The wii is destroying gaming?

I have seen a lot of threads popping up and saying how the wii is killing gaming and such. How is it killing gaming, its just bradening the definition of gaming and innovating the industry by its diffrent concepts. Many people are sying wii caused the casuals into gaming, but guess what? Sony was the one who bought casuals into gaming using the PS1 and positioning it as a mature console and as a lifestyle acessory and not only as a game machine. The wii is just broadening the concept by attracting non-gamers(like moms and old-folk), who should also deserves to play games and experience interactive entertainment.

Also they are not killing the hardcore market, as nintendo always was family friendy since the nes days, but sega provided us with competetive and mature games(street figter, MK) and now it will be at least MS or sony doing that and we don't have to worry. The wii does get shovelware and crap games but who said you have to buy em. And if you don't like the wii don't get it, but you don't have to bash it.

P.S. I am a not a sheep as i don't own a wii, just a 360 but unlike some lems and cows, i don't bash the console and i am grateful that it is bringing a new audience and new innovations to gaming.

I have seen a lot of threads popping up and saying how the wii is killing gaming and such. How is it killing gaming, its just bradening the definition of gaming and innovating the industry by its diffrent concepts. Many people are sying wii caused the casuals into gaming, but guess what? Sony was the one who bought casuals into gaming using the PS1 and positioning it as a mature console and as a lifestyle acessory and not only as a game machine. The wii is just broadening the concept by attracting non-gamers(like moms and old-folk), who should also deserves to play games and experience interactive entertainment.

Also they are not killing the hardcore market, as nintendo always was family friendy since the nes days, but sega provided us with competetive and mature games(street figter, MK) and now it will be at least MS or sony doing that and we don't have to worry. The wii does get shovelware and crap games but who said you have to buy em. And if you don't like the wii don't get it, but you don't have to bash it.

P.S. I am a not a sheep as i don't own a wii, just a 360 but unlike some lems and cows, i don't bash the console and i am grateful that it is bringing a new audience and new innovations to gaming.

bigevil_rashek

Uh both MK and Street Figther 2 (I assume your talking of Street Fighter 2 because 1 wasn't very good) came out on the SNES as well as the Mega Drive....The SNES had the best lineup of any console to date and a good number of it's titles are not for casual halo players. Sega had just as many child friendly games as Ninty during the SMS/NES and SNES/Genesis eras. Alex Kidd anyone?

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I have seen a lot of threads popping up and saying how the wii is killing gaming and such. How is it killing gaming, its just bradening the definition of gaming and innovating the industry by its diffrent concepts. Many people are sying wii caused the casuals into gaming, but guess what? Sony was the one who bought casuals into gaming using the PS1 and positioning it as a mature console and as a lifestyle acessory and not only as a game machine. The wii is just broadening the concept by attracting non-gamers(like moms and old-folk), who should also deserves to play games and experience interactive entertainment.

Also they are not killing the hardcore market, as nintendo always was family friendy since the nes days, but sega provided us with competetive and mature games(street figter, MK) and now it will be at least MS or sony doing that and we don't have to worry. The wii does get shovelware and crap games but who said you have to buy em. And if you don't like the wii don't get it, but you don't have to bash it.

P.S. I am a not a sheep as i don't own a wii, just a 360 but unlike some lems and cows, i don't bash the console and i am grateful that it is bringing a new audience and new innovations to gaming.

householdman

Uh both MK and Street Figther 2 (I assume your talking of Street Fighter 2 because 1 wasn't very good) came out on the SNES as well as the Mega Drive....The SNES had the best lineup of any console to date and a good number of it's titles are not for casual halo players. Sega had just as many child friendly games as Ninty during the SMS/NES and SNES/Genesis eras. Alex Kidd anyone?

Yeah MK and SF 2 did come to the SNES, but MK played like crap(remeber the black and white?) and SF 2 couldn't rreally grab the effect of the arcades. But the genesis had a better controller and had more of a competetive and mature feel(remember they positioned sonic as a cooler carachter than mario and how he had a badass attitude) The genesis also had more mature rpgs(phantasy star) and the snes did have the best line-up because of more third party support(like square) as they sold more consoles.

You guys should read this article:

- http://www.wiisworld.com/wii-news/suda-51-low-sales.html

You guys should read this article:

- http://www.wiisworld.com/wii-news/suda-51-low-sales.html

Namaste86

this topic is almost dead, i havnt heared a "wii killing gaming" topic in months, i guess the fanboys finally shut up when smg won goty, no more heroes got AAA, and ssbb is around the corner...i agree with you though.legend26

II thought the subject was dead too, until i saw a couple of threads pop up and cows basically say the same thing. I don't kow, but there is a recent influx of cows in SW........ and they are bashing the 360 and wii constantly now.