to compete against Zelda, and Little Big Planet to compete against Mario platformers, and so on. You can enjoy Nintendo-like games on a Sony console, but you can't play Sony-like games on a Nintendo console. Talk about getting the best of both worlds :)

So Wii owners, lets see what kind of games you would use to compensate for the lack of Dragon Age, Fallout 3, God of War, and others?

PandaBear86

My thread was never about "who had most sales". It was about "what does Nintendo have to compete with Dragon Age or Fallout 3"? I understand that the Wii has the most sales, but that was never the purpose of this thread.PandaBear86

I know, which is why the first thing I asked in response to your thread title was- "Does it have to?"

We've determined the answer is, "No."

If I were to state that PS3 or 360 had better games library than the Wii due to games like Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Dante's Inferno, etc, you would see Nintendo fans say things like "but we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc". But hang on a second, since when did Mario ever compete against Dragon Age or Fallout 3? Don't you think they are completely different games for seperate audiences? You can't replace Dragon Age with Mario Galaxy. It appears that the Wii has almost nothing to counter Dragon Age.

Now lets look at things the other way around. Does Sony have games to counter Nintendo games? Yes they do! Sony has games like ModNation Racers to compete with Mario Kart, 3D-Dot Heroes to compete against Zelda, and Little Big Planet to compete against Mario platformers, and so on. You can enjoy Nintendo-like games on a Sony console, but you can't play Sony-like games on a Nintendo console. Talk about getting the best of both worlds :)

So Wii owners, lets see what kind of games you would use to compensate for the lack of Dragon Age, Fallout 3, God of War, and others?

If I were to state that PS3 or 360 had better games library than the Wii due to games like Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Dante's Inferno, etc, you would see Nintendo fans say things like "but we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc". But hang on a second, since when did Mario ever compete against Dragon Age or Fallout 3? Don't you think they are completely different games for seperate audiences? You can't replace Dragon Age with Mario Galaxy. It appears that the Wii has almost nothing to counter Dragon Age.

Now lets look at things the other way around. Does Sony have games to counter Nintendo games? Yes they do! Sony has games like ModNation Racers to compete with Mario Kart, 3D-Dot Heroes to compete against Zelda, and Little Big Planet to compete against Mario platformers, and so on. You can enjoy Nintendo-like games on a Sony console, but you can't play Sony-like games on a Nintendo console. Talk about getting the best of both worlds :)

So Wii owners, lets see what kind of games you would use to compensate for the lack of Dragon Age, Fallout 3, God of War, and others?

PandaBear86

wuut?3d dot in no way competes against any zelda game made since 1998... it's an homage to the old 2d zelda games

again, LBP doesn't play anything like the new mario games, much more akin to the old 2d mario games than the new,you need better examples if youre trying to make a point...

youre trying to make the Wii compete with the other 2 consoles, when the entire point of the wii is that it DOESNT compete with the other 2 consoles.. it gives us something different. and I, for one, am happy with that..

I don't understand these "does X system have anything to answer for games X, Y, and Z". The fact is, it doesn't need them. Both systems are generally aimed at a vastly different target audience. The Wii offers many old Nintendo IP's, as well as new ones to bring both gamers and non-gamers into the fold.

Anyone still using that LBP Vs Galaxy or NSMB Wii argument needs to give it up. LBP is good for what it is, a great level editor game, if you think that is good platforming than you need to set your fanboy delusions, pick up a Wii and grab galaxy and learn what time, non floaty, good platforming controls are.

And even then, comparing 2.5D side scrolling floaty "platformer" to a 3D Platfomer that's actually incredible at what it is, is just an insult. At least just compare it to NSMB Wii that's a good match. And if anyone wants to dispute the fact that I don't have LBP, ask me for a picture of it stacked on Super Mario Galaxy, taken in front of my gamespot account screen. Thanks.

So, basically, you are saying that people who have 3Dot Heroes or LBP will not want to play SMG, SMG2 or NSMBWii, and Zelda TP...really?

If I were to state that PS3 or 360 had better games library than the Wii due to games like Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Dante's Inferno, etc, you would see Nintendo fans say things like "but we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc". But hang on a second, since when did Mario ever compete against Dragon Age or Fallout 3? Don't you think they are completely different games for seperate audiences? You can't replace Dragon Age with Mario Galaxy. It appears that the Wii has almost nothing to counter Dragon Age.

Now lets look at things the other way around. Does Sony have games to counter Nintendo games? Yes they do! Sony has games like ModNation Racers to compete with Mario Kart, 3D-Dot Heroes to compete against Zelda, and Little Big Planet to compete against Mario platformers, and so on. You can enjoy Nintendo-like games on a Sony console, but you can't play Sony-like games on a Nintendo console. Talk about getting the best of both worlds :)

So Wii owners, lets see what kind of games you would use to compensate for the lack of Dragon Age, Fallout 3, God of War, and others?

PandaBear86

...LittleBigPlanet doesn't compete with the Mario platformers. And 3d-dot doesn't compete with Zelda.

The Wii doesn't have games that compete with Dragon Age or Fallout 3 (god I really hated Fallout 3). But so What? What does xbox and ps3 have that can compete with Monster Hunter Tri, Endless Ocean 2 or Cave Story Wii?

So, basically, you are saying that people who have 3Dot Heroes or LBP will not want to play SMG, SMG2 or NSMBWii, and Zelda TP...really?

madsnakehhh

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Does it have to?PandaBear86

yes super mario galaxy 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!